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 Hey, I’m Pete – welcome to my blog!


I live in South Wales, UK, and like many others, I’ve been on a long (and honestly exhausting) journey with Fibromyalgia. My symptoms started creeping in around August 2020, but it took until 2024 to finally get a formal diagnosis.

Between those years? It was referral after referral, test after test—bloods, scans, scopes—you name it. Everything kept coming back “normal,” until eventually, when they’d run out of things to check, I was told: “It’s Fibromyalgia.”

And that’s really where this part of my story begins…




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Through this blog, I want to share what I’ve learned (and what I’m still figuring out) in the hope that it might help someone else out there navigating life with FMS. Whether it’s tips, real talk, or just knowing you’re not alone—maybe something here will make your own journey feel a little less overwhelming.



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