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hmmmm

Updated 1y ago

Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia: Experiences and Connections

does anyone have chronic pain that they had before the fibro started that got worse with the fibro? i've had pain in both my hips, knees, and wrists since at least high school and they all got worse when my fibro started but i know the fibro didn't cause them.

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One person shared that they had chronic migraines and neck pain before their fibromyalgia started, and these symptoms got worse when the fibromyalgia set in. Another person mentioned having chronic pe...See More

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faerywyrm

1y

Yes, I had chronic pain from arthritis and "unknown causes" since I was in my teens. For a long time, I thought it was just getting worse with age. By the time of my fibro diagnosis, it had become extreme.
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kimmiekins

1y

I have severe osteoarthritis in most of my joints, alongside the fibromyalgia.
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Aiya_the_ill

1y

Yes, absolutely! My fibro started about three ish years ago but before that, I got sick all the time and almost always had knee pain or hip pain.
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groundbeef

1y

I was actually diagnosed with fibromyalgia after I got covid but looking back it definitely had chronic pain before that but I wrote it off as pain from sports

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