| When my best friend was first diagnosed with | | | | many, and reduce quality of life for other. |
| Fibromyalgia, I honestly didn\'t know anything at all | | | | Although the percentage of the population effected |
| about the condition. | | | | by Fibromyalgia is relatively small. Of those affected, |
| But when my friend became unable to meet me for | | | | 90% are female and 10% are male, and it is most |
| our regular lunches or come along on a shopping date | | | | commonly diagnosed in people between the ages of |
| and couldn\'t even face the thought of going out for | | | | 20 and 50 (My friend was 35 when diagnosed). |
| dinner with her husband due to the constant pain | | | | Medical researchers have learned a lot about |
| that she was in... I know something had to me done... | | | | Fibromyalgia over the years since they started |
| You see, her symptoms deteriated ... and the pain | | | | studying it in the 1800\'s and it is NOT an |
| meant she struggled to drag herself out of bed each | | | | autoimmune disorder, as had been thought initially. |
| morning...the fatigue stopped her enjoying life, and | | | | Before 1976 the condition was given another name |
| she was SO sick and tired of being passed from pillar | | | | but in 1976 it was renamed Fibromyalgia to accurately |
| to post by the doctors who could do nothing to help | | | | reflect what science had discovered about it: it is |
| her debilitating condition... | | | | related to fiber, muscles, and pain. |
| So, it became my mission in life to help her find out | | | | Today, Fibromyalgia is known to be a non-contagious, |
| what was causing her problems and discover what | | | | debilitating syndrome with the strong possibility that |
| really works to combat Fibromyalgia once and for all... | | | | sufferers have a genetic disposition to developing it. |
| I Began to Extensively Research Fibromyalgia ... | | | | Also, there seems to be a link - to a trauma suffered |
| & I Learned What Caused It & Eventually How | | | | and the development of symptoms or potentially an |
| Someone Can Get Rid of It\'s Symptoms for Good! | | | | increase in symptoms. |
| Here\'s some of what I learned: | | | | Fibromyalgia Can Be Debilitating - |
| Fibromyalgia is a non-contagious chronic syndrome | | | | There\'s No Doubt About It! |
| affecting between 3% and 6% of the population. | | | | This condition causes pain and it can often stop you |
| A "chronic syndrome" means that there are a | | | | dead in your tracks. |
| number of symptoms that suggest you have | | | | In fact, many people who suffer from Fibromyalgia |
| Fibromyalgia. | | | | find it difficult to hold down a steady, full-time job or |
| The symptoms are varied but can be debilitating for | | | | to maintain a comfortable, happy life. |