Re: Re: Why bother telling anyone you have fibro? - To

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How true. What you say makes sense.

hugs,

Debra V.

Loest boltzero@...> wrote:

Arthritis is one of the, " I can see it therefore it exists " diseases.

Fibromyalgia cannot be readily seen, not by sight, x-ray, or other

means of examination. It is not the responsibility or task of the

Fibromyalgia sufferer to -prove- to anyone, the existance of the

disorder.

Arthritis is well known and well documented, Fibromyalgia is not.

This lack of general knowledge can be corrected, and should be.

Fibromyalgia -is- a recognised disease:

Fibromylagia is a recognised DISEASE by the WHO in 1992 and

classified under the ICD-10 ( International Classification of

Disease) with the code M-709.

Copenhagens definition of 1993 says: Fibromaylgia is a painful

widespread condition not articulated, that concerns predominantly the

muscular zones and presents an exagerated sensibility in multiple

predefined points.

Fibromyalgia has been recognised since 1994 in the International

Association for the study for pain (IASP) and is classified with the

code x33 x8a.

People's disbelief because they can not see the disorder does not in

any way make the disorder invalid.

People belief that the wind exists, they can't see it but they can

feel it.

The same principle exists with Fibromyalgia, you can't see it but -we-

feel it.

Try that logic on anyone that doubts the existance of Fibromyalgia

and see what kind of reaction you get.

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