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At first my doctor thought I had anxiety, but a few months went by and the pain/aching has set in. He did a tender point test and some places didn't bother me but he barely pressed down. Other spots felt like sore/tender muscles. He did bloodwork, testing for a long list of things and it all...

Hello, new to forum and to FM. In addition to usual pains and issues, I got a new one. I have been having pain and tingling along with numbness from shoulders to hands. Hurts to drive, zip clothes, text, cannot take jug fromfridge with out two hands. also been having sharp ice pick like pains...

I'm 24 and full of passion. But since the pain started, my future is a blur. I don't know if I can even get through school. I know I'm smart enough to do well, but I never know what to expect. I'm happy to at the very least, finally have been diagnosed. Now I am struggling with fighting the...

FM is in short nerve pain. Plain n simple. Our nervous system is our bodies message path. All messages go to the brain through the nervous system. When the messages go through the nerves it causes pain and Burning knife pains. Pain causes us to not sleep. Not sleeping Causes us to get fatigue...

For as long as I can remember, pain has been part of my life. Maybe not as a young kid but as early as 18 years old I remember a 6 month episode of headaches and dizziness that no doctor (I saw about 9 or more), could explain. I was tested for things that I didn’t knew but I know they screened...

Hi, I'm in the process of getting diagnosed but pretty sure I have fibromyagia. For several years it hurts me to scratch my skin in certain spots over my clothes. It's usually only my upper arms, thighs, and buttocks. I'm fine if I scratch under my clothes. Has anyone experienced anything like...

My name is Lea, I'm 24 and I'm from the US but currently in the UK til next March :) I've thought that I might have fibro for several years but it hasn't been to the point where I wanted to jump through the million hoops it would take to get diagnosed. I've been tested for a million and four...

I was wondering if any of you have ever heard this story. I told my friends about it and now they seem to understand a little bit better that there is a limited amount of things that I can do every day. "The Spoon Theory My best friend and I were in the diner, talking. As usual, it was very...

If there is one word that drives me mad beyond all others with fibro it is the "L" word - LAZY. For me it is either soul sappingly depressing or makes me so mad I overdo things trying to prove I am not and end up with a flare. When I first diagnosed and being seen by different professionals...

It started with -56 degrees here in December for the 2 weeks my son was home from college during Christmas. The furnace went out. 2 weeks after my dog of 11.4 years died in the living on the floor. Then the other dog stopped eating and we had to put him down 2 weeks later (4 weeks to the...