@A MyFibroTeam Member - I have been through all the symptoms of Fibro with no help from my Primary Care Physician. On the advice of a friend I started to go to the Pain Management Center - -that is all they deal in - managing pain. I was so blessed to have the doctor prescribe a Pain Patch and Tramadol to be taken if needed. My whole life has changed - I no longer have to take the Pain Pill (Tramadol) the Pain Patch works.for me. iT STAYS ON 6 DAYS AND ON THE 7TH DAY YOU CHANGE IT. 10 MGS. OF buprenorphine..

I cannot believe I am myself again. I would advise anyone suffering from this "horrible" disease to try the Pain Care Center. I highly recommend them. Praise the Lord for sending me there.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: We best pursue the wisdom of God when we pursue it together.

10/3/17.

Many rhumatoligists don't treat fibro they will diagnos you with it but won't treat you for it. So finding one who does treatment can be hard depending on where you live.

To me a well rounded medical team is more key to treatment as in many disiplins that work as a whole to treat you.

I actually routinely see a pain management specialist and he's actually the same doctor that diagnosed me. I've been to neurologist and a rheumatologist and even after jumping through there hoops of test after test, hundreds of dollars later they still wouldn't give me a diagnosis. My pcp said he could not legally diagnose me and perscibe the medicines I needed to manage this. He referred me to my pms and my pms suggested, no one in particular, but A naturopathic. I went to two and both wanted me to go vegan and drop hundreds of dollars on supplements and concoctions that weren't even completely natural. Not to mention neither of them took my insurance so the appointment alone was ridiculous.

If you do choose to go to one, do your research and find one that takes your insurance and isn't a quack.

The vegetation/vegan part may or may not be helpful but it's just not something I'm willing to do, even to feel better. Personally, I enjoy my meats and dairy. I'm willing to cut back a little, alter, only eat certain kinds but not completely cut out.

I would rather see a rheumatologist than a naturopath. Medical insurance companies are more sure of rheumatologist's reports. And they treat naturopath's reports as so/so & a wait & see attitude.

I have a great rheumatologist and a team of Lady PCPs who keep me going. The rheumatologist ordered 3 single spaced pages of lab tests! He confirmed that I "definitely have fibromyalgia," but based upon some of my answers to his questions, he was concerned about possible Lyme disease or lupus. I can't even think of a time that I would have been exposed to a tick, tho, and I'm certain that I would remember THAT! LOL

I have been putting off getting the labs done but I'll do them soon. I promised my fiance and my Mom that I would do 2 things per week regarding making appointments for all the referrals my PCP and rheumatologist ordered. I'm having difficulty finding a gastroenterologist who accepts my insurance plan... frustrating cuz IBS is causing a GREAT DEAL of issues no one wants to hear about... I'm supposed to have upper and lower endoscopies (esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy...fun fun fun. 😨

I don't know much about Naturopaths. I imagine it's up to the one you see as to how familiar they are with fibro disease process. And, most insurers, sadly, don't cover Natural Healing. I'm sketchy about them but I have had friends over the years (with different diagnoses than mine) say they swear by them. One gal had cancer tho, and she's now deceased. So there are my two cents, for what they're worth...

To Good Days,