Depends which GP I see which is why I try and see the same GP now. He is very good, but 2 have been horrible as they don't believe in fibromyalgia.

Have you seen a Rheumotologist yet? Also Pain Management has helped me. General Practitioners tend to think patients are drug seekers when all we're trying to do is get some relief so that we can try to live with this disease. Try these two types of doctors, if you haven't already. Hope you can get the help you need! ((Hugs))

When I find the National Fibromyalgia notice I will post it for all to see.. I was looking at it just a few days ago.

@A MyFibroTeam Member @A MyFibroTeam Member - I find that the doctors of today just do not want to believe in Fibro. I don't think they have received training on this subject. I am going back to the Pain Management Center. That is all thy deal with. Managing pain.!!!

It's a rotten shame what some of these "so called doctors" can treat a patient the way they do.

I have had Fibro for many years. Somewhere I remember reading where Fibro pain can be compared with the pain a cancer patient goes through - - the only difference is - - we do get a break once in awhile. I feel sorry for people who have doctors who do not care for the patients with Fibro.

One day I had so much pain that my whole body was trembling. I called the doctor's office and one of his girls answered the phone. I told her what was going on. This was her reply - "I don't think he will give you anything stronger for pain." I yelled back at her - - "I didn't call for anything stronger - - I just wanted to know what I could do about the trembling?" She was so rude and she's still that way today.

I have worked for doctor's all my career. We could never talk to a patient like that. We would get fired on the spot.

I received a card today that I would like to share with you girls:

Life's Pathway - At times, life's path seems filled with things that make the going rough, And we wish there were a smother road, for we feel we've had enough.But, if we pause a moment and remember Who's in charge, The hills that loom ahead of us no longer seem so large. And every rock before us, when we know we're not alone, Becomes, not just a stumbling block, but one more stepping stone. You've overcome so many things, and, every time, you've grown. Through sheer determination and the wisdom that you've shown. So as you face this journey, from the moment you begin, Know that God will guide you, and you'ff have the strength to win..

So beautiful and so very true.

This card came as a result of my finding out this week that the blood tests I had at the doctor's office the other day came back - Positive for Lupus!

God is in control and I cannot give the Lupus much thought at this point.

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My problem with 2 other gp's wasn't regarding fibromyalgia this was regarding really bad period pain but because they don't believe in fibromyalgia they didn't believe anything I was saying. Didn't believe I was pasting clots of blood, even when he asked for a urine sample and I passed a blood clotting so made sure it went in the sample bottle. He even questioned where I had got the blood clotting from, had I just past it? They both refused to talk about pain relief to me even thou I was sat there in tears because the pain was so bad. I ended up with burns to my legs from the heat pad because I spent the whole time with the heat pad on full on my stomach to try and get some relief. Hope your pain eases soon x