It's Fibro Friday week 199

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common, chronic disorder with widespread muscle pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points... But there is so much more to this condition than that. 

Every week people who have FMS post articles here to help others understand what they experience. 

We are happy that you are here.  So grab your favorite cuppa, relax and enjoy visiting some interesting articles and people who have fibro.

Get Your Fibromyalgia Questions Answered

If you have unanswered questions about Fibromyalgia, you are in the right place. We have a great team of people living with fibromyalgia to give you their take on the real true nitty gritty of fibro.
We love to help others understand more about all aspects of FM.

You can ask your questions on our facebook page or in our newsletter, each week during November.
Don't be shy... we would love you to ask anything relating to Fibromyalgia.

Here's who will be helping you:
Susan Pearson from Living Creatively with Fibro
Terri Sutula from Reclaiming Hope
Mandy Farmer from Mandy and Michelle
Pamela Jessen from There Is Always Hope 
Bethan Jones from Hello Fibro Blog - The life of a 20 something living with Fibro
Shelley from Chronic Mom
Lee Good (that's me) from Fibro Files.

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Do you have a Fibromyalgia diagnosis?

Fibromyalgia is a condition of widespread pain and fatigue with so many symptoms and little clinical evidence.
This makes it a difficult condition to diagnose.
Your doctor cannot detect it from a blood test nor can they see it in an x-ray.
You need to have widespread pain in all 4 quadrants of the body for 3 months or more to get a diagnosis.

When you have a diagnosis there are some treatments you can try but it is a matter of trial and error to see what works for you as at this stage there is no known cure only things that help reduce the symptoms.

If you have a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia you will find the articles here, each week, very useful in helping with different issues such as if you are still working and learning how others feel about situations that arise such as having to slow down.