Why do some people call Fibromyalgia “Fatso-myalgia”?
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Why do some people call Fibromyalgia “Fatso-myalgia”?

Different sufferers have various opinions related to the term fatso-myalgia, Here we have we warriors who shared their experiences here. My life my way with fibromyalgia I am 5’4”. When my fibromyalgia symptoms started, I was 22 and weighed 140lbs. I was, and still am, an endorphin junky who loved swimming and running. I had to give up running because of pain spreading to all my muscles, particularly after weight-bearing exercise. My weight plummeted to…

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Is my Illness Related to Ascension?
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Is my Illness Related to Ascension?

It would depend on your definition of ascension. I suspect that just like almost all illnesses can be viewed from an anatomic, biochemical, and biophysics perspective, and often explained largely from each of those perspectives individually, it can also be explained from a Mind/body/spirit perspective. I have discussed the mind-body perspective of fibromyalgia elsewhere. But not so much the spiritual interplay with the physical. So please bear with me as I give a perspective to…

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Can Domestic Abuse bring on Fibromyalgia?
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Can Domestic Abuse bring on Fibromyalgia?

Three Fibro Warrior Women have shared their stories of domestic abuse. That is how fibromyalgia is becoming worse with domestic abuse. 1st Fibro Warrior Women Yes, yes yes!!!!!! My ex-husband started abusing me emotionally and mentally after I moved in with him. Before that, he was so sweet kind, and very loving. The symptoms we not from just my feet burning, I had that for CPL years before I met him. How did the intensity…

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Why Every Single Day is Different in Fibromyalgia?
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Why Every Single Day is Different in Fibromyalgia?

Seriously, no two days are the same. I think that is the reality that most people can’t wrap their minds around. I have absolutely no idea what my pain will be like a month from now. The only thing I know for certain is that I will have pain. Every day. For the rest of my life. I’d say it’s like being trapped on a roller coaster and you can only see two feet in…

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Please avoid these things if you have fibromyalgia?
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Please avoid these things if you have fibromyalgia?

I’m not telling you what not to do, but a way to get to the point where you can do things. Avoiding things with fibromyalgia is a slippery slope. It reinforces how disabled you are. You need to be active, but very slowly increasing what you’re doing Go to a physiotherapist and tell them you want to start SLOWLY you are able to move your knee fives. Do it. Tomorrow do six times, and soon.…

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Why does Fibromyalgia have such a Bad Reputation?
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Why does Fibromyalgia have such a Bad Reputation?

Fibromyalgia has a bad reputation because many members of the medical community doubted that it was a real disorder until the last several years. Even with the change in perception of the disorder, there are still a number of medical personnel who do not believe in it. Fibro is one of those things that cannot be proven by standard medical testing. As a result of this, many who are relatively naive about it still think…

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Does any Fibromyalgia Sufferer have advice for someone who was recently Diagnosed with illness?
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Does any Fibromyalgia Sufferer have advice for someone who was recently Diagnosed with illness?

First of all, you haven’t changed. You’re the same person with the same condition, except now you have a label. I found that label very liberating because it showed me that I had a real disability and that I wasn’t “just making it up” or “being lazy” or such. Plus, now you can say “I have fibromyalgia” instead of “well I’m kinda really tired and, like, achy all over”, which sounds more convincing. Other stuff,…

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Do you know the most misunderstood aspects of living with fibromyalgia?
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Do you know the most misunderstood aspects of living with fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia itself is still very much a mystery. Although doctors now have more information, and many doctors now accept it as a “real” issue, we still have a LOT to learn about fibro and chronic pain conditions in general. I personally agree with doctors who believe that fibro is not a condition in and of itself, but the result of other traumas or illnesses. I was diagnosed with fibro in 2002 when I was in…

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My Fight with Fibromyalgia (My Best Way to Tackle this Illness)
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My Fight with Fibromyalgia (My Best Way to Tackle this Illness)

I don’t know if my way is best, but I’m nearly symptom-free. I take medication and I slowly increased my exercise and activity. The worst: In the spring of 2008, my fibromyalgia (technically fibromyalgia syndrome or FMS) was destroying my life. I couldn’t move without crippling pain. I would move in small increments like going to the bathroom or switching from the bed to the couch. I needed help getting to appointments. If my ride’s car didn’t…

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How does fibromyalgia usually start initially?
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How does fibromyalgia usually start initially?

I’m not sure what it is like for other people, but I suspect I have had Fibromyalgia my entire life. As a child, I was always hurting, but I was told it was just “growth spurts“. Things that didn’t seem to hurt other children (rough playing) were excruciating to me. I didn’t have a lot of energy, even when most kids were busy running and playing. I was very sensitive to weather changes and preferred…

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