Fibromyalgia is a crippling illness that can often be difficult for medical professionals to diagnose even using blood tests, CT scans and MRIs. Elle May Rice, a journalist with the Liverpool Echo, has first-hand knowledge of the illness that can wreak havoc on the body. Here, she writes about her plight and how she has come to live with the pain.
Elle's story:
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.
