For three months in the Spring of 1997, I surveyed other "Fibromites" on the alt.med.fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue newsgroups. The following are the results of that survey.
İMarilyn J. Kerr RN 1997-2001
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- Age Diagnosed
- Age of Fibromyalgia Onset
- Age of Participants
- Allergies
- Careers
- Career Changes
- Causes of Fibromylgia Onset
- Causes of Flares
- Childhood Diseases
- Dental Status
- Disability
- Drugs and Alcohol Use
- Education
- Employment Changes
- Employment Classifications
- Ethnic Backgrounds
- Exercise Abilities
- Financial Changes
- Frequency of Medical Office Visits
- Health Status Changes
- Household Maintenance Changes
- Medical Costs
- Medical Specialties Utilized
- Medications Utilized
- Numbers of Doctors Seen
- Other Diagnosis
- Pain Levels
- Radiation Exposure
- Relationship Changes
- Relatives and Friends with FMS
- Self-esteem Changes
- Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse
- Symptoms Associated with Fibromyalgia
- Symptoms Sequenced
- Therapies Utilized
- Therapies Considered Most Effective
- Tobacco Use
- Travel
- Vaccinations
- Weight
- Years with Fibromyalgia
- Years with Untreated Symptoms
Sherri, in the Fibromyalgia Newsgroup, used the following to explain Fibromyalgia:
"Remember how it feels when you got hit with a really nasty flu bug. You know, the one that hits you like a Mack Truck--all you want to do is curl up in the fetal position in a dark room and hide from the world because you hurt and can't function?
.....................Welcome to my morning."
"Remember how it feels when you've been in bed with that flu bug for three days and still feels lousy, but you're bored and crabby?
.....................Welcome to my day."
"Have you ever been so tired that you just can't seem to get enough sleep--can't seem to get comfortable and kept waking up?
.....................Welcome to my night."
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