I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2021 after almost 18 months of confusing illnesses, trips to the GP and a lot of waiting around for hospital test results.
Like many people, I’d never heard the word fibromyalgia before my doctor mentioned it. According to the NHS website fibromyalgia, which can also be called fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body.
The exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but it's thought to be related to abnormal levels of certain chemicals in the brain and changes in the way the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord and nerves) processes pain messages carried around the body.
