Fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme disease, global warming and the Easter Bunny... Things that don't exist.
Sounds like she’s doc-shopping for pain meds.
If it was good enough for Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince, etc., it’s good enough for her.
I don't know where you got the idea that Lyme is one of those scam illnesses, but a woman with whom I worked for a lot of years got it and it became incapacitating. I would not wish her misery on anyone!
Or she drank the water or went swimming in the Olympic pool.
Be sure you get the ferritin test and the transferrin saturation test. If either is elevated get treatment immediately. If your doctor is ignorant of hemochromatosis get a new doctor. Much suffering could be avoided with these simple and inexpensive tests which are not part of the standard blood tests your doctor orders at an annual check-up but they should be.
The treatment is simple and free. Donate blood (to get your stored iron down) That's it. (big pharma doesn't want you to know this) All men should get these tests routinely and all women after menopause.
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I have fibromyalgia, and hear that it isn't a real disease all the time.
I'm also a career military man with three deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan.
This shit will take away almost everything you have. Your friends will bail on you because you can't do anything with them anymore. Your family will shun you because you're "broken". You can write off any hobbies you once had. Oh, and I hope you don't feel like tossing a ball around with your kids, or taking them fishing.
And the best part? After dealing with this shit 24/7, you get to deal with people telling you that it's all in your head, or that you're an attention-seeking hypochondriac. Or that you're some kind of lazy ass who wants an excuse to not work.
I go to work every day, and will continue to work after my military retirement. Fibromyalgia didn't make my bills go away.
People die from Lyme disease.
I know, they are just pretending to be dead.
Genius.
“chronic Lyme disease”
I have two dogs which had/have this. Lyme is caused by bacteria and can be tested for. However if the treatment is late or the victim has immune issues it’s consequences can be severe including death. Can’t fake that.
...chronic Lyme disease ... Things that don’t exist.
What are you talking about. My dog got Lyme from a tick bite. Nearly paralyzed her back legs. You think she was faking a disability?!
What is the most common misconception about fibromyalgia?
The top misconception is that people think fibromyalgia isn’t a real medical problem or that it is “all in your head.” There’s a lot that’s unknown about fibromyalgia, but researchers have learned more about it in just the past few years.
In people who have fibromyalgia, the brain and spinal cord process pain signals differently. As a result, they react more strongly to touch and pressure, with a heightened sensitivity to pain. It is a real physiological and neurochemical problem.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fibromyalgia/in-depth/fibromyalgia/art-20048097
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Well, that’s the Mayo Clinic take on it. And your medical credentials are?