Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hello, I have just joined your group. I am a divorced 54yr old female who was diagnosed with FMS in `91. Right after receiving this diagnosis my doctor moved out of state. Since then I have not been able to find a doctor to address my FM. I also have degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis and Meralgia Paresthetica. I have been unable to work and on SSDI since `92. I am in a lot of pain and I can't sleep. I have had 3 neck & 2 lumbar surgeries. I have a spinal pain pump implant that is suppose to help with the pain but I still have a considerable amount of it. Each time I tell my pain doc about my pain being so bad he assumes it is from my spinal problems, hence I don't get treated for my FM. I use to think it was all in my spine, but after trying many different procedures like injections, blocks and stuff and I'm still in pain I have come to the conclusion that the pain I feel is from the FM. Now if I could just find a doctor to treat it! I see my PCP on Thursday and I'm hoping I can talk to him about it. In the past he has just referred me back to my pain doc though. Anyway, I joined this group in hopes to learn more and maybe make some friends along the way. BJ ( Arkansas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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