Share My Story: NFA Member Stories
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A Trip Down Fibro Lane
By: Carol Barendregt I was diagnosed in 2002 but I had pain way before I got the diagnosis. At that time most doctors just thought it was a mental disorder. I was fortunate enough to have a doctor who [...]
A New Restart – pain and relationship
By: Jane Avellino I was diagnosed in 2002 by my general physician, who was a D.O. And for a few years tried to cure my mostly back pain, and other painful problems that just wouldn’t get better. I was [...]
Fibromyalgia or just severe growing pains?
By: Rosemary Stambaugh Is it Fibromyalgia? As a child my leg aches became increasingly painful. I did manage to grow 5'7 and 1/4". It was a hard journey, and I was sensitive to foods, stomachaches and nausea. When spending [...]
My Ancestors My Family And Fibromyalgia
By Mary Vienneau Two of my ancestors had Fibromyalgia in the 1800s. I had 3 surgeries and Mononucleosis before symptoms started. Mono never went away, then started having pains and extreme fatigue, 24 hrs. a day. I was 45 [...]
Fibromyalgia Dr. Handoff..
By: Karen Commins I started out giving my symptoms to my general practitioner. He sends me to a rheumatologist. My rheumatologist diagnoses me with Fibromyalgia. He states that Fibromyalgia is not a rheumatoid disease and sends me back to [...]
Fibromyalgia, The Continuous Struggle
By: India Sweatman My story starts in 2013 when I was having pain I couldn't ignore; it was affecting my everyday life. I went to several specialist when one finally diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. Afterwards his care produced no [...]
A Dose of Difficult
By: Ariana Rush I was first diagnosed with FM in 2014. I have been dealing with this disease since I was 14, 25 years ago. After being diagnosed I spent a lot of time thinking. I wanted to know [...]
Faulty Newly Wed
By: Prerna Tiwari Hi, I am Prerna. The girl full of life, passion and loads of dreams in her eyes. Since childhood i have seen dreams of getting married. Just like in fairy tales I always dreamt of a [...]
Firefighter Turned Fibrofighter
By: Steven Lehman In 2015 my life began to change. As a 41-year-old Fire Lieutenant/ Paramedic, I was always doing something active. One thing I enjoyed the most was the long walks I took with my best friend and [...]