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Hi everyone, my name is Jenn. I have been suffering chronic back and hip pain for a couple of years now and was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I finally found a great pain Dr. Luckily, I am slowly finding some relief, but not as much as I want. It's a process though, right? Some days I'm at my wit's end and thought it best to find a community forum for support, motivation, and possible solutions etc.
I look forward to being a part of this community and interacting with everyone.
Thanks for reading,
~Jenn
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Welcome Jenn, that's great you found a good pain dr, I haven't been that lucky todate. My PT ordered a walker and as a 67 year old I really didn't want to use it but It really helps with the back pain. i can walk much further and when it hurts my walker has a seat so I can sit. once the pain eases I can walk again for a short distance. I'm with you on the flu like symptoms and stomach pain. I just had a bunch of tests done on my gastrointestinal tract to be sure there wasn't something else going on. Lucky or not, everything looks normal so it's most likely the fibro. I have a sister who died of pancreatic cancer about 1 1/2 years ago so they wanted to be sure that wasn't the issue. The weather brings on my flu symptoms and since I live in the northeast, we get lots of weather!
Good luck
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Welcome Jenn! So glad to hear you found a great pain doc and that you found Connect as your community for support, motivation and tips as you manage your new diagnosis - firbromyalgia.
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