Connie & HepMom, Thank you for the info and advice-- esp. regarding the viral lode-- I feel quite a bit better and not in such a panic. I don't know why but I hadn't thought of a biopsy. Makes sense,...
I was diagnosed with Hep C about 12 years ago. 10 yrs ago I did 6 mo.s of just of the interferon and it kicked my proverbial butt something awful. I had to quit, even tho' I'm a genotype 1b; it took...
Joel, Welcome! I am new also, and am awed by how many warm, caring (and funny) individuals there are here! I have sort of jumped around from place to place, CP, Fibro, Lupus (haven't been diagnosed,...
Dear BluAngel, It's been 12 years since I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I still don't know how to cope. Honestly, I haven't had a "good day" in over 8 years. As my diagnoses increased (...
I agree with the general consensus. Beyond pain, I've noticed that doctors aren't terribly interested in symptoms of any sort. They don't even nod their heads and pretend to listen, they just tune...
You are very lucky to have a spouse, especially one that is supportive. I was unlucky enough to be single when I got ill, and have never had the energy to maintain my regular friendships, much less...
So sorry to hear that all this is going on with you. I have so many of the same symptoms, the "zapping" which is not only terrifically unpleasant, but very painful as well. I've always attributed...
Interesting. I too suffer severe fatigue and muscle pain, and after 12 years a doctor finally decided to test my vit. D., which is severely depleted. He said it will take probably as long as 2 years...
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 12 years go, but as time goes on and I continue to read and research as much as I can, I am wondering why I was never diagnosed with CFS?? Debilitating fatigue is...
Chutz, Chartreux, Loretta and Paula, Thank you for the warm welcomes! Your sentiments are so appreciated. (Loretta, I don't know how you made it a whole week /out meds! I'd have been completely unfit...
Wow. Something is very wrong here, when someone in so much pain, claiming NO quality of life (which I have also felt for the past several years), hardly able to do the things other people take for...
Hey Catspain, I am new also, really new, like in the past hour. Your post is like a salve to my wounded sense of patient-hood! I know exactly what you mean by bad doctors. I've had one who spent more...
Hello everyone!I am new to this forum, and have a question. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia (12 years ago) and Hep. C (my viral lode is high) and most recently, polyneuropathy (90%, 4 years...