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I have only seen a rheumatologist once and that was for my arthritic knee, should I be speaking to one about my Fabriomyalgia, I've had it for years now, however never been referred to one. ??
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Hi too have fibromyalgia. I have been primarily diagnosis with degenerate joint disease (djd). I have 2 replacement , one knee and a hip replacement .
I have been schedule for my third one in the fall. Because of the wide spread of pain my body experience on a daily basis. The fibromyalgia is trigger by my over active nerve pain. I have pain on the top of both feet, my elbows, ankles, neck and extreme fatigue. My best friend of my fibromyalgia has been my Lyrica twice a day. Because of it I use much less pain meds and I can sleep at night. However my energy level is very low even tho I feel that I can do more. It has help so much with the stiffness I deal with on a daily basis. The stiffness is trigger if I sit for a long period of time, and when I wake up in the mornings.one last thing we must push ourselves and fight not to give in to this horrible disease which unless you experience it you don't understand it. My motto is for us the worse we feel make" Sure we don't look the way we Feel" inside. I hope that this have been an encouragement for all of us who suffers on a daily basis with this disease.