1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Sep 09, 2007, 8:12 pm PDT

I have been Dx.with almost all of the above causes of chronic pain.....Hypothyroidism,RA,OA,Fribro,Cervical & Lumbar Spondilosis,RSA of left hand post carpal tunnel release and now Depression.This is like who was first the chicken or the egg....am i depressed because of constant pain and fatigue or is the depression causing the pain?!.....in any case my hands and fingers are swollen,red,trubbing pain and the lt,hand is cold or moist with hypersensitivity and pain that goes to my elbow.The last pain ,about 6 mos ago,lt shoulder is extremly sore,unable to fall asleep at times,knees and hips....well....more of the same ! Have seen neurologist,pain management,internist,orthopedic,rheumatologist,naturalist and chyropractor...all with different approaches and sugestions,at one point I was so "dope up"...I got tired of feeling tired,so I learned to know what worked for me with the lease amount of medications,try to eat better,sleep more and if I could just find the type of exercise that is not boring to me,I would be in better shape.My question is how or where can I find true counceling ?!.....I take all the help I can get. Thank you....it feels good to vent !. B.Christensen.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Sep 09, 2007, 8:47 pm PDT

Thank you so much for this article.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Sep 09, 2007, 6:24 pm PDT

""PLEASE"" TELL ME WHERE DR. LEVY IS LOCATED, SO I MAY CONTACT HIS OFFICE. THIS IS ""THE VERY FIRST"" INFORMATION CONCERNING FIBROMYALGIA, THAT HAS "EVER" MADE SENSE TO ME !! I CANNOT FIND A DOCTOR THAT WILL HELP ME; BELIEVE ME, I HAVE BEEN TO OVER A HUNDRED DIFFERENT DOCTORS~I CAN ONLY GET THE MEDICATIONS, THAT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO HAVE, NOT THE MEDICATIONS I HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT, AND I HAVE RESEARCHED AND ASK FOR. EACH DOCTOR TELLS ME I"M DEPRESSED~I'M ANGRY, NOT DEPRESSED~I HAVE NO LIFE BECAUSE OF MY 24/7 CHRONIC BACK PAIN, SINCE A FALL FOUR YEARS AGO !! I WAS TOLD I HAD LUPUS OR FIBROMYALGIA, ( DOCTORS COULD NOT MAKE-UP THEIR MINDS !?!), OVER SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO ! HAD ONE DOCTOR "DANCE AROUND ME", WITH A FEATHER, FOR MY ORA !! MANY COULD NOT, AND CAN NOT SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND ENGLISH~ I HAVE SUFFERED SO LONG, THANK GOD I HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND, OF FORTY-TWO-PLUS YEARS ~ I'M NOT DEPRESSED~I'M SICK OF TRYING TO LIVE IN PAIN~THIS IS NOT A LIFE !! IF DR. LEVY CAN ONLY DIRECT ME TO A DOCTOR, IT WOULD BE MORE HELP THAN I HAVE RECEIVED, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE HIS TIME SO MUCH. j_roscoe2001@yahoo.com

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