Fibromyalgia Community

Hello and welcome.....MiMi in NC....just wanted to tell you that we are not allowed to put doctors names on the board....but if I were you....I would call around to doctors offices and ask them if there is anyone there who treats FM....or if you live close to a school of medicine....this might be your best bet....

In the meantime....I do want to encourage you to ask the doctor (when you find one) to be sure and check your Vitamin D level....which is so very important for us FMers....a simple blood test...but you MUST ASK the doctor to do it....

Next.....you have found a unique support group here...and you can learn a lot about how to cope....so check out the Tips and Resources to the right of the page....be sure and review the
member toolbox and nutrition and vitamins....some very good information....the member toolbox is actually by some of our own members here who have tried and found "tools and tips" to help you cope better with the pain you have....

Living with the wrath of the dragon, aka FM....can be a challenge for each of us every day....and since we are all different....it takes a trial and error process of trying different things to help us....

I have learned how to "control my FM pain" by taking vitamins and supplements.....I take magnesium and malate combination supplement, (vitamin store) Omegas, (I take fish oil, krill oil and salmon oil) Vitamin D supplement, Calcium and Super B Complex....plus others....but these are the ones which help me the most....

I hope you will post often.....ask questions, make comments or suggestions.....and if you want to ask Dr. P a question....be sure and direct it to him by putting Dr. P in the subject line....he is a part of our exchange and also has FM....a wonderful asset.....

Take care and good luck....


MiMi

I am a disabled vet., my wife is being treated at The VA Hospital. Can you not get treatment at the VA Hospital. Also, there are several people on this site that refer that question to a web site for FM. I don't know the website, but I believe if you type in your search engine Fibromyalgia Dr.s, it will probably give you a list of those within your region.

Jim.

I just moved to tulsa,ok and i can't find a doctor to give me my drugs because of the medical coverage or they don't give me pain meds

Call your insurance co (or look on their website) to see the docs with whom your insurance has agreements. It's probably the easiest way. Jim's suggestion sounds logical too - see if there's a VA doc who will see you.

All the best,
Lou

Hey Demetria,
Vight here. Please tell me have you heard of this drug "Savella ?" Tell me what has worked for you? My wife is frequently in pain from FM and so here I am looking for background to see what help.
Any advice is openly welcome.
Vight.

Dear hurting sue..and Vight..

As Mimi said...look to the right hand column and find the section called resources...and find the member toolbox post. It has lots of helpful suggestions..Also like Mimi says...have your Vit D. checked. That can make a big difference.

As far as finding a doctor...You can go to the website...www.fmaware.org for a list of doctors in your area. Like Jim said...there is help available through the VA...you just have to be persistent, I do believe. Many of the doctors that treat fibro are Rhumatologists...so you can call offices of Rhumatologists and ask if they treat fibro. Like someone said..another suggestion is to call your insurance and ask them for a referral.

I do suggest you also start taking some good vitamins...a good multi, a good B-100 Complete, D , magnesium and omegas are all good for us...Start doing some stretching and taking good care of yourself...

Hope this is helpful,
cece

Dear hurtingsue,

I'm new but just saw your post, I also need a good specialist, I live in Venice, FL, and as luck would have it my husban is also a disabled vetern so I have the same coverage. Maybe you can share your resources of what you learned if your willing to share.

Thank,
Joyce

Hi Joyce and welcome here,

You happen to be responding in a discussion which was begun years ago and I'm unsure that Sue is still looking in.

So I encourage you to start a new discussion to say hello to the community and ask for ways to go about finding a good specialist (no one can give specific recommendations but they can offer guidance).

To do that, hold your cursor over the orange Post Now button and choose 'Discussion' from the drop down menu which appears. Fill in the subject line and body of the message (you can ignore the poll part if you want) and Submit.