Diagnosis
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I finally got to see the rheumatologist today.I was very worried that my problems would yet again be dismissed as depression as this is the way I have been treated for years by my GP....I had no need to worry.The rheumatologist was wonderful and kind and understanding.She confirmed the fibromyalgia diagnosis and told me it is not all in my head.She checked my bloods again as a routine and has referred me to a physio who specialises in the treatment of fibro and runs a local group.Finally it is official! After all these years of suffering and thinking I am going mad I can say to my family,''This is the problem,this is how it affects me,I am not imagining it,I am not a malingerer and I am not playing for sympathy.''
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tiswas24537 Lily23957
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IV HAD IT FOR 10YRS
BUT OTHER THOUGHTS SAY THAT THE CAUSE OF fibro comes from the prehistoric part of the brain . and untill you retrain it the cause will not go away and you will keep producing symptoms . theres things you can do to help but if you let the cause go untreated the condition will remain .
i am doing a retraining course and iv seen results in just a few weeks . so who knows whos right or whos wrong .
but i know the relief of finaly knowing that you are ill and not mad.
but if you think other people will understand any better your be dissapointed .not even my family understand .
new research has found that treating depression as an illness in many cases doesnt work ,doctors have now found in lots of cases that depression is a result of illness in the body which is causing, inflamation
.so treated a group of people who was not getting better on anti derpressants alone with anti inflamotrys as well and a large group of people got better .
hence what i said to my GP when i first went feeling awful and he wanted to put me on pills , i am not depressed with my life. i am depressed because i am in constant pain . looks like in veiw o f this new research i was right again.
Lily23957 tiswas24537
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tiswas24537 Lily23957
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there are other self help courses out there the one i am doing was recomended thats why i choice that one.
the one mager thing you could do to help your self is a self hypnoses cd for relaxtion do it twice a day it will help calm the brain and ease the symptoms .worth a try relaxtion can only be good for everyone
Lily23957 tiswas24537
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tiswas24537 Lily23957
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were they told a group of volunteers that they had been incontact
with there eqalviant of pioson oak .3/4 s of the group devoloped itching and blisters none had been in contact with pioson oak
and iv seen tv programes on surgery under hypnoses in this country
where older people had hips and knees replaced while a wake and other than sensation of pulling and tugging there was no pain and the operations were a succes .. not sure i would be that brave ,but i wouldnt mind giving it a ..try esp for the dentist.
i think untill we fully understand the mind we will never get to the root cause of illness.
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clurbur Lily23957
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Although it's not something any of us would wish upon even our worst enemies I'm glad it has been confirmed for you, it is horrible to sit undiagnosed.
Take advantage of any information, physio or support groups you are offered as they allow you to meet other people with similar conditions and find out tips that seem to go invisible otherwise.
If you have fibro fog (like me) remember to write down any questions you have whilst waiting for the physio/groups so you can ask when you get there.
xx
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