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FM information clearly explained for novices as well as "old-timers"

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I found this website (amazingly it's an NHS SITE!) that has a good summary of everything about FM - from symptoms to diagnosis to treatments -- thought you may find it useful if you are looking for any info. It is : nhsinform.co.uk and then you just need to enter Fibromyalgia into the search section. Hope that it may be useful to some of you.

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LindseyMid

Thanks for posting that, I hadn't come across NHS Inform before. I think this is similar (the same?) to the NHS Choices information for those people in England and Wales (NHS Inform is a Scottish service, though of course the web info is widely available).

nhs.uk/conditions/fibromyal...

FibroAction and myself first worked with NHS Direct to update the NHS online information on Fibro 4 years ago (seems like a lifetime ago!) and we have since worked with NHS Choices to keep that info updated.

Thank you phlebo, a good read! :) :)

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scrumie

Hi Phlebo, Thanks for the above link have just printed it of, to give to GP. He is very understanding but admited was'nt that gened up on fibro. soft hugs xx

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soulsusie

Good sound information x x x

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Jaidee

Thank you !!

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Sarah-Jane

I do appreciate you sharing this but as usual these sites promote exercise - they don't link other ailments like osteoarthritus, which I have and which prevents my walking. Over exercise of my upper body causes weaknesses which then take weeks to recover fully.

I hope though that these are of help to others. Sorry, didn't mean to let off steam there. :)

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macmoo in reply to Sarah-Jane

hi i'm new to this site but i just like to say i agree with you i to have osteoarthritus along with fibro and some exercise can make it alot worse and takes weeks to get over it, i end up feeling really ill

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