Re: Digest Number 468

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Welcome back, Ray! Missed you. Kathy, you got some excellent advice from

some folks who know what they're talking about, and I fervently hope that

you are feeling better. Venting to us helps, I hope; it has done wonders

for me. Those who don't have to fight chronic pain on a daily basis just

don't understand what it does to you, physically, mentally, and emotionally;

we do, and will try to help any way we can. Ken, excellent article; thanks!

Cute poem, too. Ny DH said it sounded just like me--don't understand. Just

because I got a little upset when he crashed the puter--TWICE--is no reason

to say I'm addicted, is it? I THINK NOT!! :-) Sounds like things are

looking up for you --fantastic! Doris, keep us posted about your

treatment! Mike, thought you'd dropped off the face of the earth! *LOL*

Does anyone here know the url for the online university? It got lost in the

crash. Looking forward to more chat from everyone. Ray, how's your

daughter, and your dear wife? Keep in touch, everyone!

Digest Number 468

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[Guest guest]

Kay, and others,

Thanks for the welcome back! Missed you guys.

Just got a call from the Health Center at University of Virginia where I

went in May to see a new Rheumatologist who after seeing me for 20 minutes

declared that all my rheumatologists for the last 25 years were wrong and

gave me the cop-out diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. The call was a survey to ask

how well I thought they were doing their job. Needless to say I gave the

doctor a very poor rating, but the staff were very nice and courteous. Just

wish the doctor had been as careful to listen to me as her staff was. Too

many people with real diseases that need proper treatment are being given

diagnoses of Fibromyalgia. After all, this is a relatively new diagnosis on

the scene and too easy to label a patient with it when further assistance is

needed. And no matter what is said, when you state you might or do have

Fibro many doctors treat you like a mental case instead of a medical case.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Ray in Virginia

Digest Number 468

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