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Illusive Diagnosis, Pain Increasing

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Oct 6 1:44am | Replies (43)
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I was diagnosed at Mayo with fibro about five years ago and attended a two day class. Although you learn a number of mind body skills (as I am a licensed clinical social worker, I was already using many of them), there was limited information for me in regard to the help they could provide. They would additionally offer Lyrica (I think, but I was not interested); but I did follow up with a sleep study (got results indicating a sleep disorder and got great help there ) and did attend therapy for myself for a short time, as the therapist assured me I was in a good emotional state given my health and work challenges.

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jeanniem | @jeanniem | Feb 22, 2021

Thanks for sharing! I am a licensed mental health therapist so we are vocational siblings. 🙂 I should find a good therapist. I do a lot of somatic work with my clients and, while I try to apply those things to myself, I understand an outside voice/observer can be helpful. My client load is trauma heavy (whose isn't?!) and my 84 year old mother lives with me. She is pretty independent but the two combined can feel pretty stressful some days and I know I carry that stress in my body. I have thought about a sleep study but none of my docs have recommended one. Maybe because I have had them tied up in this diagnostic nightmare for over a year! :-p

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