Fibromyalgia

By Carol Wallace

Lesson 2: Medical Resources.

Extra Helpers

  • The "Health Care Referral Sheet" is available free from Fibromyalgia Network, phone: (800) 853-2929. The referral sheet can also be requested online from Fibromyalgia Network's website store.
  • Clinics and specialists in the US UK, Netherlands Checking out the doctors before you spend money on an appointment. This site tells you how.
  • Combating Invisibility tries to explain why so many people - including doctors - seem skeptical about fibromyalgia and think of it as this year's fad disease, and why so many people may refuse to believe that a person actually has fibro. Mos important, it talks about how to change those perceptions in practical ways.

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Lessons

Introduction
Lesson 1: Exactly What is Fibromyalgia?
Lesson 2: Medical Resources.
• Finding the Right Doctors
• Assessing Your Current Doctor
• If Your Current Doctor Doesn't Work Out
• Checklist for Finding the Right Doctor
• Helping the Doctors Help You
• Further Reading
• Additional Resources
• Extra Helpers
Lesson 3: Coping: the psychological aspects
Lesson 4: Coping strategies - the physical aspects
Lesson 5: Treatments: Traditional Medicine
Lesson 6: Alternative treatments: Non-traditional medicine.
Lesson 7: Applying for disability
Lesson 8: Finding Resources on Fibro