Living with Fibromyalgia

August 2007

• fibromyalgia - by c.s - (Tue, Aug 28 2007)
  i read about this in the news paper one day and i talke to my mum about it and she said that what she has soi started to recurch and every thing i have are the symyoms. this site really helped me to understand what it is. [more..]
• fibromyalgia - by jeri - (Mon, Aug 20 2007)
  i started experiencing pain 2 to 3 years ago. last year i got to the point where i started falling. i have been thro so many tests, with no diagnosis i put all my symptoms in the computer and it always comes up ms lubus [lupus], rheumatoid arthritis, or fibromyalgia. [more..]
• fibro - by lesley - (Thu, Aug 16 2007)
  hi. i was ill for 8 months my doctor keep saying it was flu but i knew that something was wrong. had all test done and they came back ok. he still was saying it was flu so i changed doctors. [more..]
• For Cassandra from a mom w/ FMS - by FMS Mom - (Tue, Aug 07 2007)
  I am a mom w/ severe FMS [Fibromyalgia]. Have had it at least 10 years. I have two young children. Cassandra your story touched me so much because I really saw my disease from a child’s perspective. I wanted to offer my support to you. You are right - your Dad’s guilt and sorrow over not being the father he wants to be to you is likely his biggest sorrow - far surpassing the physical pain of the disease. [more..]
• Fibromyalgia - by Audrey - (Tue, Aug 07 2007)
  I’ve had it for years but it was never diagnosed. Then I had a lot of stress and since then I’ve had just about every ache and pain that is in your fibromyalgia article. I’ve been under the care of several doctors and have had much physical therapy [more..]
• I have never been this sick - by Sandra - (Mon, Aug 06 2007)
  Hello my name is Sandra. Back in late March 2007 I woke up and I could not move, I felt like I had the flu high Temp 103, I was in bed for 1 week lost 20 lbs. I went to the doctor and was told I had Hepatitis A. It is now 4 months later I am still off work and in so much pain. [more..]
• hope for children with fibromyalgia - by P C - (Mon, Aug 06 2007)
  When my son was in second grade he got up one morning and could not stand for me to brush his hair. He said it hurt real bad. He could not stand for us to touch his head. We went to our family doctor and he referred him to a doctor in Memphis Tennessee. He took a look at him and took one blood test and told us he had fibromyalgia. [more..]
• My dad and fibromyalgia - by Cassandra J - (Mon, Aug 06 2007)
  I dont have Fibromyalgia but my dad does…. I watch him go through every day in pain…. I know that he always depressed…. I notice alot that he feels because of this my dad feels that hes not a good father to me…. i tell him he is all the time but he never listens… hes had this disease for 5 years and i would do anything to make this go away… my dad has had many surgeries and none of them seem to help…. [more..]
• Living with narcolepsy, fibromyalgia, and others - by Cat - (Wed, Aug 01 2007)
  Where did I GO? I have Narcalepsy [narcolepsy], Cataplexy, Fibromyalgia, Myofascial pain & a few more problems. I was top in my field of work, making $80,000.00 a year. I started passing out, stayed in such severe pain in my back,neck, lower back,legs,etc. Then I couldn’t manage the computer, I would forget everything, [more..]
• We need support too - by Janelle - (Wed, Aug 01 2007)
  I, like so many went undiagnosed for many years. I knew something was terribly wrong around 1992, as I was having new symptoms and my migraines were becoming more frequent and severe. I had been married for 21 years and it was a good marriage, with 2 wonderful children. [more..]