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That is a hard question and yes I think we can become over protective and do to much without knowing this might be bothering the person we care for. I have a friend who recently got married. She has advanced Parkinson disease. She had been living alone for years and managing just fine up until...

Bruin11, I am glad you have come to this forum to share your feelings on many issues involving care giving and that a great many men do that loving role every day in a quiet way and feel somehow that their role in doing this is not noticed. But in the greater scheme of things men and women, do...

I would say maybe if you just give her a bit of time she will change her mind. It is great that you have a good relationship with her parents and that will help in the long run and maybe they will be able to find out where her head is at and point her in the right direction. I think we all go...

Hi there. sounds like your having lots of leg and foot issues. While some may be related to your back problems, as in nerve issues is there any chance you might have plantar fasciitis? An inflammation of a thick band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes. Your use of Epsom salt...

I think the hardest thing to understand about fibro, is the lack of evidence. As you say nothing shows up in blood work or on X-rays or for that matter any test, and yet doctor's point to fibro as the reason for all the pain. One reason things don't show up is because the pain is coming from...

Gosh, what to watch for, that is hard considering you have most of the symptoms we have. I might say instead that you start reading more of the new and back posts in the forum and start learning how to self-manage as many of your symptoms as you can. Right now your in the wondering stage, do I...

Any time I hear of a wonderful new cure or reversal of Fibro, honestly I worry about the effects on people who try these treatments and risk more health issues and don't see any improvements. I know how easy it is to get excited about something that sounds so good and so wonderful that promises...

Well your right all those symptoms and more point toward fibro. But to many doctors they don't believe in it or feel helpless giving such a diagnosis because other than medication there is nothing they can do about it. Most doctor's want to relieve pain or cure conditions and so when someone has...

Hello there. First off Thank you for your service! I am sorry your in so much pain and for what you have been through it sounds as if you have had a hard road in recovery.. It never hurts to ask questions and finding out if you have fibro might explain your symptoms and put your mind at ease...

I would suggest going back to a neurologist and asking if it would be worthwhile to be tested for Parkinson and MS. Remember that somethings take a while to be figured out as a lot of illnesses have the same symptoms, that includes fibro. I know how scared you must be and with this starting...