GPs are being advised on how to help FM sufferers.....

[Rach1977]

ukfibromyalgia.com/download...

I appreciate it is from UKFM, however thought it was an interesting read. (they didn't write it, just published it)

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Let's hope all GP's get this paper, read it and take it all completely on board. Then hopefully everyone's life with fibro may be made slightly better with utter understanding or am I hoping for an overnight miracle???

[Rach1977 in reply to Hidden]

Miracle me thinks!!!!

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Thanks Rach. xx

[Rach1977]

Errrr... I will have a little look...wait one!!! xx

[Rach1977]

7th March 2012 by the looks of it.

gponline.com/Clinical/artic...

xx

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well my GP is fantastic but i am lucky i hope alot of the cynical ones ead it and digest it love to you diddle x

[Ang01]

Interesting article Rach, hopefully it will help other sufferers to get the correct diagnosis early.My GP is brill, she is so patient and nothing is too much trouble for her, I never feel reluctant to see her. In fact, I feel embarassed sometimes at how many appointments I have but she never minds. I have never been to the docs so many times in all of my life!!.

Take care, Angela xx

[soulsusie]

Diagnosing a case of fibromyalgia

09 May 2007

No cause for fibromyalgia has been found, however, there are contributing factors, says Dr Raj...Fibromyalgia is a functional disorder that can lead to significant disability for the patient ... inflammatory markers in fibromyalgia patients are normal. Over the past few decades, however, objective evidence has emerged that abnormal processes may be at work. Evidence for fibromyalgia Studies have ...

[soulsusie]

The above is a copy from the web link that Rach left for us, interesting the choice of words.

I too am so lucky my GP is fantastic infact I call her "my angel" and she is so supportive of me, I had to have a throat swab taken last week and bloods taken, the medical centre rang on friday to say I needed to go back in 4 weeks for more bloods and later when I was looking on the medical centre sight I saw an appt with my GP on tuesday 17th april at 17.00, so I was suprised to say the least and am now somewhat nervous....................................