Thread: Fibromyalgia
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Old Apr 16, 2005, 06:28 PM
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Some folks with CFIDS (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome) do fully recover, some partially do, some improve, some stay the same, some get worse over time. And the course of CFIDS varies too, some stay stable, some go through lots of flares. Same with those diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.

CFIDS and Fibromyalgia have differing yet overlapping definitions and diagnosis. A lot of this has to do also with politics, research, who believes what theory, etc. I fit both definitions and am diagnosed with both, I follow the research on both as I am able. I could decide to drop the CFIDS label and only focus on Fibro, but there is value in paying attention to both. It's wild, these two illnesses may easily be different manifestations of the same thing, whatever that thing may be.
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