😃 Hi sweethearts, I tripped over your website {wow what a lucky break!} .I read some of your conversations b4 I joined , all of you sound positive even when you are having a difficult time, you enlighten my spirit and took my mind to better thoughts, THANK YOU. I have had FMS since 07/1997. I...
It seems as if so many conditions are so closely related it is hard to determine which one or combinations one may have.
Several years ago I went to my doctor and I told him I was tired all the time, he gave me some stimulants and told me it would restart my system and that I needed to change...
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Hi everyone! Im new here. I'm 46, married and three kids. Its so comforting to know this website exists. I feel so alone with this diagnosis. My family just doesnt understand not to mention work! I swear if someone tells me one more time"but we're all tired" Im not responsible for what might...
I was recently diagnosed with Fibro, then soon after was told I had extreme hypermobility in my joints (basically just means a wider range of joint movement than most people). My rheumotologist gave me some interesting website articles to check out that link Fibromyalgia and Hypermobility. I...
Just want to say hello and i am looking forward to being a part of this website.I have had fibro for 23 yrs..I still push through everyday with pain all over .. wondering what other peoples symptoms are ...I am a chef and restaurant owner and i am finding its really getting hard to keep going ..
ThankYou for having this website. I am new here and was asked to post how fibro affects my day. Well first let me say I have been sick for approx. 10 years and have not been officially diagnosed but through my own investigation I have diagnosed myself mainly because I don't know what else to...
My insurance finally approved my sleep study. I go tomorrow night. They didn't tell me a whole lot except to wash my hair but not to put conditioner in my hair:-? Which is funny because I have super thick super long hair that is going to be snarled mess if I don't use some conditioner, and to...
Fibromyalgia has stolen my life. I have lost my ability to work, then my home and my car during bankruptcy and now my ability to live alone so I sleep in my sisters dining room. In addition to Fibro, I also have Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Extreme Hypothyroidism (thanks to the graves disease...
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I have my first Rheumatologist's apt on Friday, and he is actually one of the doctors that I later found connected to this website, Dr. Guttell.
First of all, I am wondering, what can a Rheumatologist can do for me besides confirm diagnosis?
Secondly, what should I bring with me?
Such as:
A...