Is there anywhere near Sheffield where people with fibromyalgia
consultant with each other to support and raise awareness of our struggles and discuss ways we can help get through life without feeling useless
Maybe start our support group
I have you name it, all the bad symptoms of fibromyalgia & I'm not able to hold a full time job. I have had this for 24 years now. I also have severe depression because I have lost my purpose of raising 2 daughters that are adults now. How do fibromyalgia people make it financially by themselves?
No husband, knew how hard it is to get on disability. Then got custody of my grandchildren and needed to work to feed them and keep a roof over their heads. It wasn’t fun and very stressful, I do t… read more
I am asking because I was told that I am not allowed to take anything with the Butrans 20mg patch that I am on (I am referring to pain medication) and I have read online that other people have. Not on this site though. So, I do not know if it is true. I have been in extreme amounts of pain and I feel as though the Butrans patch does not work anymore. They only last so long before I am asking for my dosage to be brought up. But my doctor said I am at the highest dose. I read that was false as… read more
I have not met one person in my life or on line that does not have fibro along with chronic fatigue and many other diseases & am curious if you have?
Hey Cindy. I can't say I just have fibro, but everything else I have co-exists with fibro. IBS, anxiety and MDD.
I was diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, MGUS for short, before I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Just curious if any one else had been diagnosed with this as well.
Jodi Holleran & everyone! The difference between Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is: that (CFS) is excessive tiredness. You’re dragging yourself to move, when you haven’t done anything. I… read more
@A MyFibroTeam Member I agree. I take a huge amount of opioids that just don’t cut it anymore and I’m terrified of withdrawal. I have always taken as prescribed. And I am checked for that but where… read more
That sucks!
I can never tell if my aches and pains are from the scleroderma or fibro.
Thanks and have a great day.
El
Oh no, I just meant scleroderma is an autoimmune disease and fibromyalgia isn’t. That would make me wonder what other autoimmune diseases they might have overlooked. Like your arthritis, is it… read more
It's frustrating to navigate this disorder and yet everything hits harder. Then there's menopause lol