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#NoShame
#ChronicallyIll
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#ChronicPain
#PainChangesPeople
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#99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne
#MyPainMatters
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#IUsedToHaveAGreatLife
#IMissMe
Wishing you all the best for pain free lives, years, months, days or moments. —TMS.
July 19, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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#JulylsDisabilityPrideMonth
#JulylsDisabilityAwarenessMonth
#VisibleDisabilities
#InvisibleDisabilities
#DynamicDisabilities
#ChronicallyIll
#ChronicPain
#LifeInPain
#PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything
Todd M. Stein
Chronically Ill
Dynamically Disabled
Chronic Pain
Patient & Advocate
July 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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#JulylsDisabilityPrideMonth
#JulylsDisabilityAwarenessMonth
#VisibleDisabilities
#InvisibleDisabilities
#DynamicDisabilities
#ChronicallyIll
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#LifeInPain
#PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything
Todd M. Stein
Chronically Ill
Dynamically Disabled
Chronic Pain
Patient & Advocate
July 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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#JuneIsMigraineAndHeadacheAwarenessMonth #Migraine #Headache
#MyPainMatters
#PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything
#99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ButYouDontLookSick
#LifeInPain
#LifeWithPain
June 1, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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#Fibromyalgia
#FibromyalgiaAwareness
#FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth
#MayIsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth
#LifeInPain
#ChronicPain
#PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything
#ButYouDontLookSick
#InvisibleDisability
“May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month”
May 4, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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#This is #TheTruth!

#Pain #ChronicPain #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #UntreatedPainIsTorturePerTheUN #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #ExcruciatingPain #DebilitatingPain #Disabled #ButYouDontLookSick #InvisibleIllness #ThisIsntLiving
July 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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I just sent a portal msg to xcl the appt. I’m still awake, my pain is bad (everywhere) + other accompanying conditions flaring, too. Especially my gut which is cramping & feels like it is eating itself (no one ever understands what I mean by that but I don’t know how else to explain it). #LifeInPain
June 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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I’ve been in a major “multi-flare” for over a month. I have an early morning pain clinic appointment that I really NEED TO SHOWER before & I’m still awake. I haven’t had much luck falling asleep before 3-5am for weeks…I cannot miss my appointment. #LifeInPain #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #Exhausted
June 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Osteoarthritis #DiabeticNeuropathy #TMJD #IBS #ButYouDontLookSick #ImFine
June 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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#Depressed #Depression
#OccipitalNeuralgia #NeckAche #NeckPain #NerveSurgery #Migraine #MigraineSurgery #Headache #HeadSurgery #HeadPain #HeadPainNerveSurgery
#HelpMe afford #surgery:
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#HelpMeGetMyLifeBack
#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything
Purple background, light purple circle with text inside: “I AM NOT IN PAIN BECAUSE I'M DEPRESSED. “I'M DEPRESSED BECAUSE I'M IN PAIN. “WHEN WILL THEY UNDERSTAND?” Credit, per the meme, to: “THE UNCHARGEABLES”
June 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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#HowAreYou #IHurt #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Osteoarthritis #DiabeticNeuropathy #TMJ #IBS #ButYouDontLookSick #ImFine
June 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #ChronicPain #FibromyalgiaNeuralgia #ChronicFatigue #MenGetFibroToo #MoreThanJustPain
May 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#ImAskingForYourHelp #AskingForHelp #OccipitalNeuralgia #HeadPain #NeckPain #Headaches #Neckaches #Migraine #Migraines
#NerveSurgery #HeadSurgery #OccipitalDecompressionSurgery #HeadPainSurgery #HeadacheSurgery #MigraineSurgery #ChronicPain #LifeInPain

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Left side of screen: “I MISS ME the old me. the happy me the bright me. the smiling me. the laughing me. the gone me.” Top right screen: “Will you, please, help me find the HAPPY me, again?” Middle of screen with flyer I created: “No one should SUFFER CHRONIC HEAD PAIN “WILL YOU HELP TODD STEIN GET HEAD PAIN NERVE SURGERY?” Bottom right screen: “https://gofund.me/2558767a” (Note: my surgeries will be performed at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center & that’s why they’re included on the meme: to give them credit and thanks, in advance, for being my nerve surgical staff responsible for treating me in June 2025.)
May 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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#MemorialDay2025 #MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #MemorialDay #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #AmericanVeteransWithFibromyalgia #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #PTSD #MoreThanJustPain
Screenshot of a facebook group, “Fibromyalgia Association” sharing a meme. Their post above the meme reads: “This Memorial Day weekend, we honor the military service members who gave their lives to protect our nation and uphold our freedom. We also extend our gratitude to the veterans who continue to carry the burdens of service, including those living with life-altering fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Your sacrifices are seen, remembered, and appreciated. #fibromyalgia #fibromyalgiaawareness #memorialday” The meme shared has a purple background with “FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH” on top in white text. An American flag banner follows with the following text next: “Nearly 40% of U.S. service members seeking PTSD treatment also suffer from Fibromyalgia. VA research shows Gulf War vets face a higher risk. Fibro is one more invisible wound many veterans carry.” Credit for the meme, per the meme, goes to: “ManageFibro.org”
May 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
(White background. Purple awareness ribbon. Light purple butterfly. Black text.) “LIVING WITH Fibromyalgia” (Credit to unknown artist/creator/owner.)
May 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #ChronicPain #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Headache #OccipitalDecompressionSurgery #NerveSurgery #HeadPain #ChronicHeadPain #ChronicHeadaches #ChronicMigraines #MigraineSurgery #HelpMe

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May 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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#FibroHitsMenToo #MenWithFibromyalgia #MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanPain
Meme has image of male figure squatting down on the left side of the screen. He’s wearing blue jeans, brown jacket over untucked white dress shirt only partially buttoned over a white tshirt and a necklace of some sort. Has a “stubble beard” and black hair. Appears to be wearing black footwear. (The title) “Fibro Hits Men Too!” (is in the center of the screen in purple font over grey background.) (Below the title, in white font on grey background, is the following credit:) “FB/FibroEA Fibromyalgia english/afrikaans” (On the right side of the screen is white font text on grey background reading:) “Doctors may not even consider fibromyala in a male patient, and some doctors speculate that only 10% of diagnoses are men because men are less likely to complain about pain. “In a study, men tended to have: “Lower reported pain intensity Lower tender-point count Lower depression rates Longer duration of symptoms when making the first complaint to a doctor Higher overall disability due to symptoms Also, ongoing pain in men was especially linked to pressure-triggered hyperalgesia (amplified pain) in the neck.”
May 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“Fibromyalgia … “Pain that makes you want to walk away from your body!” (Source:) “Facebook.com/FibroColors”
May 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#InvisibleDisability #Exhausted
“not every disability is visible” (purple awareness ribbon next to a standing human figure; below they are shadowed by human in a wheelchair) “Fibromyalgia Awareness”
May 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“One of the most difficult parts about living with chronic illness is how motivated I am and have lots of plans but I am trapped in a body that is constantly fatigued, in pain and in need of rest. Some days I can only do the bare minimum but experience maximum guilt.” (Source: post on) “Fibro Colors Fibromyalgia Awareness” (group on Facebook.)
May 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“FIBROMYALGIA CAN TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS FULL OF LIFE, EDUCATED, AMBITIOUS AND HARDWORKING... AND TAKE AWAY THEIR ABILITY TO WORK, BE INDEPENDENT, THINK CLEARLY, AND LEAVES THEM FEELING DEBILITATED!”
May 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain

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May 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Osteoarthritis #DiabeticNeuropathy #TMJD #IBS #ButYouDontLookSick #ImFine
(Meme with grey background; right side shows people wearing hoodies with the hoods up and their faces covered by pitch black shadows.) “Sometimes people won't understand how you feel until it happens to them, until they experience the pain.” (“how you feel” and “pain” are in bold print; “pain” is also in a larger size font) (Credit per the meme: “~Brigitte Nicole” and “-EmilysQuotes.Com-“)
May 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ~2015
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain
(A sign with blue background and white lettering suspended from the ceiling inside Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, ~2015.) “Fibromyalgia Clinic Receptionist”
May 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
May 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM