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How do you get people to understand fibromyalgia?

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Tlaking: It takes alot of time to explain the nature of the process and what is involved in the diagnosis and treatment it is also verty important to reassure patients that this is a benign process with no evidence of long twerm joint damage or deformity.

Answered 8/17/2013

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Fibromyalgia: Education is the best way. Many who battle it are willing to speak openly about it as a means of advocacy and awareness. The more people can open up about it, the less ignorance, shame, and misinformation there will be about it.

Answered 3/23/2015

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