http://fibromyalgia.forumotion.com/getting-a-diagnosis-f4/-t1.htm Getting a Fibromyalgia diagnosis is very difficult and can be a frustrating process. Please share your diagnosis process with others. There are people out there who are sick and the doctors can't find anything wrong with them. They need to know how others who have fibro have gone through the diagnosis process and finally developed a treatment program that works for them. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:30:42 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://fibromyalgia.forumotion.com/getting-a-diagnosis-f4/-t1.htm http://fibromyalgia.forumotion.com/getting-a-diagnosis-f4/it-took-me-14-years-three-strokes-7-doctors-t4.htm Tammy Elaine ,,,and a divorce. You would think they were searching for world peace, not a diagnosis of obvious symptoms. Everyone thinks that fibro is this new fab illness when it has been referred to in doctors' journals since the early 1800's. My first symptoms appeared in the early 90's, beginning with IBS. For two years I struggled to keep the flares under control while my doctor lectured me about my weight, my diet and my smoking. There were periods of time lasting 6 months or more where I couldn't ... Getting a Diagnosis Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:30:42 GMT http://fibromyalgia.forumotion.com/getting-a-diagnosis-f4/it-took-me-14-years-three-strokes-7-doctors-t4.htm#4 http://fibromyalgia.forumotion.com/getting-a-diagnosis-f4/it-took-me-14-years-three-strokes-7-doctors-t4.htm