Coping with the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Whilst Working

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Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 21:19

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Useful websites for further information. 

A great deal of this information is found on American websites—but the basic information can provide the basis for discussion between Employer and Employee:

Fibromyalgia on the Job
http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=topics_workingWithFM

Accommodating employees with FMS
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/Fibro.html

Women Living and Working with Fibromyalgia
http://www.fibroworks.com/

Men with Fibromyalgia (Check out the forums)
http://menwithfibro.com/

All nurses – Working Full time with Fibromyalgia
http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/fibromyalgia-working-fulltime-38544.html

Work and Disability Issues with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/copingatwork/Work_Disability_Issues_for_Fibromyalgia_and_Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome.htm

Work and Fibromyalgia
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?

Even if you can't work at all right now, you may want to find some way to volunteer or otherwise participate in your community. The friendships we build at work can nurture us; you can also build valuable personal connections outside the workplace, connections that keep you feeling positive.

For a free information pack from the Fibromyalgia Association UK (FMA UK) please send your name and address To the Cradley Heath Office:

FMA UK, Training and Enterprise Centre, Applewood Grove, Cradley Heath, B64 6EW.

Or: Visit http://www.fmauk.org and request one on line.