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Don't blame it all on fibro

It might look like fibro and feel like fibro - it may even be listed as a typical fibro symptom - but it might be something other than fibro. Maybe even something that can be treated and fixed. If you suddenly notice new symptoms that you haven't experienced before, report it to your doctor. It's all too easy to blame everything on fibro when it isn't.

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2/18/2007 12:38:42 PM
marie said:

thank you for this tip because my neck was really painful and stiff and after reading this tip yesterday i talked to my doctor and she re-looked at some mri that had done and found that i had anklodosing spondilitis which they had missed somehow before.

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