{"id":17813,"date":"2025-06-09T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/?page_id=17813"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:14:12","slug":"patients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/patients","title":{"rendered":"Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Newly Diagnosed?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

If you're just beginning your fibromyalgia journey, here are some of the common things people look for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Treatments<\/a><\/h4>

Learn about the latest treatments available in Canada for fibromyalgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Support<\/a><\/h4>

If you're looking for support groups or trying to find ways to actively support someone you love who has fibromyalgia, check out our list of support for online, in-person or even financial aid available to those with this disability.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Finding a Doctor<\/h4>

Finding a doctor in your area that can treat your fibromyalgia is as easy as finding GP. Your family doctor is who treats fibro in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Research<\/a><\/h4>

Understanding the latest fibromyalgia research can be difficult. Scientific studies are often written in complex language and can be hard to access.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why FAC provides Lay Summaries, which are simple, clear explanations of important findings. These summaries help people with fibromyalgia, their families, and caregivers understand the latest developments without needing a medical background.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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FAQ's<\/a><\/h4>

Being diagnosed with fibromyalgia can lead to lots of questions. Find answers to frequently asked questions here.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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You're Not Alone<\/a><\/h4>

Check out our patient stories, written by others just like you. You can learn tips and strategies they use to cope and how they were diagnosed with fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Canada\u2019s current healthcare system, your family doctor is typically the best, and sometimes only option for receiving a diagnosis and starting a treatment plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17813","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17813\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}