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Hi Everyone!
Yesterday, I quoted a statistic which my daughter pointed out is not quite accurate, so I am letting you know that the true statistics are that 80-90% of people who have fibromyalgia are women. Ten million have been diagnosed and that adds up to 2-3% of the U.S. population.

Well, my daughter has it and now that I think about the pain my mother used to describe to me over the many years when I did not know what it was called or how to treat it, I believe she also had it. I now believe that it is genetic.

Before you undertake any kind of treatment, you should go to the doctor, preferably a Rheumatologist who believes in fibromyalgia. It is very important to be diagnosed correctly. The reason I say this is because one of my first patients came to see me about the pain she was having, and asked if I could help her manage her pain. She had been diagnosed with Lupus. When we talked about her pain, I said that either she had FMS or I had lupus, because the pain was so closely aligned.

She had done blood tests and was sure that she had lupus and was being treated by a steroid which was popular at that time. When I told her about my pain, she went back to the doctor and found that she indeed had FMS also. I had my blood checked and was relieved to find that I did not have lupus. However, the doctor did want to put me on a massive dose of intravenous steroid, which I thought about for a few minutes and then politely declined, deciding that I would find another way.

I decided that it was time for me to have a life style change. So that is how I started my journey of healing.

Lots to tell you.

Get some good sleep, and will talk to you tomorrow.
Shirley