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    Are you a crafty bugger?

    I LOVE crafting. It keeps me sane. Some days I'm in too much discomfort to be creative..those days I just read a lot, but when I do feel up to it I knit, sew, decoupage, glue things, glue those things to other things, get lectured about gluing things to other things that weren't things I was...
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    Hi everyone!

    I've already responded to some posts, so I figured I should backtrack and introduce myself. My name is Ruby. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia around 2 years ago, but I have suffered from the pain for years. I have depression, anxiety and chronic fatigue. And to keep it fun I also have bursitis...
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    Pain in Neck and Back !?!

    I get severe pain in my upper back, shoulders, and neck. Once of the best solutions I've found that helps is just really watching my posture. I sit a lot during the day because I'm in school full time and on a computer a lot. Often positions like this tend to lead to "forward head" syndrome as I...
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    All In MY Head?

    My primary care physician took me seriously when I kept repeating I was in pain, but she was definitely out of her element. It wasn't until I saw a rheumatologist that I felt I was seeing someone who finally understood. It is most definitely NOT in your head and do not let anyone...physician...
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    I feel like nothing works...

    I've been recently introduced to the benefits of taking flax seed oil...particularly for joint pain. I currently take 3-1000mg tablets a day and I'm hoping to see some benefits from it. I also notice that if I slack on my other vitamins..mostly the B vitamins and calcium/D3 my pain increases.
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    Work is effected by fibromyalgia

    Re: Work is effected by fybo Hi there, I was diagnosed around 2 years ago but I've suffered from the pain for years now. I've had many days where I was physically in too much pain to work. It's made holding down steady work difficult. I mostly have burning pain and deep aching in my mid to...
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    How do fibro affect your social interactions.

    Hi Yatte, I've always been on the reclusive side, but I think it's because I've suffered from the pain for years. I wasn't officially diagnosed with Fibro until about 2 years ago, but I've noticed that I prefer to avoid social situations the majority of the time. I'm usually not feeling...
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