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spingbok · 05-30-2004, 08:50 AM

hi! i was been diagnosed with als in march 2003 but i still think that it is not als but what test can they done to make sure that it is fibromyalgia?

typingterror · 05-31-2004, 06:34 AM

Unfortunately there are no tests for fibro. This is diagnosed as a catchall when normally all testing comes back negative and patient has been in pain over a certain length of time with multiple trigger points, etc. (TT)

taurus3 · 06-01-2004, 02:41 AM

TT has the 411. It's true that there is no definitive test for fibro. Usually it's a matter of eliminating all the other possibilities. But if you find a doc who will check you based on the ARA standards and finds you have all the tenderpoints it might help.

Good luck and hope you feel better.

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