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posted 07/14/2008, comments (3)

struggling to find diagnosis?

wondering if anyone can help me as i have tried to work out what is wrong with my back and haven't yet found anything that matches my symptoms i get back pain after standing for medium-long periods of time, strenous excersise, walking around for a long while, sitting badly. This gets worse when it appears and hurts quite a lot. It starts in... Read more Chevron

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Karen Lee Richards

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posted 07/14/2008, comments (2)

“Encounters with the Invisible” – A Must-Read in English or Spanish

I’ve read a lot of books about fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, but none have touched me like Dorothy Wall’s Encounters with the Invisible: Unseen Illness, Controversy and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Although the book is a very intimate account of Wall’s experiences with chronic fatigue syndrome, you will relate to it equally as... Read more Chevron

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Will Rowe

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posted 07/14/2008, comments (5)

Shout It Out!

I forget the name of the movie but I remember it featured a call to action: people all over the country opening their windows shouting out "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore." That's the sentiment that is bubbling-up, or needs to bubble-up, in the world of people affected by chronic pain. Here's a string of objects... Read more Chevron

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Mark

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posted 07/14/2008, comments (2)

New Men's Health Site Focusing on Men talking to Other Men about Fibromyalgia (FM) and Men's Health

Welcome Guys! Do you suffer from Chronic Pain or Fibromyalgia (FM)? Do you also suffer from medical issues specific to men being treated for chronic pain or FM, such as E.D.? If you answered yes to either (or both questions), please check out a new board where I moderate the Section which deals with Men's Health Issues (especially if you... Read more Chevron

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zanie lady

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posted 07/13/2008, comments (0)

Daily struggle!

Four years ago I broke both of my ankles in a fall, and despite 3 surgeries, an external fixater and 2 years of parathyroid hormone (fortaeo) shots daily in my thigh to make my bones grow, I never healed right.I was on vicodin for a few years then my doctor switched me to fentanyl patch.Because I did not agree with his idea to give me an... Read more Chevron

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