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How do you get evaluated for fibromyalgia in the USA? What’s the route?
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Acute Paresthesia of skin
Fibromyalgia (FM)
Chronic Generalized pain
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Your primary care doctor 1st, sends you to a specialist, and they evaluate you and run test on you.
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I asked my PCP about rheumatology and we decided to wait and see how everything keeps going between him and pain management.
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I was diagnosed 2 months after my rare Arthritis. Using blood tests and tender pints. My new Rheumatologist tested me and It is mostly on my left side. But my hands, and legs on both sides.
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I’m my case, it was process of elimination. Blood tests showed it wasn’t RA, lupus, E-B, etc , so the rheumatologist said it’s fibro. I guess that’s the most common way to get a diagnosis.
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What did the rheumatologist say
I was diagnosed by a former primary care doctor. I've never been to a rheumatologist.
I was diagnosed via my doctor
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I was seeing a rheumatologist for my lupus, and I kept getting pain she asked my symptoms which the main one I experience is what feels like tingling all over my body
Yes go to a rheumatologist.
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You can go see a Rheumatologist or Pain Management if you're in significant pain. Good luck and write back if you have more questions. Good luck!
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@Raquel226 a dr can detect it. No real tests but you have many tender points that hurt
Primary care doc sent a referral to a rheumatologist who did a lot of blood work, history, and finally received the diagnosis.
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To get evaluated for fibromyalgia in the USA, you should first talk to your primary care doctor about your symptoms. They may then refer you to a rheumatologist, who will perform tests such as blood tests and possibly imaging to rule out other conditions. Fibromyalgia is often diagnosed through a process of elimination after other possible diagnoses have been ruled out.
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