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I have always been a sickly child. I was diagnosed with fibro and CFS when I was 17. It seems to run in my family with at least one case confirmed with an Aunt being diagnosed possibly more. For the past 10+ years I have had a doctor phobia and had stayed away and and off of all the drug...

Hello everyone, I'm new here but not new to Fibro. I was only recently diagnosed with Fibro in February, but have been suffering with it for over 12 years (it began at about 15 yrs of age). I have also been diagnosed with a myriad of secondary conditions (IBS, TMJ, Migraines, Costochondritis...

Hello everyone! I have a month until I can get into a doctor, since i just moved. Until then, I will just lurk on here. A little about myself and my history with Fibromyalgia: My grandmother and mother both had/have fibromyalgia. My grandmother was never diagnosed until a few months before...

Hello! My name is Robin and I am in Florida. I was diagnosed with fibro and a brain aneurysm in February 2010 right after getting married to my high school sweetie. We dated in high school and some 20ish years later got back together and married. Fibro changed my life...the headaches...

Hello all! I found this site looking for some advice about my fibro before taking a long road trip next week. I was diagnosed in 2009 when I was 29 years old shortly after having my second child. I had been decorating my christmas tree and for a week afterwards, my entire body hurt. I realized...

Since I have had Fibromyalgia, I spend lots of money trying to find an answer to how to manage the condition. I was told you need a team of doctors. So I had my family doctor and neurologist, a rheumatologist and a therapist. But I still felt weak and depressed, and alone in this battle. When I...

Hi: I am excited to find this new support system for those of us suffering from FMS. I have been running a support group for over four years in Tampa. It is a difficult task, but very rewarding. I am excited to share this site with my members. I look forward to getting to know some of you...

Hello everyone, I do not have fibromyalgia, but I work in the medicare department of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida , and it comes into play a lot, so I am looking to learn a bit more, and to also lend my support in anyway I can! -Brandon

Re: A few major concerns Does anyone here know, from their journey to diagnosis--if atrophy is possible with MS? I keep thinking that if I had ALS, I'd be worse than I am after a year of atrophy in my hands. Is that a valid assumption? I know the neurosurgeon was concerned--but do EMG/NCVs...

...well cannot really call torn ligaments a good time but that is what has taken place in my right thumb from trying to open a jar of spehgetti sauce. I finally went to an orthopedic doc yesterday (yet another specialist to add to my list) and they put me in a fiberglass cast that goes up half...