I just had my one year follow-up with my neurologist and rheumatologist at Mayo last week and fibromyalgia was a hot topic at both appointments. We were told that it is not classified as an autoimmune disease at this time. But, we were also told that they often see fibromyalgia in patients with multiple autoimmune diseases, such as myself and that there is a ton of research happening right now. The most difficult part for me is that there is not a test to determine if you have it or not, so diagnosis is just based on symptoms and after ruling out other health issues with similar symptoms. My rheumatologist sent me a link to an elearning on fibromyalgia, so we can get a better understanding of causes, triggers, treatment, etc. I’ll let you know how it goes!
The trip to Mayo was amazing once again…the facilities, doctors, nurses, as well as the techs who assisted in all of my testing. We were just as impressed as we were last year at my first visit!