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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...

•1 month ago

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...

•1 month ago

Never ending flare

I seem to be getting worse and having no good days😢.Any advice anyone ? I'm doing physio every morning. I'm eating less, but the burning skin spread today -...

I seem to be getting worse and having no good days😢.Any advice anyone ? I'm doi...

•17 days ago

Good news people😁😊😀

Demon our swan is coming home shortly🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😎😎😎😎😍😍😍😍😍😍.I hope he's in a good mood lol Dawn 🤗🤗🤗🙃

Demon our swan is coming home shortly🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😎😎😎😎😍😍😍😍😍😍.I hope he'...

•7 days ago

Hypermobility

Thank you for accepting me on to your forum. My daughter has just been diagnosed with Hypermobility at 20. She has been offered physio and is coping well...

Thank you for accepting me on to your forum. My daughter has just been diagnos...

•16 days ago

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...

•1 month ago

Hi, Long Time Lurker

Hi, I'm saxcat, I'm 58. I have Fibromyalgia, diagnosed around 8 years ago, but have had symptoms since in my 20's. Long term mental health - Depression,...

Hi, I'm saxcat, I'm 58. I have Fibromyalgia, diagnosed around 8 years ago, but...

•18 days ago

MRI Scan was pure hell.

Hi, First post since my introduction post, (Still a bit nervous) Hope I've put it in the right place. And I am doing it right. Sorry if I'm/it's not. Am I...

Hi, First post since my introduction post, (Still a bit nervous) Hope I've put ...

•5 days ago

Feeling unemployable

I’m trying to find a new job, applying all over the place but having a lot of “thanks but no thanks”. Starting to feel very old, tired and unwanted. I do...

I’m trying to find a new job, applying all over the place but having a lot of “t...

Gulfstream_Maggie

•5 days ago

Fibromyalgia An Insight

Imagine if you will or can that fibromyalgia is like a massive electrical storm or a massive electrical explosion inside your body.Every...

Imagine if you will or can that fibromyalgia is like a massive electrical storm ...

•2 days ago

The Fibromyalgia Poem

When the days get longAnd the nights become longer Just listen to yourself And let your body become stronger. The pain & the...

When the days get longAnd the nights become longer Just listen to yourself And l...

•2 days ago

return

sorry to return to you with more questions but can anyone please tell me of any skin problems with their fibro they suffer. I know some I have had a long time...

sorry to return to you with more questions but can anyone please tell me of any ...

•12 days ago

symptoms of or not

Hi I wonder if anyone here can help. I was diagnosed many years ago with fibro . hit by sudden other problems I wonder if anyone can enlighten me. I dont get...

Hi I wonder if anyone here can help. I was diagnosed many years ago with fibro ....

•14 days ago

Pregabalin advice

My first time on this forum so firstly hi 👋 I’m hoping someone can give me some help regarding pregabalin - and please don’t worry I understand that people...

My first time on this forum so firstly hi 👋 I’m hoping someone can give me s...

•18 days ago

hi does anyone else get swollen ankles, feet and lower legs and add in itching and small blister . Thank you

swollen itchy ankles

swollen itchy ankles

•10 days ago

55 large and hurting.. Losing weight is hard.. Any tips appreciated.. 💖

55.. Large and hurting.. Exercises and cooking getting harder by the day.. Flares becoming more regular.. Now having to get help with gardening and cleaning.....

55.. Large and hurting.. Exercises and cooking getting harder by the day.. Flare...

•7 days ago

Pip award update

Good morning all.As a follow up from my previous post,on Saturday I received the dreaded letter about my pip assessment. I had received a text message 7...

Good morning all.As a follow up from my previous post,on Saturday I received the...

•9 days ago

Feeling lost

I just wanted to vent and write down how im feeling, i know there are people out there worse than me and i shouldnt moan about things because i have improved...

I just wanted to vent and write down how im feeling, i know there are people out...

•11 days ago

Fibromyalgia A Living Curse Of Excruciating Pain.

Personally I don't think there is any other pain worse than fibromyalgia & it's related medical issues etc.From a biblical point of view...

Personally I don't think there is any other pain worse than fibromyalgia & it's ...

•12 days ago

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...

•26 days ago

neck and shoulder pain

hi, newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia and this past 2 days I have had neck pain going down into my shoulder blades & I have a strange sensation, like there’s...

hi, newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia and this past 2 days I have had neck pain ...

•3 days ago

Stressing already

So my wheelchair assessment is tomorrow afternoon, I'm already stressed and anxiety levels are heading North,, It should have been our 2nd inspection from...

So my wheelchair assessment is tomorrow afternoon, I'm already stressed and anx...

•16 days ago

Swollen stomach

Hi I have bad fibromylaga 1 suffer with bad stomach problems swollen abdoman. And breathlessness does any one else suffer please

Hi I have bad fibromylaga 1 suffer with bad stomach problems swollen abdoman...

•20 days ago

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...

•1 month ago

WOOHOO

Guess what my Fibro Family??? I slept on and off for 6 hrs last night, WoooooooHooooo It still counts after adding up? Doesn't it ????? I'll take that...

Guess what my Fibro Family??? I slept on and off for 6 hrs last night, Wooooooo...

•11 days ago

Hugs 🤗

Hugs to all who need them😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😃😄😊😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😂😂😂😂😂😂😀😊😁I think we all need them 😍🤗Dawn 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😘

Hugs to all who need them😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😃😄😊😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😂😂😂😂😂😂�...

•21 days ago

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...

•22 days ago

advice on cooling blankets etc I am at my wits end 🙈

Hi all, I am having trouble with regulating my body temperature- I know this can be a symptom of fibro. It is really bad going from cold to boiling within...

Hi all, I am having trouble with regulating my body temperature- I know this can...

•6 days ago

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...

•1 month ago

If only

If only I could.... I would wave my magical wand, I would have enough energy to stretch out my arms and embrace us all, A sweet kiss on your foreheads and...

If only I could.... I would wave my magical wand, I would have enough energy to...

•12 days ago

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