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Study on Men with Fibromyalgya - please consider participating!!

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Men with Fibromyalgia PhD dissertation study - Participants Wanted!

Hi Everyone,I have permission from the Institutional Review Board at Indiana University to conduct my dissertation study. In order to qualify for the study, you must:Be a ManHave been diagnosed with fibromyalgia - at least 4 years agoBe currently working or have worked at least 6 of the past 12 months (any 6 months, not necessarily consecutively) - either part time or full timeI am very excited about this study, and I hope you will be, too. It is not necessary to be a member of this site to…See More

Dec 15, 2011

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About me:: I am a doctoral student at Indiana University working on my dissertation. My dissertation topic is the Occupational Impact of Fibromyalgia on Men's Work Lives: A Qualitative Study. I feel that men's experiences with fibromyalgia are not well documented or understood, and I am working to change that.

Relationship status?: Married

Do you have fibromyalgia? If so, for how long?: I do not have fibromyalgia. I do have an autoimmune disorder which affects my blood coagulation, and which caused me to have a stroke when I was 27.

What is your current treatment protocol? Supplements?: Coumadin

Favorite activities/hobbies?: Reading fun books (as opposed to research stuff)
Watching movies
Spending time with my husband
Playing with my Dog

Favorite music?: Oldies, Jazz, Classical

Favorite TV shows/movies?: Psych
The Usual Suspects
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Star Wars (the original 3)

Favorite books?: Pillars of the Earth
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Bleak House
Jane Eyre