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Fibromyalgia - What Works for Me


by: pk on Thu, Jul 26 2007

I am 29 and began experiencing symptoms of Fibromyalgia 3 years ago - pain, exhaustion, sleep disorders.
The first year was a nightmare - experimenting with different meds, dealing with less than helpful doctors, figuring how to hold on to my job, dealing with the depression that accompanied total incapacitation.

I am so much better now than I was 3 years ago! I still have pain and sleep issues, but I know how to manage them and I know how to emotionally and physically deal with my condition. Through a combination of meds, yoga, daily light exercise, pacing, napping, I am 75% better. I know I may never be 100% pain-free, but I feel I am getting better every day, and am very hopeful for the future and better treatments.

I have my life back, and I appreciate it more than ever. I take nothing for granted anymore, I relish each and every moment of the day.

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July 2007

  • Fibromyalgia - by Robert - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
    My wife is 47 yrs old and lives in constant pain. She has some good days but most days she has a hard time getting out of bed. Her symptoms are mostly joint pain, tingling in her legs and arms, and upper shoulder area pain. She says some days she can hardly lift her arm to write. She has been diagnosed with RA and has had 3 hip replacements. [more..]
  • Fibromyalgia - What Works for Me - by pk - (Thu, Jul 26 2007)
    I am 29 and began experiencing symptoms of Fibromyalgia 3 years ago - pain, exhaustion, sleep disorders. The first year was a nightmare [more..]
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  • living every day in terrible pain - by Corrie - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
    My name is Corrie. I am a mother of four beautiful children and a wife of 5 years. I am 29 years old and have been suffering four years from fibromyalgia. [more..]
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