Re: Fibro/CFS sounds like me
03/30/04 05:23 PM
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jenX
Reged: 08/11/03
Posts: 3252
Loc: Richmond, VA
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Hey, Ruchie-girl!
I'm just learning, myself. There's some debate as to whether CFS and Fibro are separate or the same or interconnected.... Who knows!? Fibro is, generally speaking, characterized by pain (18 specific spots in the body @ diagnosis, I can't remember how many must illicit pain). CFS is, generally speaking, characterized by the fatigue... But CFSers have joint and muscle pain, while Fibro patients have fatigue.... Confused yet? 
And there are tons and tons of other symptoms of each that may or may not be present in patients, including irritable bowel syndrome (!), food allergies, medication sensitivities, "fibro fog" which is what it sounds like, and some confusion, trouble with finding words, other mental crap... blah blah blah....
I can tell you more tomorrow but I'm falling asleep right now!  I'll also give you the title of the book I just picked up.... not sure what the "recommendations" are, I haven't gotten that far yet, but it certainly does a GREAT job explaining the two (one!?) disorders. I'm also looking for some websites that are helpful. I'll post more tomorrow. I think I'm going to bed.
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