Hi all, as regards to the comment men have more money ...I would like to think,hope,wish that every husband would give more to see the love of his life pain free ....but I'm not sure weather gov.or others would do more or less if it where mainly a man thing.....look at testicular cancer against breast cancer ...it took awhile for things to catch up ...but I blame us men for that ...gentle hugs to all .....ladies and gents 😀👍

okay , first of all i would like to say that men do get this ! why mostly a women get it is a mystery ! but my grandson does have it also he is 15 and has had it for a very long time !i really do thank it is genetics in ones family ! but i do thank if it was just a male thing there would still be, no cure ! and men do get breast cancer so that shoots down there would be a cure ! but anyways men also have the same pain as we do .and just because they are men we thank that they should just suck up and don't complain ! that is not fair ! a man who is unable to show his true feelings is not fair to him !as we know how we feel whenwe are pain is so so bad ,do we not thank that a mans pain is not as bad as are 's not fair to men ! just one person thought ! love peace and prayers i send to all ! love michele

I hate to say this but if men were the majority we definitely would have a cure (wait men...breathe) because men usually have bigger pockets,more money than women. if something affects them they will give and give but us women usually knows everything that's needed to run a home down to how many rolls of toliet paper are left before we run out. Lol Fibro is considered more a womens disease because our brains are wired to be super beings handling a dozen issues at the same time, over using and over doing with our bodies all in the same minute. Men handle one issue at a time but most of us women can tie a child's shoes,answer the phone, pass out lunchs, help with coats,put teacher notes in back packs, give kisses goodbye and more all at the same time. Our bodies were not designed to do it all so its more likely we get a nerve disease then men. Their are exceptional men like us.

Funny but I was thinking the same thing earlier today. I am in the minority and I was feeling bad for all the women that have this. I too thought that if there were more men like me there might be more done to address it. I can tolerate some pretty bad pain but the fatigue knocks me right out and there is nothing I can do. Fighting through it just makes it worse. Depression is pretty bad for me as well. Personnaly I think this is worse for woman because they are expected to look after everyone else and have a job outside the house as well. Truth is that it is bad for anyone going through this and more demands need to be made for research. Things have got to get better. I am not impressed with the drugs they have come out with for FM like Lyrica, Cymbalta and others. The drug companies need to do a better job than they are and we need to demand better from them. Just my own thoughts.

I once wrote an essay in nursing school about ME and like Fibro the typical or average person is female- by far. This is significant. It is a known fact that in areas of life where women are the predominat sex, like the work -place for instance - or ME that not much time or money or understanding is forthcoming. The same does apply for Fibro, even now. Yes, it isn't well studied and in large part that may well be because it has and still is in some circles seen as a disease that doesn't really exist - except in the hysterical minds of mostly women. Things are improving but it isn't sexist to speak the truth. Its ok to acknowledge where we come from, our history and although it is threatening to some to hear this it is not a criticism of men who have researched and have a lived experience of the disease, or a criticism of the doctors and specialists who support us with Fibro and know it is a real disease. It is a statement about how our society often works and the frustration women feel being treated this way.