Imagine enduring muscular aches and pains coupled with disrupted sleep and morning fatigue every day. Such is the plight sufferers of fibromyalgia, also known as fibrositis and trigger point syndrome, a disorder that affects 7 to 10 million people in the United States.

For many sufferers, the disorder can be emotionally and socially crippling.

“Right now I’m at a place where I feel like I’m not living anymore. Every day is pain; every day is headaches,” said Sharon Palmer, who has fibromyalgia.

Palmer said the pain has been so devastating, she’s even considered suicide.

Some doctors dismiss fibromyalgia as more of a psychological illness, but the physical toll is very real for those who have it.

Current treatments for fibromyalgia have proven temporary or ineffective, usually consisting of a combination of massage, stretching exercises and applying heat or ice. Anti-inflammatory drugs may be used to treat pain and stiffness, along with injecting trigger points with local anesthetic.

But now a new surgery is offering Palmer some hope.

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