Yeah, my GP did this test when I first went to her. I had 12/18 trigger points (my knees kept buckling when she pressed on them -- I'm shocked I didn't fall to the floor). Thanks for your replies,...
Thanks! I've been reading a lot about fibromyalgia but mostly I thought it was only a diagnosis of exclusion kind of thing. I definitely understand why they're "going hunting" when seeing my elevated...
I don't know! I haven't been called yet. And I don't think I can just go see a rheumatologist, I think I need to be referred to one by my GP (in Canada). It'll be annoying if the internist just...
I was diagnosed with fibro back in February after several months of really bad chronic pain that made it hard just to get home after work. I ended up dropping out of school because of it (I'm 23, I...
And I had it so good for so long! Without getting into too much detail, about six months after I started my current (part-time) job, we got a new manager. She's horrible at her profession and worse...
Don't forget your pharmacist can also be a really good resource for this if you're unable to see your doctor! They actually probably know much more about how to stop taking medications/how to...
...but now I have no idea what it is. I went to my family doctor back in February because I was in pain all the time. It was so bad, some days I couldn't get out of bed and by the time I was finished...