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What Do You Do When 1 Dr. Tells You, You Have Fibro Yet Primary Dr. Doesn't Believe It. What Do You Do?
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I feel very much like Fibro fits me. My family Dr. says you just have muscular skeletal pain, Hello isn't that part of it?

posted February 12, 2018
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A MyFibroTeam Member

Different people will diagnose with different things. Doctors seem to not want to diagnose something that they cant explain on paper. Welcome to our community!

posted February 12, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Get a new primary doctor. That would be what i would do. We deal with too much with fibro so you don't need to deal with any doctor that does not believe you.

posted February 12, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

My GP diagnosed my fibro on my first visit. She is very knowledgeable on the subject. I feel very lucky to have her.
Maybe you should have the doctor that diagnosed you send a letter off to your GP. And if your GP doesn’t except that then I would look to find a new one.
I get so mad when I hear stories like this. Our doctors are supposed to work with us not against us.
xxxx

posted February 12, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

@A MyFibroTeam Member Hi, Lisa. The rheumatologist is the one that gives the DX of fibromyalgia. And if he/she prescribed Cymbalta, which is the med for fibromyalgia. I would suggest you look for a primary care that believes in fibromyalgia. You see fibromyalgia is not something that a primary care doctor really knows about. But a rheumatologist would.

posted February 12, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Time to get a new PCP.

posted February 13, 2018

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