Fibromyalgia And Chronic Myofascial Pain: A Survival Manual

This book is full of helpful information, not only for those who suffer from this syndrome but for their families, friends, and doctors. This is so often misunderstood and the explanations are easy to understand, make sense, and are better info than most doctors have. I recommend it for anyone who is going through this difficult bit of life.

This book is amazing! A must if you suffer from any chronic muscle pain.

If you buy one book, this is the one. I've been sick since I was literally 2 days old. I was diagnosed with narcolepsy at 15. I am always sick. Opportunistic infections. Weird unusual things. Adverse reactions. High tolerances to every medication, ones I've never been given. Long story. But the symptoms part is setup into questions. A lot of them. With explanations and diagrams by each one. I've looked into fibromyalgia when it was suggested 8 years ago. Then the best information only showed a few trigger points. Not much was known. When I read the questions, I answered yes to each and every one. It explained every weird symptom I've had whole life. 100 of them. No doctor can figure it out. I'm intelligent was going to go to vet school if didn't get narcolepsy with cataplexy. LITERALLY cannot stay awake in passive learning environment. I have spent my life trying to figure out what I have, there was so much conflicting information out there. And SO MANY doctors do not believe you anymore, especially if you are an informed patient. If you are your own advocate, which with over 17 years of an undiagnosed invisible chronic illness, many doctors treat you like you are an idiot asking dumb things you read online. I have spent my life researching. Have files and files. This book had the answer to the puzzle. I have FIBROMYALGIA. DEFINITELY. NO QUESTIONS. And it says that EVERY SINGLE OTHER DISEASE I HAVE OR AM SUSPECTED OF HAVING IS OFTEN FOUND IN PEOPLE WITH FIBROMYALGIA. HAVING THEM DOES NOT EXCLUDE YOU FROM HAVING FIBROMYALGIA AND CHRONIC MYOFAS COAL PAIN TOO. SEVERAL OF THESE DISEASES GO HAND IN HAND. MY SEARCH IS FINALLY OVER. I CAN FINALLY GO TO A DOCTOR AND SAY AFTER 17 YEARS OF NO ONE WITH A DEGREE FIGURING OUT WHAT I HAVE, I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT. THANKS TO THIS BOOK. IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE IN WAYS I CANNOT EVEN COMPREHEND YET. THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ IF YOU HAVE FIBROMYALGIA OR IF YOU ARE ALWAYS SICK AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY, IF YOU GET ODD UNUSUAL THINGS. REACT ODDLY TO MEDICATIONS. AND SO SO MUCH MORE. TOP BOOK OF ALL TIME

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Survival Manual This book is a really really interesting read. It has cleared up many of the questions that I've have had for many years, I have now found out why so many thing are wrong with me and whilst they cannot be 'cured' knowing really helps. Highly recommended. This is a book to keep handy as it's one I dip into all the time. If you have F MS and Myofascial Pain then this is one for you!

I recommend this to anyone with Fibro! It was very informative and helpful in understanding this mystery illness. I love that it has a chapter on how to talk to your doctor, which is huge when dealing with doctors who don't know enough about it or how to treat it.