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Getting Back To Work Post Dx — Seeking Tips And Inspiration!

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Boston, MA

Hi all. I was finally dxed in sept but had been experiencing terrible flares and misdiagnosis for long before. I am trying to motivate myself to get back to work but the fear of not being able to handle it or fulfill my obligations keeps holding me back. Does anyone else experience this? Has anyone overcome this? If so, what helped you overcome your fears? And what has helped you once you got back to work, especially when fibro flares up
Some days I feel really motivated to get back to my “old… read more

A MyFibroTeam Member

Hi there , I have gone through a similar situation, when I finally was diagnosed with fibromyalgia I ended up secluded in my home and couldn’t work. They have put me on disability, but, I sure miss my… read more

Extreme Fatigue In Arms And Jaw

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Gloucester, UK

hello everyone hope your all doing as well as you can . i was just wondering if anyone gets really bad pain and tirdeness from shoulders all the way down to fingers i have had the pain before but my arms feel so heavy that even brushing my teeth is hard and i also noticed my jaw is tired when i try to eat and cant seem to open my mouth very well its like the whole top part of my body is extremly fatuiged . sorry to go on everyone just wonder if any one gets this i have had fibro for around six… read more

A MyFibroTeam Member

When I am having a bad day, it's taxing on my arms to wash my hair. It's amazing how many little things FM affects.

I Need Advice On The Severe Leg Pain That I Experiencing. Injections In The Back For Leg Pain? Tramadol & Hydrocodone Together?

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Sealy, TX

I recently consulted with a different rheumatologist who sent me to a neurologist and a pain specialist. The neurologist wants to do a sleep study. My problem though is the pain in my legs. I also have pain at times in my shoulders and neck, and I have arthritis in my right foot at the base of my big toe which is hurting a lot lately. In the past I have taken hydrocodone, but my former rheumatologist switched me to Tramadol. I was taking 300 mg per day. The pain specialist allowed me to… read more

A MyFibroTeam Member

I asked for a higher dose of tramadol until my surgery & after if they don’t send me home with any.
I was diagnosed with fibro in 2004 & neck issues got worse about 2007.

Yoga???

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Phoenix, AZ

Donyou do yoga? Didbyou stasrt at a studio? I cant even touch my toes.... A friend suggested yoga. He says to do it at a studio tgough so there is a teacher to help a guide me through it.... Also so i dont get hurt.. whibwould think get hurt doing yoga?
Tell me about your experience with yoga please.
If tou know of a good place in north central Phoenix by some crazy chance let me know!

A MyFibroTeam Member

I do chair yoga on Wednesday's not today as I am unwell.
But I enjoyed it when I do it

Need To Find A Dr Who Treats Fibromyalgia Is That The Same As A Rhuemitoid Arthritis Dr.

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Cleveland, OH
A MyFibroTeam Member

My Internist manages my medications and treats symptoms and refers me to specialists when necessary. The pain management clinic has a variety of treatments depending on what works for the individual… read more

Does Anyone Else Have Mood Swings?

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Muscle Shoals, AL

In the past several months,I have been having mood swings,and very short temper.it seems like I'm quick to anger,and very intolerant of people.that's just not normal for me....is it part of having fibro?

A MyFibroTeam Member

@A MyFibroTeam Member
The fact that you are aware you are doing it and are accountable afterwards is good, friend
Some people never reflect and get that kind of insight.

In my experience, this is… read more

Left-handed?

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Vanderbijlpark, ZA

How many of you were born left-handed? I heard somewhere left-handed people have a part in the brain that is a little bit bigger(more nerves/ neurons).

I am just wondering if there is any truth to this theory that left-handed people are more likely to get nerve problems.

Again, it is just a theory.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I was born left-handed but due to an accident I was forced to learn to be right handed.
Thank you all for your comments. As I said, this is just a theory. Something I heard which was interesting.

Do Your Symptoms Seem Like Multiple Sclerosis?

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Littlehampton, UK

Although fibro is defined as not being MS I feel that they appear so a like.. For example the tiredness and twitching of the muscles... I am interested in your views,my physio says it is an autoimmune disease... Any help out there as to what category fibromyalgia fits in to please xxxx

A MyFibroTeam Member

Definitely similarities between the two as my neurologist had diagnosed me with MS until my MRI results showed no lesions.

Finger Tips

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Omaha, NE

My finger tips feel frost bitten without being outside?

A MyFibroTeam Member

My finger tips are the same, I've started wearing compression gloves. This does seem to help, its not perfect but it is better.

Hiding Pain

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Austin, TX

Not really a question but I feel like I hide my pain not only from others but from myself as well. Like if I tell myself it doesn't actually hurt that bad it makes it easier to deal with. What are your thoughts?

A MyFibroTeam Member

I have fibro and I have been told by my doctors it's about as bad as it gets. I find this disease has been so difficult for me to understand so I am aware it's difficult for others as well. But the… read more