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hello, im from texas and ive had fibro/cfs since 2008. i also have ibs and sarcoidosis of liver. all of these thing made me medical retire from the military. now im a 100% disabled veteran. im a stay at home father. since ive had these medical issues the pain hasnt gone away and ive tried ever...

I thought it might be fun to add a topic on how you picked your user name. Where did the idea come from and does it mean anything special? I will get us started with my user name. I was thinking about all my family and how my father and mother's family were Swedish. And so the idea became an...

Hello, I am looking for advice or ideas. First of all - family history - My Grandmother died of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Remember - there was no treatment and she was told to jut lay in bed all of the time. Things are better now. But this is a immune system problem. My Mother has to take an...

Hi everyone. I'm new here, but definitely not a newbie to Fibro. I'm 28 and was finally diagnosed a few years ago although I have been "sick" since at least 3rd grade (I remember the chronic severe pain even then). As most people with Fibro, I have several additional chronic illnesses too...

Hi there :) You can call me Ersatz if you'd like. My father has fibromyalgia, in addition to an auto-immune disease called Sarcoid, and it's definitely cast a long shadow in our day-to-day lives. He's not very techno-savvy, but I figure I might be able to find something useful here that I can...

Hey Everyone, Thanks for taking the time to read this. Details: 30 year old male, decent shape, husband, father. I've had ongoing health issues for the past 2 years. Started with GI issues- moved to lightheadedness/imbalance, now I'm dealing with body wide twitches and right arm (especially...

Hey Everyone, Thanks for taking the time to read this. Details: 30 year old male, decent shape, husband, father. I've had ongoing health issues for the past 2 years. Started with GI issues- moved to lightheadedness/imbalance, now I'm dealing with body wide twitches and right arm (especially...

Hello everyone, I have not been diagnosed with als but am very scared that i have it. I have a long story but I will try to shorten it as much as possible. i got the swine flu back in april and have been having weird neurological symptoms ever since. It first started out with my arm feeling...