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I have that book lol!
But your right, you'll find better info online.
Medicine moves almost as fast as technology sometimes. By the time a book comes out, it's at least 6 months behind with it's information.

If anyone would have that book it would be you ROFL

I also have that book - not for me - bought a couple of copies for my support group. You'd be surprised what people don't know about their condition, especially if they've just been diagnosed, which is about 50% of my new members at any given time.

Not everyone is inclined to go hunting on the Internet for information - some don't think about it - others don't realize there is so much there, and still others are overwhelmed with the amount of information that is out there.

For someone looking for the very basic and accurate information it's not such a bad place to start.

I have several Fibromyalgia books that I got from Amazon.com One of them is titled "The Fibromyalgia Dental Handbook" - A Practical Guide To Maintaining Peak Dental Health by Flora Parsa Stay,DDS.

Thanks Brown that sounds like a good book about dental. Have to check it out through amazon. Guess thats where I am going to purchase the book Trigger point.

LOL (hanging head in shame)...yup, I've got that book also. But I do have to add, that was the book that sparked my curiosity to learn more about this disease.

It does cover all bases of what we go through...even down to filing for SSDI.

I have it too!!! Was the first one I got after dx...since it was for dummies, I figured I could manage it through the fibrofog! LOL

HUGS to all!

Hmm. I'm finding that I feel like I keep reading the same info online over and over now. Makes me wonder if I have reached the peak of self-education about the condition itself. Blah I was really hoping there was more out there!
The first book I got after dx was "You Don't look Sick" -- a friend gave it to me instead of keeping it for herself. She said she thought I needed it more. It's a pretty good read.

How much info can they put out when they dont even know that much about it? The medical field is clueless too or they would know how and what causes and treat it without giving you a pain pill

There are many different medical conditions for which the cause and cure are not yet found. I wouldn't call the medical professionals "clueless" just because they're not there yet.

The have no idea what causes Alzheimers, MS, Lou Gehrigs, MD, AIDS, and a host of other conditions. That doesn't make them clueless - they're just not there yet.

Research is progressing - they are certain now that it's a CNS condition, not an auto-immune or arthritic condition as was formerly thought. That's real progress that will one day lead to more effective treatment, and even a cure down the road.

Until then, I'm grateful every day for the pain pills that allow me to get up and go to work every day and do all the other things I could not do without effectively treating my pain.

Try this book "The complete idiot's guide to Fibromyalgia" its a orange and white book.....it really has help me and I understand it alot better...even my Doctor's like it...BUT when I was first reading these books I put a brown paper bag over it as a book cover so NO ONE saw what I was reading be cause I WAS SO EMBARESSED.....it's been 2 yrs with this book and I still have the cover on it I carry it around to ALL my appts and leave it in the car if someone ask me about Fibro.

Thanks for telling us about the book Marysue, I am going to check it out also.