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Hi just wanted to introduce myself, I was first diagnosed with FM 2002 after 4 years of not knowing what was happening to me. 2009 it really felt like I was coming out the other side, was able to go back to work full time and lead a " normal " life again. November 2015 all the symptoms seem to...

I am new to this forum. Very happy to have found it. I was diagnosed over ten years ago. I gave my full story under the new member thread. Anyway, I am having a very difficult time with the pain, fatigue and brain fog for quite some time now. I have been to several specialists who have now...

Hi, I'm a new member and so glad I found you. my therapist suggested I try to find a support group. Along with the constant pain...I've apparently been in a flair up since being diagnosed..I experience "hitting the wall" fatigue. The first step was to do a sleep study and they found my oxygen...

Hi, I've been suffering from fibromyalgia for 6 years but it feels like a lifetime. The worst part about this is that your own family doesn't fully understand this illness or even care to understand. It's been to long and they just make me feel like a drag so I wish to contact people that...

The first signs of fibromyalgia came about when I was in college. My arms would be aching after completing blue book tests, and my knees would hurt from climbing stairs all day. I figured this was normal at the time. After about a year or so, however, I found my legs throbbing, my arms...

Hello, I am a new member of this forum and look forward to communicating with other members who have fibromyalgia. I've had fibromyalgia for around 12-15 years. I was diagnosed about 6-8 years after I was diagnosed with MS. About 5 members of my family have fibromyalgia, all women of course...

I'm so glad I found this site! I was diagnosed in 1989. At that meeting, the rheumatologist who gave me this diagnosis (I had absolutely no knowledge of fibro) said "Some people go on to live their lives, and others aren't able to ever get out of bed again." I decided I would belong to the...

posting I couldn't post a reply to Ruuster. I tried a couple of tiimes and got a message saying token expired. Any Ideas? I don't want a new member to feel not welcomed.

Hello all! I was diagnosed with severe chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia in September 15'. My 4 kids, now older teens kept me so busy that I was always tired and thought it was the norm for a busy mom, until about 6 yrs ago I kept getting symptoms to where they all came together and I...