REMEMBER: Next Saturday, Oct. 9, we meet at 12:30 PM at
my house for our Spartanburg monthly meeting! Bring a small
plate of healthy finger foods, folks. RSVP if you're coming.
drgreer@charter.net
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FMS Symptom Treatment Priorities (in order of selection frequency)*
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Pain (90%)
•Disturbed sleep
•Pain or discomfort
•Skin is sensitive to touch
•Difficulty walking
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Fatigue (89%)
•Feeling tired
•Difficulty thinking
•Having to push yourself to do things
•Having a lack of energy
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Domestic (42%)
•Difficulty being sexually intimate with your partner
•Inability to make plans, confident you'll follow-through
•Strain on your relationship with spouse
•Impact on your family
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Impairment (29%)
•Driving limitations
•Interference with work or school
•Interference with daily tasks
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Mood-related or "Affective" (21%)
•Feeling anxious
•Feeling isolated
•Feeling depressed
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Social (9%)
•Impact on your social life
•Feeling like the pace of your life is slower than most other people
*From an FM e-News Alert, Karen Thoronson, 10/1/2010
