
Juvenile Fibromyalgia (Pediatric Fibromyalgia) * Please note-- I don't sell anything. * This is the story of my son Alex, who is now 7 years old. He was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at age four by Dr. R. Paul St. Amand in Marina del Ray, California. He has shown symptoms of the disease since he was a baby. He had such severe bruxism (jaw grinding) that the sound who keep my husband and I up at night. Bruxism is a sign of severe muscle tension in the head and neck area. Once my son became verbal, he began complaining of pain his his mid-back. When the water was running in the bath tub, he would scoot himself around so the hot water could run directly on his spine, soothing this spot. At age three, he also began complaining of pains in the bottom of his feet. His pediatrician theorized he was "flat-footed" and sent him to a foot and ankle specialist. The foot and ankle specialist said he was not flat-footed, but made him orthopedics anyway. (Hey, why not, they cost the parent $500...) My son wouldn't wear them as they made his feet hurt worse... By age four, when my son started getting severe headaches, and signs of IBS, I told my husband we couldn't ignore this any longer and pretend our son hadn't "gotten the gene." I think the hardest part was for my husband to accept the idea that his son had the same lousy disease that made his wife, well, difficult to be around at times. Now, he'd have to put up with two of us in the house?! I bought my husband Dr. St. Amand's book on <b>...</b>
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chronic
fatigue
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Dr. Paul St. Amand
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