I have a friend who suffers from fibromyalgia. She will tell you it is real. If there is one condition you do NOT want, it is a poorly understood medical condition. I suffered from two of them, both GYN conditions and I had to go to several specialists until I found the right one who could treat both conditions with success. My daughter as a young child was also misdiagnosed with a medical condition she did NOT have and the medication she was given made her lungs WORSE. I've had as much trouble with doctors who did NOT know what they were talking about as I have had with bad car mechanics. My advice? Do you own research and keep looking for that doctor who is willing to try to help you. They actually exist.

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