Fibromyalgia Support Group

You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

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What One Piece Of Advice

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What is the one piece of Advice you would give to a person with fibromyalgia in 20 words or less?
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Research learn as much as possible on your own
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yes, deff. Research!
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Eat well, get rest, cry when you need to, lean on friends, make sure you have a good rheumatologist

=)
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All of the above plus: Try to keep your stress under control.
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don't let anyone make you feel bad about being sick. be informed. be firm don't let them push you arround.
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Learn all you can from others with this awful disease...
learn to say No without the guilt attached...
give urself all the breaks you need...also without the guilt attached
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Research
Speak-up
Conserve energy
Alot of sleep
Don't be afraid of pain meds--- there's no brownie points 4 tough guys.

19 words and one number....lol
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Yes all of the above and be kind to yourself
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Fibro worried me until I learned that I have autoimmune Hep B. I didn't get it from anyone. My immune system is over active and attacks my own body. Standard treatment won't work and I'm ineligible for a transplant. I am also very high risk for liver and pancreatic cancer. And there are much worse things to have than that.

Yes, it is painful, debilitating and destroys the quality of your life. My advice is to try and keep it in perspective.
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Take care of YOU!
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Dont let fibro define you, embrace it and control whats within yourself.
Dont lose your pill bottle, you will need it!
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RESEARCH, LOOK FOR SITE LIKE THIS ONE FOR MORE KNOWLEDGE AND TRY TO ACCEPT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS BODY TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN IT....I HAD TO FIRST DO RESEARCH FOR HEP C THEN AFTER THE TX RESEARCH FOR FIBRO..., I;M STILL RESEARCHING....LOVE
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