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A fibromyalgia diagnosis can bring hope, yet raise more questions

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27min 11sec
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Kajaitani Barber.

In our series "On Pain," we've been listening to Coloradans who experience chronic pain. A theme has emerged: that the search for relief is often long and exhausting. Even painful. Yet hope lingers, that a diagnosis or treatment waits around the corner.

For Kajaitani Barber, of Denver, that diagnosis was an increasingly common one: fibromyalgia. And while it was reassuring to have a name for her condition, it's often an elusive one. Barber helps us quiz rheumatologist Dr. Kevin Deane about treatment and research.