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Whoever Came Up With Fibromyalgia Isn't Progressive Is Crazy Because I Know For A Fact Since I Have Fibromyalgia Is Very Deteriorating.

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question ๐Ÿ’ญ
Lexington, KY
June 6, 2024
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A MyFibroTeam Member

Thank you my friend it really helps when we all try to help one another out.

June 9, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

I agree too. Since I was diagnosed in 1978, the description of FMS has changed drastically. Drug companies weren't interested in us back then, so we the patients raised money for research ourselves. Fibromyalgia was considered an "umbrella" illness because you had to have issues with all major organs...it wasn't just about pain. You had to also have intestinal, lung, heart, bladder, brain, joint, hormonal, thyroid, muscles and nerves issues. It was considered an autoimmune disease back then, but often described as a sort of arthritis of the muscles. The research back then pointed towards pituitary glands, stress, lack of sleep and low magnesium. Nerves did not enter into the diagnosis until drug companies came on the scene in the 90s, when they realized could dump nerve medications on us (which were all designed for other illnesses). FMS was removed from the autoimmune list when a doctors conference decided we didn't have a degenerative illness. Funny, I have degenerative disc disease, but it's not considered a disease either...but definitely degenerative. Silly huh? Anyway, my husband, family and GP can all testify that I have "degenerated" every single year since 1978. By the time I was 30, I was told I already had the spine of a 60 yr old. Wonder how old it is now 40 yrs later.

Until we have a voice at medical conferences, nobody will change the medical definition or classification of Fibromyalgia.

June 6, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

Agree 100%, fibro is progressive, unfortunately.

June 6, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes it has definitely gotten worse over time ..

June 7, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

And unfortunately, the same old song and dance from some doctors, and Big Pharma.โ˜น๏ธ๐Ÿคจ
Sometimes, I feel like I've been on a carousel for years, and can't get off. ๐ŸŽ ๐ŸŽก๐ŸŽ ๐ŸŽก

Like you, many years ago, they said my spine was "advanced for my age, more like 70s". Yes, fibro, like disc disesase, is deteriorating.

June 7, 2024

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