Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Hi, here is some of my information. Age range: I'm 27 Male/female: Female What are the symptoms? I have cronic upper back pain, twitches in my arms,but mostly my legs. I have very tinder points on my upper chest, hips, and neck. I am always exausted from doing very little or nothing. Has you illness been diagnosed? I've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, CFS, IBS, & Neurocardogenic Sycope. How long did you suffer before you got help? I was seeing a doctor after I suffered a sever sprain in my right shoulder/back. That was Jan. 2000 and I was diagnosed in Dec. 2000. Is there a time that you can remember when it started? After I injured myself at work. Some of us have found lack of exercise we are overweight. Have you found this to be a problem also? Due to the fibromyalgia and neurocardogenic sycope I am unable to exercise like I once did and I am overweight. Are you on disability? No, due to my age I was advised not to. If you are any pointers for others trying to get on disability? What have you found that helps ease the pain, warm baths, medications etc.? I have a wonderful heating pad, I take baths, I use motrin, advil, and tyl.pm. Do you have sleep problems? How do you deal with it? I have problems sleeping. I useally stay up until I fall asleep. Do you have family that understands your illness? My husband is very understanding. My mother, sister, and sister-in-law on the other hand isn't too understanding. Some have found certain foods causes problems with CFS or Fibro, have you? I notice more of a problem with my IBS. I should probely *sp* keep a journal. What type of Doctor have you found that has helped you the most? My family doctor is the one who diagnosed me. I had only been seeing him for 4 months when I started have problems with the neurocardiogenic sycope. Then he diagnosed me with the fibro after that. I trust him alot. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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