Oof, I can relate to this. So many doctors who are doing their best but don’t have any answers. I have resolved to let my physical therapist be my “Fibromyalgia specialist”. I still go to normal doctors to rule things out but once they tell me there’s nothing to be found, I assume Fibro and go back to physical therapy. Also, one doc got me on a probiotic that has saved me so much pain with the IBS. Happy to share more on that if you want.

I found on the web, clinical tests for diagnosing Shogren's and RA. There are at least 15 blood tests that doctors can use to separate Shogren from RA. A person can have Fibro, with Shogren's and RA. However, when doctors do nothing but delay or refer it hurts our overall health and well-being. How can we help ourselves feel better if we don't know anything? Every time I get referred to another doctor as a new patient, it causes a four to a six-month delay. I waited three years with a urinary tract infection to get new patient appointments. Then I waited five years with IBS to get an Rx for Bentyl after being treated by three different doctors. Therefore I went untreated for at least five years because of medical delays. This delay and refer is a very serious situation and it is time the media is made aware of these problems.

Ten, that is nothing. It took me years to be diagnosed and I went through every category of doctor there was. Each doctor sent me to another. 22 years ago fibro was not accepted in the medical field.

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I had the test three times because my fasting glucose was 105. I did not bother me. It is the gold standard for measuring diabetes. I am tired of having my A1C tested every three months.