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  1. R

    How do you continue to work

    I work full time and am currently on temporary disability. How do you continue to work, be a mom and wife when you're in constant pain. My daughter also has fibromyalgia, I try to help her with the pain she has. I don't know how long I will be able to work. Does anyone have any similar situations?
  2. F

    Hello.

    Firstly, thank you to the people who run this forums. I was diagnosed with FM last may after an appointment at the hospital outpatient. Some past history... In June 2012 i had a spinal operation on my neck, i had 2 collapsed discs so had C5/C6/C7 fusion. Before this i had been suffering from...
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  3. Forgetmenot

    Feel dead

    I can only imagine this is what a zombie feels like. My legs are like lead so is my arms.and even breathing is hard work. Even this is hard work. How are u ever meant to meet anyone like this.im single with a wonderful four year old.and three frown teens. Two teens Dan is 20. I can't go out at...
  4. T

    Gabapentin

    Well I went back to the doctor today and she gave me a prescription for gabapentin. Anybody else take this? If so does it work for you? I was told it "might" work but was reading about it and am really worried about the side affects. Normally I do not experience side affects from medication but...
  5. K

    Work and Fibro

    Hi all, I have been having tingling sensation on my body. It all started when I had anxiety while I was having lower back pain for a couple of months. Now I am taking nortripline. 20 mg and keep working as a full time teacher. I am coping with it and some days are better but some days are worse...
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  6. P

    Disability

    Hello all. I feel like you are all wonderful people as you are here to help each other and to offer advice and comfort. I am 64 years old and have been diagnosed with fibro since approximately 2010. I have generalized pain, centered mostly in the legs and hips, ribs, and shoulders. I have tried...
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    • advice disability encouragement hearing hope income job meds pain ribs sleep social security work
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. K

    work and fibro..

    Hi all, I have been having tingling sensation on my body. It all started when I had anxiety while I was having lower back pain for a couple of months. Now I am taking nortripline. 20 mg and keep working as a full time teacher. I am coping with it and some days are better but some days are...
  8. E

    How to deal with joint pain at a standing job?

    Hey guys- I'm new and this is my first post, but my fibro diagnosis is not new. I got diagnosed when I was 12 and have been learning to deal with the constant pain since. I'm 19 now and am trying to be a productive, functioning adult but it's hard. I work at a job where I have to be on my feet...
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    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Chronic pain
  9. A

    Barred from exam

    I'm going to take exam next week. Unfortunately I was barred for one subject. This is because my attendance did not reach 80%. It happened since I took 21 credit hours for this semester and I cannot afford it. Here, 21 credit hours seem like having class from 9 am to 6 pm with one hour gap in...
  10. N

    Need doc in north east

    I am new to this forum. Very happy to have found it. I was diagnosed over ten years ago. I gave my full story under the new member thread. Anyway, I am having a very difficult time with the pain, fatigue and brain fog for quite some time now. I have been to several specialists who have now...
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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