Fibromayalgia and Fatigue Centers

I have been reading the posts for a few weeks now but have never written anything until I saw the reply from lolaseattle.  I was looking for some information from someone that had been to the Fibromayalgia and Fatigue Center when I saw lola's. I am going to the one outside Seattle in Bellevue the first of January. I have not "officially" been diagnosed with either of these conditions but after going to several Dr's. and them not being able to find anything wrong with me  (except saying I have human parvo virus) I felt I needed to go another direction. I have been dealing with fatigue since 2003 but since 2005 it has become much more pronounced along with other symptoms- like daily if overexertion etc.  One step was acupuncture which I am not sure did anything and right now am going to a Naturalpath Dr.  Too early to say about that one.

There are a lot of these centers around the US - 14 of them- so I am surprised that others online haven't been to them.  They are expensive though but sometimes the cost doesn't matter anymore.  You begin to reach for anything after a while.  There are actually two centers in Seattle that I have found- one being at Harborview hospital connected with the University of WA but they have a 3-4 month waiting list because they only see patients twice a week half of the day!!  So when I found out I could get into this one quickly it worried me a little.  But if it has helped you lolaseattle I am not quite so leary. 

You try to be posititve with this condition but it sure is difficult. So if others have tried any of these clinics I would appreciate hearing. Bebs

Thanks for the welcome Hippimom2.  In reply to your question, No there isn't anything the Dr.s told me to do except get back into my exercise routine and build up to what I use to do.  So far I all I can do is  take walks under a mile and not every day and sometimes only a block or so and light floor exercises. I have  heard parvo virus can last up to over a year and so far it has been 16 months with some symptoms worsened- like lots of leg pain in lower legs.  But I have never found much about the human parvo virus in the searches I have done online- especially not lasting this long.  It just seems that a lot of my symtoms fall under either fibro. or chronic fatigue- the good thing I see is that a lot of bad things that I could have had, have been ruled out.  For that I am thankful.

Hi Bebs, and anyone else interested. . .

Please feel free to contact me at lucine_p@hotmail.com if you have any further questions about the FFC. I know it's a lot of money to put up, and I would have appreciated a chance to speak with other patients before making the investment to ease my doubts/concerns, so I would like to offer myself as a resource.

Best Wishes!