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Does Anyone Else Get Bad Flare-ups After Getting Injections Of Any Sort? I’ve Had 2 Injections And Couldn’t Move My Muscles For Days.
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Am also fine with infections I get quite a lot of them, get loads if blood test & 12 weakly injections 4 pernicious Anemia.

I Seem To Get A Lot Of Infections. I Know Fibro Is A CNS Disease, Not Autoimmune. Why Do Some Of Us Get Infections Requiring Antibiotics?
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Fibro: What People Don't See (Infographic) Read Article...
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Hi Chrissy, it seems that those of us with fibromyalgia can have autoimmune diseases too. I know I do. But my autoimmune diseases didn’t show up until I was 65. Quite a shock.Since you’ve been sick so… read more

Does Anyone Else Have Brief Moments Of Being Lightheaded?
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I've been fighting a cold and bronchitis, but sometimes I get lightheaded even when I haven't been coughing. What seems weird to me, is that it only started over the last week or two.

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Many sinus infections & dizzeness

Shortness Of Breath
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For about two weeks now i have felt short of breath, but not the way you would think. It's not hard to take a breath, but to actually breathe through my nose. I feel like my nose is clogged, but its not...there is no congestion. Its really scary..I'm just so freaked out.

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@A MyFibroTeam Member could it be your job, not being funny. I had sick building syndrome when i worked at a particular store. Ear nose throat doctor said most likely mold. He was right we had a leak… read more

Seriously Does Anyone Else Get Constant Infections Or Is Due To My Auto Immune Disease 🤔
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I am being prescribed antibiotics for a kidney infection but I seem to have like 4 a year and a couple of chest infections anyone else like this?

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I get UTIs frenquently.

When To Worry About Swollen Lymph Node?
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Ever since I have had issues with the autoimmune junk I have had a lymph node in my neck getting swollen and hard. Sometimes the lymph node will go down but then it will get hard again and stick around for a good month or so.

I had a terrible ear infection about a month ago where my ear drum ruptured and the ENT told me that a swollen lymph node can indicate an infection (wherever the lymph node is, then the infection is somewhere higher up). That being said, I have also read that swollen… read more

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What side of your neck and does it make your ear ache?Evelyn

Candida/yeast Issues
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Has anyone had candida/yeast problems? Did diflucan or anything else help? I am desperate to find the answers for my itching and rashes in the heat. I had bloodwork a d everything looks great. Nothing SED rates but I am sick and miserable. Thank you!😫

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Nodules
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Do you get swollen nodules? Where do you get them?

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Am waiting to see ENT consult re dry mouth/ lumpy salivary glands - apparently there are lymph nodes INSIDE in the parotid (salivary) glands - which surround the junction of jaw with temples. And… read more

Does Anyone Have A Suggestion? Ten Days Ago Had A Urine Infection Got Cipro-3 Days Later Threw Up In AM For 2 Days With Bad Belly Pain.
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Went to fam. dr. who retested still an infection - put on
Dico. Still feel awful pain is bad and now have nausea off and on. Can not figure if this is a virus or infection
making me like this. Have had flares but I am a mess
can not illness make Fibro go beserk? Thank u all.

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Your doctor like all doctors only "practices" medicine; it's not a sure thing. You need to try different antibiotics until you find one that works without terrible side effects. I don't think Cipro… read more

Apparently I've Since Found Out That Fybromyalgia Causes A Low Immune System. Has Anyone Else Found This?
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I've had 8 chest infections & 2 kidney infections in 12 months!

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No. I haven't been sick in years, even through COVID. I do wash my hands and mask when around sick people or just a lot of people.