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I take Vicodin. I take 1 to 3 a day. I had to get a new doctor and justify my narcotic needs. I take them so I can work. I usually only take 1 during the afternoon and maybe one after work if my back is bad. I don't take more because I don't want the pills to stop being effective. I don't get...

I have Type 2 Diabetes that causes nerve pain. I also have two bad discs in my back and arthritis in my pelvis (due to an 8.5 lb baby and a 9.5 lb baby). The fibro diagnosis came from the tender points. I will also have general achiness like I am coming down with the flu but no fever. This last...

I work as a Mail Order Library Tech. We empty and sort bins of books, Audio books and DVDs first thing. Then we check every thing in. Then we pull orders from our own shelves and then we check everything out. It is Fibromyalgia Hell from 730 to 4pm five days a week. Weekends are for rest and...

But here are my symptoms. I figure if I can't get a doctor to listen I can at least write them down. Forget the past and why and how this happened. This is today. Am I disabled? Or am I not just working hard enough toward health. I think these things simultaneously all the time. A Flare...

What made me think I had Fibro? My Doctor back in 2003 touched several tender points on my body and when I almost started screaming he told me I had Fibromyalgia. My first response was to laugh and say "Isn't that a psychosomatic disease?" He explained it and I got some books from the library...

Hi, I just found this Forum. I have had Fibro diagnosed about 10 years ago. I was coping pretty well until I had a bad fall about 4 1/2 years ago. I slipped on black ice and fell flat on my back. Since then my Fibro has really flared up and I am in constant pain throughout my body. I did have...