rheumatology

I have been seeing nurosurgery for my constant leg pain. I have MRIs of my entire spine and they day my bulging disc shouldn't be causing this much nerve pain. The doctor put in a consult to rheumatology to do a work up. Any one know the process and how the workup for fibromyalgia goes? I was...

BLUF: I am unfit. Dx ME/CFS, which is the unfitting condition that sent me to the MEB. Form 356 rated fibro as unfitting and rolled up ME/CFS into it for a total of 40%. Will an FPEB address this? Background: USAF O5, 17 years, previously deployed to gulf war region, unfitting for ME/CFS (dx...

Warning: This is LONG, but well worth it. You might want to grab a beer or some popcorn before sitting down for this, or skip to the RECAP. I'm an AD AF pilot. I’ve been patrolling this site for a year now and I’ve learned some valuable lessons about both the DoD and VA systems. I wanted to...

Hello all, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with posttraumatic fibromyalgia last month by a civilian, non-DoD neurologist. It is a solid diagnosis; we eliminated all of the fibro mimics (MS, Lyme disease, thyroid issues, ANA, B12 and Vit. D deficiency, ESR, uric acid, et al.), RA, nerve damage, the...