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Fibromyalgia

roxie60

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Anyone with CFIDS/ME/CFS also diagnosed with Fibromyagia?

If have fibro how did they determine you had fibro? What questions or tests were performed that indicated you had fibro? Muscle aches/pains? Joint pain? I know there is sometimes overlap.
 

ukxmrv

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I was diagnosed using the old ACOR criteria. A rheumatologist examined me and he used a pressure device on my skin to check for painful points.

Have a feeling that since then the ACOR may have out out a new criteria (or talked about a new one anyway?)
 

nanonug

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roxie60

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I did take a look Nano and I do have many of the symps. I have printed a copy and need more time to digest the paper and see if my Dr would be inclined to do anything with it.

Thanks eveyone for the replies