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All People Who Are Interested In "Fibromyalgia"

badpree

badpree

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49 years old, married, mother of two grown kids
posted 11/20/2009, comments (3)

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I am 49 years old and have had six lower back surgeries. Needless to say I live every day in pain and reflection about that first surgery done December 1997. Was it even needed? Did I do the right thing?
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Karen Lee Richards

Karen Lee Richards

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.
posted 11/18/2009, comments (12)

How Much Pain Relief is “Enough”?

As chronic pain patients, we dream of complete relief from pain.  However, the sad fact for most of us is that total freedom from pain is probably an unrealistic goal.  If that's the case, what then is a realistic goal?  Just how much pain relief is it reasonable to expect?  And a perhaps equally important question is, what... Read moreChevron
mabith

mabith

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Got sick when I was 19 w/RSD and now have Fibromyalgia as well.
posted 11/18/2009, comment (1)

RSD/CRPS and common colds/influenzas/etc...

I've had RSD for five years and not once during that time have I gotten sick. No colds, no flus, none of the usual things that everyone gets now and again.   I do not have a super good immune system, or I didn't before I got sick. I didn't get sick all the time but if something was going around I often caught it. In the time I've had RSD I... Read moreChevron
DolphinLuver

DolphinLuver

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Single 48 yrs young
posted 11/15/2009, comments (0)

Fibromyaligia & Medication

I was  using Fenytal Duragesic Patches, along wih Lycria, Mobic, and it was a great combo for me, but once I moved from CA too TX that all changed. Currently I'm still searching for a doctor who specializes in treating Chronic Pain patients. At the present time I'm not on any pain meds and it's een very frustrating for me.
learnFMnow
posted 11/08/2009, comments (4)

Fibromyalgia/Stigma of Good and Bad Hours

I wish to explain more about my perspective of the stigma of fibromyalgia.  It seems as if the stigma exists no matter what state the FM patient happens to be in at any given time.  We are not allowed to be sick.  Yet we are also not allowed to have good days or hours without the stigma.  Of course, I have my good and bad... Read moreChevron
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