I was diagnosed with CFS(chronic fatigue syndrome) at age 32 and Fibro in 2010. Being a nurse , I pretty much figured it out on my own. I did all the research and came to the conclusion that I have had fibro since age 32. It wasn't widely known at the time. Most of my siblings and their children are also affected with this disease.

All bloods done,at rhumatology to, see if anything else at hos I had to explain my symptoms in depth to a rhumy nurse & consultant actually wrote everything down to so I didnt forget anything,, I hadnt even heard of this illness,, or the word fibromyalgia..a nurse examined me..&refered me to see another person n the field,, after one appoint she left..bloods came back ok..and the rest is in my profile..:-) x

Hi hope that this finds you well. I thought I was having a heart attack when I was diagnosed 17yrs ago
I had to go through extensive testing to make sure it wasn't. .doc looked at me and just said you have fibromyalgia disease, and didn't give me anything to read on it to see what it was , that quack. ..over the years I have done so much research that I believe that we all can find a cure for it
And said I was not to get stressed out...lmbo ...gotta laugh. .. I was married to the military at the time. ..that itself is stressful enough. .

I was at the surgery for an me,cfs diagnosed and was told I had FM too
Was not fully explained to me what it was

I was given the pressure point tests, they made me cry the pain was so bad. I told him I felt like a crippled 90 yr old. He asked me about my other symptoms and took blood to eliminate what could be eliminated. I was just so glad to have a diagnosis of something I didn't ask a lot of questions.