Hi , I have recently been diagnosed by my GP with Generalised Osteoarthritis after examination and blood tests , which I have been getting worse with for years culminating in me having to leave 8 jobs last year to chronic pain , however I have just had a physio app and been told I don't have Arthritis , so it must be something else , I'll have to wait for docs app but I have just spent many hours on Arthritis Foundation website and discovered every single symptom I have suffered for the last 10 years ( related and unrelated to my joint pain ) in a description of Fibromyalgia symptoms , also every single symptom listed there I suffer from , surely this is what I got ?
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Message one of the Admins to have a copy of the Fibro Information booklet sent to your GP. Getting a Fibro diagnosis is a long journey, as it is a diagnosis of exclusion, which means discounting many other problems. It is also a syndrome, which is a collection of linked conditions as well, so it can be difficult to diagnose.
It was the rheumatologist who ruled out arthritis for me. Then I went back to my doctor who diagnosed fibromyalgia. That was wow! A year ago today! Since then I have read and learned quite alot about my own conditions - and have realised that I may well have had this for about 30 yrs when I read the symptoms that I have lived with for so long ..its only in recent years that I have gone to doctors with ailments and been told they cant find anything wrong. I.e all tests not shown any illness.. Getting a diagnosed is a relief at least then I knew I wasnt going mad and I could finally learn how to manage this illness.
Go back to your doctor and suggest that you may have fibromyalgia. Its sad to say that even today some doctors know nothing about fibro. Bring it to their attention. Good luck!
Apologies for the late reply - Did you go back to speak with your GP about the possibility of Fibromyalgia? If so, what did they say?
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Accepting you have fibro 
Struggling to work it out!
How are you feeling today.. 
Sweating around neck and forehead with little exertion or none at all