Fibromyalgia is a nerve disorder that causes extreme pain in the muscles, joints, tendons, and soft tissues. CFIDS stands for Chronic Fatigue Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. This basically depletes my immune system to an unhealthy level and knocks me off my feet for days to weeks at a time. The doctor said its the worse case […]

as a result of this new illness,that has been confrimed,i have now been put on morphine. 40 mg a day. this illness is stopping me from walking properly,and leaves me in pain from head to toe. i was told it cannot be cured,so am at my wits end. i am also due to have a […]

I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis over a year ago and for insurance reason had to switch rheumatologists. I had my first visit prior to my records arriving. The new doctor said without having reviewed my past records and based on my symptoms that I have fibromyalgia. I’ve researched that disease and […]

I have had these few symptoms for years now and the doctors have not settled on a decision… my physiotherapist ask me if anyone had mentioned fibromyalgia to me and to be honest no doctor has even mentioned this disorder to me… now after reading the symptoms Im wondering if this could be my diagnosis. […]

I have had SLE (lupus) for 1 year now and have been treated with cellcept and prednisone.
At my last Dr. appt., my doctor diagnosed me with fibromyalgia.
She did no tests or anything. How does she know?
I played football for 6 years(many injuries)–I know i have a high pain tolerance.
****She said that because my […]

A little background: I have been really sick since the birth of my son (17 months ago) and have seen so many doctors. I was finally recommended to a Rheumatologist who thought my symptoms were Sjogren’s Syndrome. I was also tested for Rheumatoid Arthritis but all tests were normal.
Today I had a check […]

the next day it may be in my wrist on the other arm, then in a finger, I went to a rheumatologist who said it is too quick moving to be arthritis. He attributed it to my breast feeding and said it would stop when I did. However I have had it now for 2 […]

My wife has what we believe to be undiagnosed fibromyalgia. The doctor is hesitant to make the diagnosis because it may affect her insurance. Her current treatment consists of low doses of Darvocet and Flexeril She has also tried physical therapy…all to very little or no avail. Can anyone recommend other […]

I’m 22 years old. I have other conditions for which I see my regular doctor: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, hypoglycemia, migraine, fibromyalgia, and IBS. At this point in time, I only want anti-androgen treatment, and not feminizing hormones (yet.) My regular doctor wants me to find an endocrinologist for this type of treatment. However, […]