IMPORTANT INFO - PLEASE READ IN ITS ENTIRETYPlease note I DO work in the medical field, but I am NOT an M.D. or D.O. If you have any questions or think I can help you in any way, please don't hesitate to ask me or contact me! 
Fibromyalgia is a considered a "rheumatoid" (rheumatic) disease. You need to find a specialist called a "Rheumatologist". A lot of people have more than one rheumatoid disease/disorder and may actually have something more complex than they are aware of. There is what's called UCTD and MCTD. UCTD: Undifferientated Connective Tissue Disease; Its a condition where a patient has an "overlap" of symptoms from three different rheumatoid diseases. It can be any combination i.e. the "undifferentiated" part. MCTD: Mixed Connective Tissue Disease; Is more specific and is an "overlap" of three specific diseases (SLE - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Commonly known as just "Lupus", Scleroderma, and Polymyositis. I drew a diagram on paint to show ya'll. I will try to post it for everyone. It may help others. Some people have FM & RA and are being worked up for Lupus or some other kind of rheumatoid disease. With the way rheumatology is - if a person already has two rheumatoid diseases, then the possibility that they could have another is exponential. They may have another one that has been "missed" thus far. If you have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and another rheumatic disease (such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Scleroderma, Still's disease, etc) and you do NOT have a "rheumatologist", I encourage you to seek out a specialist in rheumatoid diseases. It may be very beneficial for your health. I know some doctors, especially the 'old school' doctors, don't take Fibro seriously. But you have to understand, back in the old days, they deemed the term "fibromyalgia" to shut people up when they kept saying something was wrong and they couldn't find anything. They sometimes called it "chronic fatigue syndrome". A lot of the older doctors still believe that and don't give it the credit that it deserves or the aggressive medical attention it requires for the patient to live a normal life. It has just begun to be taken seriously by the medical profession. There are still people out there who discredit it because of the history of it. You must understand that. Its like being taught in kindergarden that white is a "Color" and then you find out as an adult that its actually a "shade". In your mind, when someone says "whats your favorite color?" and you instantly say "white". Not because you don't believe its NOT a shade - but its always been a 'color'. Does that make sense? [file]  Post edited by: sthrngrace, at: 06/18/2008 20:32 Post edited by: sthrngrace, at: 06/18/2008 20:33 The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.
- Richard M. DeVos
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