Hi I’m a doctor. Yes fibromyalgia is real. Yes it’s probably used as a catchall dx for a group of various mental and musculoskeletal conditions. From what I have seen, it’s mostly used by malingerers trying to get on disability.
Getting on disability is the hardest, most humiliating process. You are out of touch if you think there’s a ton of people out there malingering, especially just to get on disability.
Most doctors don’t care to know, they just want to diagnose and be done with it. Modern research suggests issues with nervous system likely caused by changes in processing either due to nerve damage or some other chemical component.
Yes. They are about to assault their local Dollar General, establish some freedom, and then go home before they are outed for faking fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia: “You cant prove I don’t have it!”
Actually, you can test pain and there are a lot of other tests… but they are expensive and often not covered by insurance.
I was with you until the fibromyalgia comment.
Just to highlight they were faking fibromyalgia, not insulting it.
But if adds to the general perception of fibro patients as being malingerers and liars which is unpleasant.
Hi I’m a doctor. Yes fibromyalgia is real. Yes it’s probably used as a catchall dx for a group of various mental and musculoskeletal conditions. From what I have seen, it’s mostly used by malingerers trying to get on disability.
Getting on disability is the hardest, most humiliating process. You are out of touch if you think there’s a ton of people out there malingering, especially just to get on disability.
Ok great, please make more assumptions about my practice and then re-read my statement.
Most doctors don’t care to know, they just want to diagnose and be done with it. Modern research suggests issues with nervous system likely caused by changes in processing either due to nerve damage or some other chemical component.