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Another Newbie

Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed with FMS, although I have suffered with it for years, but only just found a doctor who listened...I suffered with...

Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed with FMS, although I have suffered wit...

anjie

•12 years ago

4 Replies

What was your breaking point before you made the decision to give up work because of fibromyalgia? and how did you cope financially?

cally911

•12 years ago

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WIDE AWAKE part 2 !!

well last night i slept 8 hours straight, could not believe it as i havent done that for months. Whoop!!!!! Tonight 2am and i am wide awake. Dont know why...

well last night i slept 8 hours straight, could not believe it as i havent done ...

fibrolou

•12 years ago

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what did the doctors say to you when you told them you mite have fibro?

my doc said theres nothing we can do for you

bettybooplins

•12 years ago

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A thank you and a moan - pavements and mobility scooters!

I would like to thank every person who has contributed to making the life of a mobility scooter easier by putting in a dropped curb or driveway to road slope -...

I would like to thank every person who has contributed to making the life of a m...

Sarah-Jane

•12 years ago

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feelng more positive

i've had quite a good day. On Thursdays I have a P.A funded by my direct payments, shes great, really down to earth & boy does she work hard! But today I felt...

i've had quite a good day. On Thursdays I have a P.A funded by my direct payment...

cobweb

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Work advice!

Hi everyone, i have been told by my doctor that i need to seriously to consider reducing my hours at work... i work in a very busy accounts department... and...

Hi everyone, i have been told by my doctor that i need to seriously to consider ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Another Newbie!

I've just joined the site. Was diagnosed in 2007 as a result of a conversation with a fellow suffering family member. I told the doctor what I'd been told, was...

I've just joined the site. Was diagnosed in 2007 as a result of a conversation w...

AlisonH

•12 years ago

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Can you have a main area of pain and still have FM?

I have just received an email from a lady in America who has had pain in her shoulder and arm for years and has been diagnosed as having FM. It was just that...

I have just received an email from a lady in America who has had pain in her sho...

Sarah-Jane

•12 years ago

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Duloxetine

I've been put on this new drug can you help with success story's with this and how it has personally helped you please.

I've been put on this new drug can you help with success story's with this and h...

PickledCookie

•12 years ago

16 Replies

Do other people find they have days with no pain at all then feel like they've been hit by a bus?

I find that sometimes I can get away with doing things for a few days then the smallest thing and I wake up in pain all through my shoulders,back arms and...

I find that sometimes I can get away with doing things for a few days then the s...

PickledCookie

•12 years ago

14 Replies

New to this site but not to FMS

hello, I;m new to this site but not to FMS, I was diagnosed in 2003 but I was told recently by a Pain Consultant at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol that its most...

hello, I;m new to this site but not to FMS, I was diagnosed in 2003 but I was to...

Ebony

•12 years ago

1 Reply

I am totally wiped out.

I had my second session of hydrotherapy today. I don't think the physiotherapist understood what fibromyalgia is. It was evident when he said, And which part...

I had my second session of hydrotherapy today. I don't think the physiotherapist...

VonnyM

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Just joined

Hi everyone, new to this group and fairly new to Fibro as well, only diagnosed a year ago. Still kind of getting used to it, it is part of a package of...

Hi everyone, new to this group and fairly new to Fibro as well, only diagnosed a...

julieru

•12 years ago

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This makes me so sad!!

I believe I have suffered from FM for most of my life. As a child I found being ticked to be painful, my skin always hurt to touch. The real signs were my arms...

I believe I have suffered from FM for most of my life. As a child I found being ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Do any of you suffer with getting swollen wrists & ankles for a day or 2? Is it another side effect of our dear fibro?

DebbieChelsea

•12 years ago

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Recipients of DLA - Please help

I have been turned down for DLA even aftehaving had a DR in my own home. If it is not too personal to ask can you please tell me if you an walk/how far/do you...

I have been turned down for DLA even aftehaving had a DR in my own home. If it i...

Nicola27Hull

•12 years ago

17 Replies

Hi I'm Jacqui

Hi i'm new to this site and its only found it a couple of days ago but its so nice to see i'm not alone which having this illness makes you feel.. I have many...

Hi i'm new to this site and its only found it a couple of days ago but its so ni...

Jacqui1964

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Thankyou Everyone

Hi I'm new to this site and posted a blog about gabapentin. I want to say thankyou to everyone who replied. It's such a relief and a comfort to know i'm not...

Hi I'm new to this site and posted a blog about gabapentin. I want to say thank...

nicola-h

•12 years ago

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WHAT HELPS ME

I found that by eating fresh food and not shop bought food i feel alot better. Still have good and bad days but do seem to have alot more energy. I think you...

I found that by eating fresh food and not shop bought food i feel alot better. S...

ladydiar125

•12 years ago

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does any one else have this

my legs seem to try and give way in the mornings its not everyday but i stand over the dogs to make sure they eat their own food but my legs feel so weak and...

my legs seem to try and give way in the mornings its not everyday but i stand ov...

angied

•12 years ago

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I am in the depths of depression, and have been for the last week,is anyone else feeling this way

I' ve had Fibro for about 15yrs but only diagnosed about 7yrs ago, It has got steadily worse over the years.I have chronic fatigue syndrome,severe digestive...

I' ve had Fibro for about 15yrs but only diagnosed about 7yrs ago, It has got s...

maggiemay16

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Ouch, back pain

when i lie on my back i get chronic lower back pain and getting out of bed in the morning the whole of my lower back goes into spasm. Is this a normal part of...

when i lie on my back i get chronic lower back pain and getting out of bed in th...

MaisyD

•12 years ago

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Feel isolated

I sat down and cried with relief when i found this site. Sometimes i feel so alone with fibro, My dr knows only as much as i do about it and it's frustrating...

I sat down and cried with relief when i found this site. Sometimes i feel so alo...

MaisyD

•12 years ago

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thinking I need to re assess my gadgets....

since my flares are getting worse again I'm thinking I'll have to reassess my gadgets I use to keep me moving/make things easier in the house etc....

since my flares are getting worse again I'm thinking I'll have to reassess my ga...

tiggerfan

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Good evening

Hello everyone, I hope you are all ok, I'm very tired. I haven't been doing any uni work really and it's making me feel SO guilty. Urgh. Headaches and...

Hello everyone, I hope you are all ok, I'm very tired. I haven't been doing a...

cxs957

•12 years ago

2 Replies

Restless legs and twitching, jerking movement waking myself and hubby driving me nuts, any tips would be grateful x

Hidden

•12 years ago

18 Replies

hi need to fill form in for my appeal for the dwp dont no were 2 start x

eviemadison

•12 years ago

17 Replies

new to group x

hi im new to group, glad i stumbled on it as i cant believe that there are other people out there that have the same symptoms as me, i was begining to think a...

hi im new to group, glad i stumbled on it as i cant believe that there are other...

sparkydawl34

•12 years ago

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coping with housework

It helps me to do the housework in small chunks,say do 15 minutes to half an hour,then rest for a while with a nice cuppa or a coffee.Hanging up washing is the...

It helps me to do the housework in small chunks,say do 15 minutes to half an hou...

avarose

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Fibromyalgia Action UK | HealthUnlocked

Fibromyalgia Action UK

All posts for February 2012

Another Newbie

What was your breaking point before you made the decision to give up work because of fibromyalgia? and how did you cope financially?

WIDE AWAKE part 2 !!

what did the doctors say to you when you told them you mite have fibro?

A thank you and a moan - pavements and mobility scooters!

feelng more positive

Work advice!

Another Newbie!

Can you have a main area of pain and still have FM?

Duloxetine

Do other people find they have days with no pain at all then feel like they've been hit by a bus?

New to this site but not to FMS

I am totally wiped out.

Just joined

This makes me so sad!!

Do any of you suffer with getting swollen wrists & ankles for a day or 2? Is it another side effect of our dear fibro?

Recipients of DLA - Please help

Hi I'm Jacqui

Thankyou Everyone

WHAT HELPS ME

does any one else have this

I am in the depths of depression, and have been for the last week,is anyone else feeling this way

Ouch, back pain

Feel isolated

thinking I need to re assess my gadgets....

Good evening

Restless legs and twitching, jerking movement waking myself and hubby driving me nuts, any tips would be grateful x

hi need to fill form in for my appeal for the dwp dont no were 2 start x

new to group x

coping with housework

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