tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post422050593922848879..comments2024-01-06T18:05:16.766-05:00Comments on The Lunatic's Asylum: Fibromyalgia is Bullshit...Matthew Notohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comBlogger390125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-35715356355360082762021-04-16T10:20:04.517-04:002021-04-16T10:20:04.517-04:00Got to agree with Matthew. I think fibro is bullsh...Got to agree with Matthew. I think fibro is bullshit, and I think its as much down to lazy diagnosis by docs as much as patients malingering. Im a 42 yr old woman with Schizophrenia. Had back trouble for years, but couple of years ago started getting hellish pain in hips, legs, feet etc. Off to the doc, and as soon as he reads my schizo diagnosis 'oh, pain must be fibro. Here, take some painkillers and go away.' So I ditch the painkillers as I do NOT do well with opioids, and grit my teeth. Fast forward a yearand Im in an accident and need physio. At first session physio watches me walking around and tells me shes pretty sure I have anterior pelvic tilt and asks if I get leg pain etc. Few months of exercises, and pains a lot better. Now Im not overweight or anything- 5'6 and 115lb,so cant comment on the 'fat, depressed' stereotype, but if the doc hadnt gone 'crazy, female, early 40s, eh slap a fibro diagnosis on it' I could have been saved a lot of pain, and reckon a lot of other people could be too. laruby1565https://www.blogger.com/profile/11210500020751210048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-59595913240631783412018-05-30T05:18:35.175-04:002018-05-30T05:18:35.175-04:00I hear you Matt, even if the hysterical FM army do...I hear you Matt, even if the hysterical FM army doesn't. You don't lack compassion at all. You're trying to get them to listen (which is another hysterical FM symptom... lack of listening skills) to the possibility that there could be something to actually help their pain. That whining has never cured a damn thing and it never will. Doctors don't always have the answers, sometimes they don't want or need to follow through. I know a woman who had years of difficulty... pain, weight gain, emotional troubles, etc... before she found a doctor who finally followed through and kept looking before it was discovered she had a thyroid issue. Two things: she never accepted the FM diagnosis, and she never gave in. Sometimes there is a happy ending, sometimes not. The human body is complicated and fascinating and we will never know everything. Our crummy health care system holds most of the blame for the FM plague, I totally agree. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362542011246222837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-67491955008783161902017-10-09T13:11:17.801-04:002017-10-09T13:11:17.801-04:00My ex-wife just got diagnosed with this crap, and ...My ex-wife just got diagnosed with this crap, and guess what - shes been addicted to opium based painkillers for about 18 years.....Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349100267925081135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-582873540184748102017-08-08T13:10:49.346-04:002017-08-08T13:10:49.346-04:00By the name itself it does exist--pain in the liga...By the name itself it does exist--pain in the ligaments, fibers, muscles, cells, of our bodies--We all have it duh!!! That being said it is an end to further research, no need for diets, lifestyles, or mental health changes which would more than likely bring resolve to many. It does disgust me when I hear more and more people lay claim to this disease/disorder, knowing, as has been stated by many, there is no definitive rule by which one is diagnosed. Believe me there is an underlying reason for all our ailments and not being fully understood it is very simple to be tagged with FM. Now we could ruffle some more feathers by discussing how ADD is also BS!!! We in this country are so undisciplined(diet, pursuits, lifestyles, character, education, etc.) that we no longer maintain a proper focus. Look how far we have fallen, so now we coin phrases to justify/excuse our undisciplined natures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080152968882182668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-41072790606660119842017-07-16T18:12:02.755-04:002017-07-16T18:12:02.755-04:00I was told by my doctor that I had Fibronyalgia. A...I was told by my doctor that I had Fibronyalgia. All they did was pump me with painkillers and send me on my way. After months of the same bullshit excuses I grew impatient and demand they look into it further. Eventually, I was sent to a geneticist who diagnosed me with EDS after running tests. Fibromyalgia is bullshit... doctors are just too lazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-44850890150305050152017-06-24T13:46:06.515-04:002017-06-24T13:46:06.515-04:00Most patients with fibromyalgia have some psychiat...Most patients with fibromyalgia have some psychiatric disorder as well...depression being the most common but also can be anxiety etc.. I believe that their nerve sensitivities have been unregulated by these psychiatric issues. There are also patients with pain syndromes that we don't know the cause of. Doctors call it fibromyalgia basically to not hurt patients feelings by saying this is literally in your head. <br /><br />Using the anecdotal evidence of three people you know that have fibromyalgia to make some broad generalization about a disease is not very scientific. It is the same thing as saying "I know three people who avoided smoking and they still got cancer". But i digress...<br /><br />What does one do as a physician when a patient is in tears in front of you and you can't find a cause of their pain or discomfort? Tell them to fuck off? Go Away? Seeing patients with difficult to treat problems that have no identifiable cause is not profitable at all. That is why doctors seek patients who have an identifiable problem and a simple procedure to fix it. That is what american medicine pays for. Getting $30 for a patient to talk about their pain which you can't identify and treat very well for 30 minutes is not making any doctor rich (or even able to pay their staff or your electric bill).<br /><br />This misconception about "doctors want you to be sick" or "doctors have some conspiracy with pharmaceutical companies to give you medicine" is nonsense. As a doctor it just pisses me off when people say that. I want people with real shit to come in, I treat them and they go on their merry way. I make more money that way. I have less stress that way. It is frankly way better for me. When I have a patient with a chronic untreatable condition I am about as excited to see them as seeing a dentist for a root canal. These patients usually go from doctor to doctor hoping for a "cure" when there is none. Most appointments involve sitting in a room with them for 30 minutes letting them "talk to us" after which we try desperately to give them something (because patients prefer us to try to treat someone as opposed to just telling them "you're fucked". ) Contrary to TV shows, we haven't reached a 100% cure rate for every medical problem yet. Modern medicine is only really 100 years old. Unfortunately that is where the science and research is right now. If you don't like it, donate money to NIH or other brain research centers. Put your money where your mouth is. Glad the post gets the convo going. Though I disagree with a lot of it, it helps move people. <br /><br />Best of luck - An American Physician.chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-77540539988691081382017-06-23T15:48:50.333-04:002017-06-23T15:48:50.333-04:00No broken bones or trauma? Are you obese or overwe...No broken bones or trauma? Are you obese or overweight? Do you hardly ever exercise? You could be stressing your nervous system out with unhealthy habits and bad posture. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-15504709647295388622017-03-30T02:38:08.032-04:002017-03-30T02:38:08.032-04:00Born with it? Has someone identified a "fibro...Born with it? Has someone identified a "fibromyalgia" gene and forgot to tell me about it?<br /><br />The Mayo Clinic has this to say on the subject:<br /><br />"Is fibromyalgia hereditary?<br /><br />Answers from Kevin C. Fleming, M.D.<br />Fibromyalgia isn't passed directly from parents to children, but the disorder does appear to cluster within families.<br /><br />The odds of developing fibromyalgia are several times higher in the immediate families of people with fibromyalgia than in families in which no one has fibromyalgia.<br /><br />In fact, studies of DNA from family members of people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain syndromes have turned up a number of genes that could help explain why these disorders seem to run in families.<br /><br />Each of these genes plays a role in your nervous system's response to pain. Some of the same genes are also associated with depression and anxiety, which may be the reason why certain antidepressant medications help reduce fibromyalgia symptoms.<br /><br /><br />With<br /><br />Kevin C. Fleming, M.D."<br /><br />Note: He said "Some of the same genes are also associated with depression and anxiety, which may be the reason why certain antidepressant medications help reduce fibromyalgia symptoms."<br /><br />Nothing like playing both sides of the fence, Doctor.Matthew Notohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-32528847490526881892017-03-28T13:10:11.090-04:002017-03-28T13:10:11.090-04:00I feel sorry for many of you. Fibromyalgia is real...I feel sorry for many of you. Fibromyalgia is real and I was born with it. The reason I found this forum is because I have been looking for years on how to properly treat this disease. I was actually born with it. I've had the painful tender spots as many years as I can remember. I complained to my rich family (yes, rich, not on welfare and drugs as some say) and I was at the doctors for painful tender spots, constipation, migraines, and other fibro symptoms by the time I was 7. I had 15 strep infections by the time I was 8. I was born sick or weird as some of you would say. I don't care if you want to call it psychological, call it what you want but it is real. I grew up in pain, did everything I could to fight it. If I had migraines, I laid down and it took 8 hours after I woke up to do a 5 minute homework but I always made honor roll. I never smoked, have never tried a drug in my life including marijuana and I don't drink. I am not on medication for my fibromyalgia and I eat nothing but health food and I am in constant pain. I have bad days that are a 10 and good days that are a 3 or 4 of pain but there is always pain. I worked my way through a college degree with this severe pain, and it took me about 120 hours a week to do my classes when others take 30 or 40 hours. This pain sets you back that much. Many people give up because it never goes away and you have nothing to look forward to. All I can explain it like is having a bad flu where even your hair hurts and you can't get out of bed. People with the flu usually call in sick to work. I never have. I try to fight this disease so bad and I've held onto walls to stand up and get to work. People really should not be putting anyone down just because you have not experienced the situation yourself. My fibromyalgia is in the process of breaking down my spine. It ate away at my neck last year and I had to get a neck fusion. It is now messing with my lower back and I need an operation later for spinal stenosis. I have never been in an accident before as many would suggest. I do believe that people with fibromyalgia have some psychological problems but I believe the fibro came first. Who would not be feeling a bit psycho when you have spent your whole life sick and in pain with no support system and everyone putting you down and calling you names. Most people with the flu complain for three days and get back up to work. A fibro person has that flu the rest of their life. There is no getting back up and feeling better. Worse yet, you get bullied for this disease by people such as the ones on this website. Fibro is like throwing a person out of their wheelchair and telling them to walk. we get bullied all day, everyday until we are ready to snap. we have enough pressure on us already with all the doctors appointments and pain to be bullied by people. Open up your hearts a little bit and say what if? What if these people are telling the truth? (which they are). What if these people are alone and bullied? (which they are). What am I doing to help them? (which is absolutely nothing). What am I doing to hurt them? (constant belittling, and bullying, among other things). disappointed1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10969915873212067837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-22339260189204909942017-03-19T07:26:42.721-04:002017-03-19T07:26:42.721-04:00Fybro "Nonsense".
I was married to a so ...Fybro "Nonsense".<br />I was married to a so called "Fybro sufferer" for 10 years.<br /><br />The only relief - divorce.<br /><br />So free now.<br /><br />Complete mumbo-jumbo. Ended up holding the terminals of batteries for "relief". Cummon.<br /><br />It's all in the head and just wanting sympathy.<br /><br />I said it, yeah!<br /><br />B.Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-10444609710901097702017-02-20T02:57:34.181-05:002017-02-20T02:57:34.181-05:00Its not a disease, its a type of symptoms of somet...Its not a disease, its a type of symptoms of something which hasnt been taken seriously by a doctor. These people are not lying!! They are in serious pain. Your article is bullshit tbh :D You say we all have previous injuries, thats a load of shite., I have had fibro pain all my life and no broken bones or serious injuries ever. In fact I have never bene in hospital before :D Watch this:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRaD-mmeZQ8 maybe you can become enlightened if you start to learn something instead of judging what you have no idea about.Fibro Patientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-18951109825589306702017-02-06T23:50:55.936-05:002017-02-06T23:50:55.936-05:00Hi there,
I'm a 30 year old female and was re...Hi there,<br /><br />I'm a 30 year old female and was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I feel like it's the diagnosis used when doctor's have no idea what's causing you pain. I've had no significant trauma, and I've never been on any medication. I'm a natural health chica all the way. I've had very very mild anxiety (self diagnosed), so I can't say that it doesn't have some link to mental health, but even if it does, it doesn't reduce the pain any less. I'm a stay at home mom and not trying to weasle my way out of doing work. No way my kids would allow that! I can't hold the books when I read to them, because it hurts my wrists, peeling or cutting foods hurts, so many things that I never thought about for a second have been impacted. I'm not sure if what I have is fibromyalgia or something else that they couldn't figure out, but I promise you, the pain is very real to some of us.Baileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-16894042847168219162017-01-16T20:45:28.547-05:002017-01-16T20:45:28.547-05:00Also, rsrchr, my contention has been throughout th...Also, rsrchr, my contention has been throughout this tour du crap that medical science has no answer for it because they haven't been treating it; they're treating symptoms, yes, but they're not treating the underlying syndrome which is a mental illness. The medical profession has been viewing this thing through very parochial lenses, and they are not giving their patients good advice or treatment when they're stuffing them full of anti-depressants, handing out opiates, and running unnecessary tests that they know beforehand are going to be inconclusive.<br /><br />Why? Because if your MD sent you to a psychiatrist, he loses out. <br /><br />Seriously, sometimes it pays to read the discussion thread before you make an ass out of yourself. It's only been repeated over and over that the medical profession is doing a great disservice to patients by not telling them unwelcome truths about themselves.Matthew Notohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-26797380418162885032017-01-16T20:37:18.484-05:002017-01-16T20:37:18.484-05:00*Ahem* I posted a link to the Mayo Clinic earlier ...*Ahem* I posted a link to the Mayo Clinic earlier in this discussion thread....multiple times, in fact. Johns Hopkins says the same thing:<br /><br />According to the Mayo Clinic, 40% of "fibromyalgia" patients have undiagnosed/unresolved mood disorders or depression.<br /><br />Are you sure you have the right Mayo Clinic? It's the one with doctors in it, not the one where they make mayonnaise.Matthew Notohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-72889399213070810102017-01-15T14:39:52.328-05:002017-01-15T14:39:52.328-05:00From the Mayo Clinic:
What is the most common mis...From the Mayo Clinic:<br /><br />What is the most common misconception about fibromyalgia?<br /><br />The top misconception is that people think fibromyalgia isn't a real medical problem or that it is "all in your head." There's a lot that's unknown about fibromyalgia, but researchers have learned more about it in just the past few years.<br /><br />In people who have fibromyalgia, the brain and spinal cord process pain signals differently. As a result, they react more strongly to touch and pressure, with a heightened sensitivity to pain. It is a real physiological and neurochemical problem.<br /><br />Why does this misconception persist?<br /><br />In our society, people tend to think that there is a cure or a fix for every medical problem. You go to the doctor, expecting he or she will fix whatever's wrong with you with medication or surgery.<br /><br />It's frustrating to people with fibromyalgia because the traditional treatment approach isn't effective. And it's also frustrating to health care providers because they want to help people. But there's no easy fix. It takes lifestyle changes and small steps toward achieving wellness. It's a process.<br /><br />http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fibromyalgia/in-depth/fibromyalgia/art-20048097resrchrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-74333185690991009362017-01-15T14:30:47.221-05:002017-01-15T14:30:47.221-05:00It is amazing that someone who admits to no medica...It is amazing that someone who admits to no medical background and no experience with a particular health issue would launch such an attack. <br /><br />The body is a far more complex thing that many here seem to realize: hormones, nerves, tissue beyond muscles and joints. There is a great deal of research that suggests that what is now called fibromyalgia...and it has been called that for roughly 30 years, previously called fibrositis...is related to systemic inflammation. Some sufferers have had previous accidents, yes. Some have not. Some have tried pain meds as a treatment, and some have not. Many docs who have researched the condition have looked to inflammation of fascia tissue as the culprit, which produces hyper stimulation to the central nervous system and an all-over hyper sensitization. The brain is bombarded with pain signals. Some patients also test positive for pathogens such as candida albicans, experiencing leaky gut and other byproducts, which causes generalized weakness, fatigue and "brain fog". The immune system is compromised, making the patient susceptible to viruses and bacterial infections. <br /><br />Inflammation can be structural or chemical. It is complex, and your highly biased discussion really contributes nothing of value. I would suggest that you still have some demons in your thought process, perhaps relating to your brain based personality and acknowledged addiction. resrchrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-79213021733693289552016-12-31T02:06:22.385-05:002016-12-31T02:06:22.385-05:00I did tell you, that, macey.
Now, if you're c...I did tell you, that, macey.<br /><br />Now, if you're capable of getting your 6'2", 240 pound, 50-year old ass off your couch and stomping a mud puddle in my dumb ass, then I guess you're not really all that sick, are you?<br /><br />I wrote this years ago, and you people keep responding to it as if I care.<br /><br />I suggest that you see a psychiatrist, Sir, because you obviously have issues with rage and perhaps self-esteem.Matthew Notohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-81304512523508768442016-12-28T23:10:54.170-05:002016-12-28T23:10:54.170-05:00Was told i have fibro 20 years ago im 52 6.2 240 l...Was told i have fibro 20 years ago im 52 6.2 240 lbs and if you told me to my face i did not all my pain would not stop me from stomping a mudhole in your dumb ass <br />maceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918202107535071606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-38761865595059013932016-11-25T01:16:41.326-05:002016-11-25T01:16:41.326-05:00I almost never respond to posts but read a lot of ...I almost never respond to posts but read a lot of this one and it only makes someone who actually does have a legitimate diagnosis of FM feel that much more alienated. I was diagnosed at age 13. I have tried to have the docs rule out any other possible cause to my extreme random pain but so far I really do seem to be one of the few that actually do have Fibromyalgia. It is debilitating. I have struggled in life bc I don't want to tell people something is wrong with me, especially when I was young. I thought it must be something like cancer because I was in so much daily pain and had so much fatigue, dizziness, fog, chronic sleep issues as a result of shooting pain throughout my body. It feels like you have the flu in a lot of ways. It in some ways feels like an every day hangover. A bad hangover. I did not experience early childhood trauma (physically or psychologically.) I certainly do not make shit up. It's so hard for us FM sufferers to deal with life as it is, why not just give us the benefit of the doubt and consider that if we are brave enough to risk telling someone what we struggle with (due to the obvious stigma and crap like this out there) we are probably not making shit up. I have worked hard my whole life and its been an extreme struggle. I try to eat healthy and try to exercise when the pain is not excruciating, that's all I can do. I take a combo of meds to treat the four major components of fibromyalgia: 1. Pain; 2. Poor sleep/never feeling rested regardless of how much we've slept; 3. Mood - being in pain all the time and poor non restorative sleep is the cause of most of our depression and anxiety; 4. Fatigue.<br /><br />Living with this condition has been challenging but I thankful it is becoming more recognized because back before any Fibro meds came out, I was in so much physical pain everyday, that life hardly seemed enjoyable in any sense. I pray for continued research for those of us who do have a chronic pain disorder - and send my best to all those out there feeling misunderstood, confused, hurt and helpless around so many aspects that this condition causes to our lives. I'm tired, as usual so please forgive any grammatical errors. This feed was a real downer and I know for myself, I shouldn't read these insensitive posts because it does no good to anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-81090693491277058592016-11-23T09:06:45.080-05:002016-11-23T09:06:45.080-05:00Fibromyalgia is a condition that fat depressed mis...Fibromyalgia is a condition that fat depressed miserable middle aged women suffer from. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-57688034411940437672016-11-15T18:10:30.187-05:002016-11-15T18:10:30.187-05:00I'm a 15 year old female and was diagnosed las...I'm a 15 year old female and was diagnosed last year and never had any physical trama and never had to take pain pills, never done drugs. Fibromyalgia runs in my family and it has been explained to me as there being an issue in blood flow to certain parts of the brain and issues with chemicals being unbalanced in the brain, I've also heard it described as over active nerves because the pain happens everywhere, not just where there has been a previous injury. If I had a choice I would NEVER want this or ever wish this on my enemy. I don't know why people would want this, but it sounds like those people may not have fibromyalgia but I don't have the authority to make that decisionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-71114575196964248012016-11-09T21:29:15.492-05:002016-11-09T21:29:15.492-05:00I've been diagnosed with fibro myself and am t...I've been diagnosed with fibro myself and am terrified of taking pain killers and the like due to their less than stellar reputation. I battle daily with getting out of bed because the pain is almost unbearable but I am a mother and wife and therefore do not have the luxury of lying around feeling sorry for myself. But, that being said,I would like to thank you for making me feel so much more worse about myself. The guilt eats at me daily for not doing enough, am I just being lazy and looking for an excuse to slack, is this real or all in my head? These are questions that plague me all the time along with the'phantom' pain, the awesome insomnia and the myriad other'fun'symptoms I'm obviously making up because I'm an attention seeking hypochondriac. There's not an insult you've hurled out there that I've not wondered about myself. How am I supposed to 'get over something' that doesn't want to get over me? And yes, I'm sorry to say that depression is a huge part of fibro. It's kinda hard to be chipper when your body is your number one enemy. I'm constantly doubting myself about this fibro thing and do not ever want to use it as an excuse to slack off. All I can say is that for me, whether it's considered a real disease or a figment of my imagination, the struggle is very real and utterly demoralizing. Your comments, and I do understand that you are merely expressing your opinion, has done nothing more but add to my burden. I already feel like a totally useless person, unable to function like a normal human being, worried sick that I'm damaging my family by constantly feeling sick and exhausted and so very very sore. If this is all for show, then I'm one hell of an actor. Just please remember, when you are ranting about us crazy, lazy hypochondriacs, that your words (stranger though you may be) hurt more than you'll ever even begin to imagine.Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-86458263213300389832016-10-30T14:42:23.037-04:002016-10-30T14:42:23.037-04:00I also am no doctor, but I have encountered severa...I also am no doctor, but I have encountered several people who have received a fibromyalgia diagnosis. Of these I've only known one really well. This woman was around 50 when I knew her, grossly overweight, and an average day for her amounted to staying in bed all day, popping pain pills (30mg oxycontin), and the multitude of other drugs (klonopin, and prozac to name a few) that she was on, and watching TV. I rarely ever observed her actually get out of bed (usually only to go to the bathroom, or get something from the kitchen if she couldn't get someone else to get it for her). This woman also was on disability because of her fibromyalgia. The main problem I saw with her was her weight, and the fact that she was without a doubt the laziest person I ever knew. I was good friends with two of her kids, one who's actually a nurse now, but neither seemed to believe that anything was physically wrong with their mother, and I'm inclined to agree with them based on conversations I had with the woman where she seemed to imply that she was just using the diagnosis as a way to get pain pills and disability. She never came right out and admitted it, but she would often give other people advise on what to tell a doctor if you want this diagnosis. The whole thing made me sick, and every time I hear someone say they have fibromyalgia I automatically think of this woman. I don't know if it's a real thing or not, but I'd be willing to bet that the vast number of suffers are hypochondriacs, drug seekers, or just people trying to get on disability. For some insane reason it seems a number of people actually enjoy the attention they get from being sick. I see so many posts on facebook where people post any little problem they have seemingly just to get the outpouring of sympathy that comes with it. Anytime I've had a medical issue I keep it to myself, but so many others seem addicted to the attention that comes with being sick. I find the whole thing disgusting. I guess my past experience with a number of obvious hypochondriacs has tainted my outlook on society, and maybe these people genuinely are just worried, and looking for a little bit of support in their time of need, but I almost always see it as them just looking for attention. I'm sorry that I feel that way, but I can't change it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358268437220279348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-16518742494738185072016-10-27T11:26:26.009-04:002016-10-27T11:26:26.009-04:00I am SO beyond mad at this post by whoever the hel...I am SO beyond mad at this post by whoever the hell uneducated idiot wrote it!! I was just recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and let me tell you ass wipe it is REAL, we ARE NOT psycho pill chasing lunatics. I have never had a real traumatic life altering event happen other then child birth. Fibromyalgia is not more prevelant in the gay community it is actually more common in women then men so I would have to say you are homophobic (even though you claim not to be). I have never taken a pain killer for my fibromyalgia EVER. I think you need to do a little more research on the topic before you start spewing out accusations and idiotic remarks about a DISEASE you know absolutely NOTHING about.... clearly. Anyone with fibromyalgia can tell you that you are 100% inaccurate in EVERYTHING you say. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049561892399710364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161738.post-11379287804565245582016-10-15T09:44:20.816-04:002016-10-15T09:44:20.816-04:00Could FM be a cover up for Lyme disease?Could FM be a cover up for Lyme disease?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com