Living with Fibromyalgia

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living in pain
by: leeann on Mon, Mar 17 2008

i am a 38 year old female .i have been told by several doctors i have fibromialgia [fibromyalgia]. the first most doctors want is your to take a nerve pill i am denied lyrica by my insurance company they want you to be tester try this and try that. people dont even believe you that you are in constant pain it is very hard still i am not getting anywhere with doctors and to do tests i was also told 3 years ago i have 40 percent nerve damage on my right side of my body . frustrated any suggestions .

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Tue, Mar 18 2008
Hi, I completely understand how you feel it has taken me nearly a year and a half to be diagnosed and all my doctor does is prescribe medication to he...Read

March 2008

oh the pain - by keary - (Tue, Mar 25 2008)
I have had pain for as far back as 5th grade, and I am 34 now. As a child I just thought this is how everyone feels and I must be a wimp. It did not help that no one listened and when the did I was not taken seriously, I was made to feel like I was faking it and being lazy. [more..]
Lessons Learned - by SSM - (Mon, Mar 24 2008)
I’ll try not to ramble, I was diagnosed with FM in 1987,long before anyone knew much about it, after going back and forth between the 2 doctors I worked for as to what was wrong, i.e. migraine to bulging disc I finally went my insurance P.A, lucky for me, he had just attended a class on it and helped me a lot [more..]
recently diagnosed - by Abby - (Wed, Mar 19 2008)
I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 33 yrs old.On one hand it’s a relief to have something to call it;on the other It’s hard to be labeled. [more..]
living in pain - by leeann - (Mon, Mar 17 2008)
i am a 38 year old female .i have been told by several doctors i have fibromialgia [fibromyalgia]. the first most doctors want is your to take a nerve pill i am denied lyrica by my insurance company they want you to be tester try this and try that. [more..]
Fibermylagia [Fibromyalgia] - by Tashunda Eason - (Thu, Mar 13 2008)
I had a hard time when I first found out about this, but now I have learned to manage it a little. what helps me alot to help me deal with the pain I started seeing a counseler [more..]

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