Hi, I am Anne the person that Bellamia posted this thread for. Thanks so much for the posts. I dont actually see Dr Novak until the 22nd and I am coming from NH to see him in Worcester. All I got was an appointment card from the doctors office and so I don't know if I am supposed to stay on my meds or if I need to bring anything so I guess I need to make a phone call and see. Thank goodness my parents live in Ma so i can stay with them for a few days to recuperate. Like so many of you I have seen so many doctors that have not helped me and some have even made me much worse at times so I get very stressed about seeing a new one. I have been told that I have fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, IST and POTS along with hypothyroid and asthma. I looked for in thread for introductions but couldnt find one so unless someone can direct me to the correct one I will make this my introduction. I am 49 years old and I live in NH with my husband and 2 of my 3 grown kids. I have a service dog that I trained to help me since I am usually alone at home and I am currently training my other dog to help me at home as well (its very slow going). I have listed my instant messenger IDs so that people can chat with me if they want to just let me know that you are from here so I don't block you. I am sure that I could have told you a lot more about me if my brain fog was not so thick so if anyone has any questions please fire away. Anne in NH