To all of you out there with fibro or lupus, do not get the seasonal flu vaccine or the H1N1 vaccine. Both fibromyalgia and lupus are auto-immune diseases cause the release of too many antibodies that attack your muscles causing a wide-spread pain condition. Getting the vaccines will cause your body to release more antibodies […]

31 y/o female presents with chief complaint of right groin pain which extends to midline pelvis down to inner thigh. Symptoms are generally mild until patient drives, sits, or stands 30 minutes or longer. Patient states onset has been about 3 months ago and is now progressively getting worse. No trauma or […]

I want to start keeping a daily journal of my pain, fatigue & anxiety levels, along with the amount of exercise I had each day and any other factors that may influence how I am feeling. I want to have this so I can show it to the new rheumatologist I am seeing Friday to […]

I began taking Lithium a year and a half ago, but only took it for a couple months and have been off of it for over a year. At the same time, I began having difficulty losing weight and began gaining weight despite constant exercise and watching what I ate. I also became […]

First of all, he’s not a well guy. He has back problems. He’s got a pinched nerve. He’s got fibromyalgia. He’s in a lot of pain and he takes a lot of painkillers and other pills for other assorted problems. So I was patient and understanding at first. But […]

I’ve been to several Dr.s….Even Rheumatologist. He says it is Diabetes, never even touched the hurting places. My ribs, neck, back, arms, everything hurts. I am on Enberel for Psoriasis, and Arth. but, this seems to be in the muscles, not the joints. My Rheumatologist just doesn’t seem to get it. Every doctor says it’s […]

Anyone out there dealing with M.E. / CFIDS or even Fibromyalgia ( a kissing cousin of ME/CFIDS ). My doc is great, but except for offering pain meds and PT, doesn’t know what to do to help me. I’ve had this for 14 years and it’s only getting worse. What kind of specialist should I […]

ok i have been on the Guaifenesin Protocol since Aug 2006
i have had fibromyalgia since a very young age! over 10 years now! and the protocol works i have had pain free days and hours already i would just like to get in contact with people who are on the protocol and fibros that would […]

Since I was a child I started to have widespread musculoskeletal pain. It started in my knees and in my wrists. Now I am 27 and the have consistent but intermittent pain all over my body. This includes sharp pains in my knee caps-especially when I drive, fiery feeling in my wrists-especially when I use […]

How much are we spending on healthcare to treat diet-caused illnesses?
From the book Eat To Live by Joel Furhmen, MD:
.."People are completely unaware that most illnesses are self-induced and can be reversed with aggressive nutritional methods. …The medical-pharmaceutical business has encouraged people to believe that health problems are hereditary and that we need to swallow […]