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Id like to announce my 1st goslings in my garden😁😁😁😁😊

I truly hope they survive the attacks of the swans😭.But Chicks yey 😁. There will be loads soon😊 They're at my back door. Fed them seed. As you can tell I'm...

I truly hope they survive the attacks of the swans😭.But Chicks yey 😁. There wi...

Smilesalot

•13 days ago

87 Replies

Losing weight with fibromyalgia..

Hi hope you are okay, since ive had fibro ive put on weight, i used to be slim when i first had it now im fat and i dont like it. It makes me feel down and i...

Hi hope you are okay, since ive had fibro ive put on weight, i used to be slim w...

fibrogirl41

•10 days ago

71 Replies

Wheelchair

Hi, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2017 and have been getting worse. I cannot walk round town without being in considerable pain and the pain doesn't...

Hi, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2017 and have been getting worse. I can...

Tisticenby

•11 days ago

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Anxiety/ brain fog

I feel I want to get back to work but the anxiety gets worse when there's any pressure. My friends feel it will.help to go back and wase myself back in to a...

I feel I want to get back to work but the anxiety gets worse when there's any pr...

Laupecyndi

•5 days ago

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Fatigue and feeling down

Hi everyone, I hope you are okay, just wanted to say im feeling fatigued this week, dont know why, it gets me down and it makes me feel teary and like an 80...

Hi everyone, I hope you are okay, just wanted to say im feeling fatigued this we...

fibrogirl41

•1 day ago

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Pip mobility

Goodmorning.Im new on this group.I have fibromyalgia and degenerative disc disease a heart condition and mental health problem. I was awarded standard daily...

Goodmorning.Im new on this group.I have fibromyalgia and degenerative disc disea...

Nahr79

•20 days ago

37 Replies

blue badge renewal

When your Blue badge comes up for renewal do you have to reapply all over again and go for an interview.

When your Blue badge comes up for renewal do you have to reapply all over again ...

Patdoyle

•2 days ago

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Costochondritis in fibromyalgia

This can be so painful and scary

Tommygurl

•6 days ago

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feeling like a fake 😩

my recent Dr appointment to see how I was getting on with the Duloxetine & amitriptyline , I also discussed the awful night pain I get in my hands when...

my recent Dr appointment to see how I was getting on with the Duloxetine & amit...

Applespearspeaches

•1 month ago

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I Need help please,

Tomorrow Hubby and me are having a baking day Friday, Not sure how that's going to turn out but If I don't get all Mary Berry on him we should have a good...

Tomorrow Hubby and me are having a baking day Friday, Not sure how that's goin...

Debsdelight72

•14 days ago

26 Replies

Getting a job with fibro, college and dont know what to do...

Hi hope you are alright, i just would like some advice about working, someone in my family made a conment that really upset me about working it made me feel...

Hi hope you are alright, i just would like some advice about working, someone in...

fibrogirl41

•7 days ago

18 Replies

Pip review

Hi still awaiting my PIP review which ends June 2024 they have had all the paperwork since last July 2023. Had a letter to say payments will go up on 8th...

Hi still awaiting my PIP review which ends June 2024 they have had all the paper...

Debbiedo2

•2 days ago

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Dizziness

Hi guys my first post on here I love this page it really good to know you guys I'm just wondering if anybody has experienced dizziness when they are either...

Hi guys my first post on here I love this page it really good to know you guys I...

Dolly6789

•10 days ago

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Pip telephone assessment

HiFirst time poster here. I have a multitude of condition, emphysema, lower back nerve compression ( a result of dystectomy surgery now build up of scar...

HiFirst time poster here. I have a multitude of condition, emphysema, lower back...

Jaxm66

•3 days ago

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Cleaning up and me Supervising aww

My friend and I have cptsd. And we buy lots of things we don't need them never throw it away but but more. So today Jon is room by room binning all clutter and...

My friend and I have cptsd. And we buy lots of things we don't need them never t...

Smilesalot

•1 month ago

33 Replies

Shaking

Does anyone feel like they shake on the inside? My legs randomly start shaking when I am sitting.

Does anyone feel like they shake on the inside? My legs randomly start shakin...

Laupecyndi

•3 days ago

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Thinking about college to retrain, feeling a bit down again and worrying about what jobs i could do...

Hi everyone, hope you are okay, i am thinking of going back to college, yes even at my age, i have done some online courses, one in cyber security and data...

Hi everyone, hope you are okay, i am thinking of going back to college, yes even...

fibrogirl41

•16 days ago

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Why don’t my Family understand what Fibro does to me?

Despite everything that I put in front of them and how much my GP has told my wife I still get sarcastic comments about when I just can’t push myself any...

Despite everything that I put in front of them and how much my GP has told my wi...

Tisme72

•26 days ago

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Feeling down and belittled by GP

My GP rang me over an hour ago asking why I wanted to talk to her.I pointed out I was in chronic pain and fatigue and that the Gabapentin wasn't working. I've...

My GP rang me over an hour ago asking why I wanted to talk to her.I pointed out ...

Smilesalot

•1 month ago

29 Replies

PIP higher rate

Hello, I had a letter at the end of March to say I’d be receiving a bit more money from 8th April from my PIP . I was still paid the same amount even though...

Hello, I had a letter at the end of March to say I’d be receiving a bit more m...

Marleymoo13

•6 days ago

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Brain fog

I have fibromyalgia for about 18years but over the last few years brain fog was getting me down. Forgetting if I had taken med. Couldn't remember names places...

I have fibromyalgia for about 18years but over the last few years brain fog was ...

pinot

•15 days ago

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Channel 5 news tonight

Katrina will hopefully be featuring part of her fibro story on Channel 5 news tonight. We know that it is related to being off sick from work and the new...

Katrina will hopefully be featuring part of her fibro story on Channel 5 news to...

desquinn

Partner•6 days ago

12 Replies

tribunal lies

hello everyone. I’m diagnosed Fibro/copd which trigger each other daily , also adhd and bpd. On my 3rd attempt at claiming pip after going through the 3...

hello everyone. I’m diagnosed Fibro/copd which trigger each other daily , also a...

Robdickson

•13 days ago

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Hypermobility?

Hi all, about three years ago I started having excruciating pain in my ribs. I would suddenly feel as if my ribs were crossing over.. is the only way I can...

Hi all, about three years ago I started having excruciating pain in my ribs. I w...

Cotswolds25121

•22 days ago

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Pip call

Dwp just called me regarding my mandatory reconsideration. At no point did they say it was to negotiate my claim, or tell me how much I would receive. But now...

Dwp just called me regarding my mandatory reconsideration. At no point did they ...

Spectralvix

•7 days ago

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eight weeks on LDN update

So eight weeks ago, I posted that I started taking low-dose naltrexone. Fatigue greatly reduced brain fog greatly reduced it’s too early to reduce pain...

So eight weeks ago, I posted that I started taking low-dose naltrexone. Fatigue...

Astonvilla68

•4 days ago

10 Replies

ill health retirement

hi everyone, I am just wondering if anyone has been through the ill health retirement process to be dismissed from work? I’ve been off a year next month...

hi everyone, I am just wondering if anyone has been through the ill health re...

Geordie-chick

•16 days ago

19 Replies

grief and pain

l lost my husband 4 weeks ago before watching him in the last stage of terminal cancer , The pain in my body is so much l have been To the doctors who put...

l lost my husband 4 weeks ago before watching him in the last stage of termina...

Evietime

•28 days ago

25 Replies

Fibromyalgia 10 times worse

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with fibromialgia around 2 years ago and I have had a few flare ups. Can stress cause fibromylgia to flare up ? I'm under alot of...

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with fibromialgia around 2 years ago and I have had ...

Kazzza1976

•23 days ago

21 Replies

Lady Julia

Hi there I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia 7years ago. I live alone with no support. Am finding it hard to cope at the moment with the...

Hi there I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia 7years ago. I live...

ladyjulia

•4 days ago

9 Replies

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