spent five years getting ruled out of everything (lupus, ms, lyme, autoimmune, you name it) before my rheumatologist basically shrugged and said fibromyalgia. i was almost grateful just to have a name. except now i’m five months into waiting for a pain clinic appointment that’s another two months out. my baseline’s sitting at 5-6 most days, and somehow the waiting is getting to my head more than the actual pain is. at least the pain is… something i know. the waiting is just blank time where nothing changes. i keep wondering if getting a diagnosis is supposed to feel like this. like you finally have an answer but it doesn’t actually get you closer to help. like the name matters but the treatment is optional. tbh anyone else deal with this gap? how long did you actually wait from diagnosis to getting into a clinic? and how did you keep your head on straight during it? that’s my take.