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Just left doctors office. She had not heard of hyperbaric and was very interested. Said she would research. I did mention to her that it might be cost prohibitive. I will have to check back with her at a later date.

I still haven't figured that out!

Hi Andreap, I was diagnosed in June. This forum is a great place to have lots of "pen pals" to commiserate with and get advice. It's also a great place to share any tricks or discoveries you have that might help others. Welcome to the forum!

Yes, this is how it can feel. A couple weeks ago I was feeling bad and came home from work. I took a 5 hour nap (unheard of) and didn't move at all while I slept. I still have a very deep pain, like a horse kicked me, in the hip I was laying on. Sometimes the pain inches up my back and into the...

Welcome to the forum andreap! I hope you find answers and support here!

So happy to hear! This makes my day!

Sounds pretty familiar. Not just some of your symptoms, but all of them. Maybe see a specialist for fibromyalgia or a rheumatologist to rule out other possibilities.

I just paid off my car. Im considering saving for a year in case my insurance won't cover it. I have an appointment Wednesday with my rheumatologist. I will ask her what she thinks.

Hippiechick91, How is the Cymbalta working for you? I have an appointment on the 21st with my rheumatologist. We need to talk about other meds as they don't want me to keep taking Naproxen.

Costo is short for costochondritis. My doc described this as an irritation or break in the cartilage between the sternum and the ribs. I don't know how this ties to fibromyalgia, but that point on your chest is a fibro point on the test. It's about 3" apart at nipple level. Have had referred...

Somehow the stress/depression/anxiety from life seems to mess up the pain center of our brain. My parents always said not to worry about things I couldn't change, but I guess I'm glutton for punishment. I just wonder how that stress can change how our brains function. If we can break it we must...

I've had tummy issues more recently to foods with chili flakes or chili powder in them. However, I ate chili verde the other day with no adverse reaction. Maybe less capsaicin in that recipe. I wondered if some of the crimes with capsaicin in them would also not be good for me. I think maybe I...

I usually have pain in my feet every morning, in my lower back every evening, and in my hips every time I take a flight of stairs. Everything else is random from shoulders, chest, neck, face, upper back, hands, upper arms, and headaches. Overdoing it will bring pain in that area. Frequent...

CindyKay - I'm a high school Administrator so I understand your workload. I am also seeing the end of work in sight. Education is such a physical, mental, and emotional job field. I will see if I can get accommodations first, but don't want my colleagues on the admin team to have more work...

Wine does relieve some of the pain, but as CindyKay said, I can get a whopper sinus and headache. Different types of wine cause more facial pain I've noticed. If I could only remember which bottles didn't give me this reaction I would fair better LOL darn fibrofog!