I came across a website that said that those with fibromyalgia should wear a medical id bracelet in case you are injured so doctors know your pain could be from fibromyalgia and so that they don't run needless tests. While this does make sense I can also see how this could be a problem. If I was in a position where I was injured, like in a car accident, I would want all tests run. Just because a certain part of my body has frequent fibromyalgia pain that doesn't mean there couldn't be some other… read more
Forget that..how do they know the tests are needless?? You could be bleeding interally or something…really its not all fibro!
I woud not wear one..im already passed over “
Websites say al sorts of things. This maybe just ignorantly tries to promote wider use of medical bracelets. Wrong reasoning. In case of medical emergencies the worst thing you can do to default to fibromyalgia as a diagnosis without investigating the symptoms. If I go to a doctor because I am worried about my symptoms I don’t mention I have fibromyalgia.
I say no to a bracelet. I am on the side of run every test under the sun. I have been to the ER and I have been dismissed as a tweaker wanting pain meds. Nope not one. I was not the most po!ite person after that. Just because we have joints that ache doesn't mean we are not capable of being broken too.