I went to get "tested" for Fibromyalgia. I gave her a list of my symptoms and she scoffed at them saying that I can't have this many symptoms and that I am too young to have fibro. She did the tender point test on only 5 points (10 total, one on each side) that's all she tested not 18 points and I was sitting when she tested the greater trochanter (below buttocks)-worthless. When she did the test she felt like a blind frail old women trying to find Braille writing on my body, she definitely didn't use anywhere near 4kg of pressure, nor did she use a dolorimeter. She also argued with me that I didn't have DDD or Facet joint syndrome when I have already had 4 surgeries for this. This was a waste of my time. I though since she could fit me in so quickly that this might be my lucky day but it was more of a huge disappointment.. I would not recommend her to anyone who is trying to get help with fibromyalgia! She said I only have chronic pain not fibro!? Isn't fibromyalgia chronic pain??

Submitted Sept. 25, 2010