VanGogh
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I read this on Women's Health
Although the causes of fibromyalgia are not known, several factors may be involved in its development; these include traumatic events or accidents, repetitive injuries, illness, and certain diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and spinal arthritis). The disorder, however, can occur spontaneously, meaning there is no direct cause or trigger. It is also thought that a gene or genes may be involved in fibromyalgia.
Several things jump out at me but to include "spinal arthritis" made me realize that it must not be taken very seriously if all of my doctors have ignored all of the details that I tell them about every time I'm in their office and focus only on what they can see.
Figure in to this SNAFU that I'm male and I think that results in Fibro not being considered seriously. Oddly enough, several years ago I was worked up for Lupus. I was even on the Dr Oz show about Men with typically women's disease's. Not that I got to speak; I was just there to fill a section of the audience of men only.
Now it seems so easy for everyone to simply say: " It may be 6 months before you will see a Rheumatologist.
Life goes on Obla di obla da......
Although the causes of fibromyalgia are not known, several factors may be involved in its development; these include traumatic events or accidents, repetitive injuries, illness, and certain diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and spinal arthritis). The disorder, however, can occur spontaneously, meaning there is no direct cause or trigger. It is also thought that a gene or genes may be involved in fibromyalgia.
Several things jump out at me but to include "spinal arthritis" made me realize that it must not be taken very seriously if all of my doctors have ignored all of the details that I tell them about every time I'm in their office and focus only on what they can see.
Figure in to this SNAFU that I'm male and I think that results in Fibro not being considered seriously. Oddly enough, several years ago I was worked up for Lupus. I was even on the Dr Oz show about Men with typically women's disease's. Not that I got to speak; I was just there to fill a section of the audience of men only.
Now it seems so easy for everyone to simply say: " It may be 6 months before you will see a Rheumatologist.
Life goes on Obla di obla da......