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I was born with cerebral palsy. I have had several operations over the years to keep my condition from getting worse. My last operation in 1996 went very badly and left me with severe chronic pain. My experience with chronic pain was like having a second disability. I had accepted and learn to live with having cerebral palsy and being in a wheelchair to the point where I was thankful for what my disability had given me in terms of a caring personality. I was very confident because I understood h… Continue

When you have a condition that involves pain doctors will often ask you to rate your pain on a scale from one to 10. Especially when I first developed my pain I found this question to be exasperating. I just knew I was in a lot of pain I had no concept of how to quantify it. it was just as frustrating when the doctors ask me to describe my pain they asked me if the pain felt like burning, tangling aching sharp etc... I had a very clear burning sensation in my feet but other then that I had a ver… Continue

hello happy holidays everyone. This is my first post in this community. My name is Rudy and I have disability called cerebral palsy. I am also in a wheelchair. I do not have fibromyalgia but I would like to learn more about the condition. I also hope I can offer some support to those people who do have fibromyalgia by finding some useful resources and posting them here. I hope I can be a valuable contributor to this community and help it grow.

Sincerely
Rudy

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