Fibromyalgia and RH negative blood group

[sislevi]

Hi

I'm interested to know if there are many FMS sufferers who have a RH Neg blood type.  I have seen quite a few people on forums who have FMS and are also RH Neg.  Does anyone know if there is a connection?  I would be very interested to find out.

I have been diagnosed with FMS and also have a RH Neg blood type.

[lbland4099]

Very interesting, i am also O neg. And have fibromyalgia. Maybe i should do my doctorate thesis on this link.

[fmsgrl]

I have fibro and I'm A-. Very interesting.

[luvicecream]

I am also RH-.  Had the "shot" after first child born.  Developed fibromyalgia,
a few months after second child born.  For 18 years have been dealing
with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, tmj, endometriosis, gerd.  
Have recently developed raynauds real bad this past winter.

Also have recently developed longitudinal melanonychia in fingernails.
Dr. says low vitamin D.  Had complete blood labs done.  Everything good
except vitamin D a bit low. It was at 25.

[hurtz]

I also have RH neg blood type, and was diagnosed with CFS following a strep throat, and flu shot....this was years ago, and now I have severe chest pain, anxiety and was hospitalized...only diagnosis doctors could come up with was severe indigestion......yet my chest muscles are weak, and still sting and burn..I feel like I have the flu.....bummer.

[krum449]

Me too, O RH D Neg. I too have fibromyalgia
How many of us could there be.
This needs to be investigated. I have often thought my FMS is related to some sort of blood problem......

[painometer7]

Hi Thanksgiving, how are you?  I have not been on this for a while, just quickly on to say thank you for the last post and advice you gave me, I am in so much agony, the pain is getting worse.  I am still waiting on the pain management team to contact me, it's been a while since I was last at my GP, she has resigned herself to the fact that this is all in my head.  It makes me feel like screaminng at the doctors that I am not insane but I will go insane if they continue to fob me off.  The pain is constantly burning in my chest, expecially after I eat.  I am going to try cutting out all the carbs including, bread, cookies, cakes, certain fruits, crisps (potato chips), also, certain meats and cafffeine. The list of all the foodstuffs you listed that you have sound yummy.  I think my symptoms flare up and are certainly worse after eating, I am sorry if I am repeating myself.  I started a new job a month ago.  I am a lab technician and there are a lot of things to learn and remember, the thing is, I keep forgetting things that I have been told, and I am scared to mention to my new employer the extent of my fatigue, pain and memory problems.. I had the opportunity to include all of this information when I signed the contract and occupational health questionaire, but I didn't because I was afraid I would not get the job.  I am looking into all the links you gave me and others that I have seen on this regarding Rhesus negative, auto-immune diseases and fibromyalgia, I will take your advice and look at the mononucleus. I fear every night when I am propped up like a wee old lady in my bed (I am 39), that I will have a heart attack and die during the night, I keep telling myself that I will survive,m because the doctors said that there is nothing wrong with me.... I also remember when I was doing my studying at college and brief time at university, that when people have overgrowth of yeast in their body, the spores can attach themselves to other organs, for example the heart and the lungs, and when we feed the organisms with their foodstuffs they need, such as all the ones that I should avoid, then they will continue to grow and give off toxins into our blood, which causes the pain and burning and aching and fatigue....these organisms apparantly are not shown up on scans and xrays as they do not have endosceletons, could you maybe confirm this for me?  Anyway, i will have to go as I need to get up at 7.30am and it is now 01.12am in GMT, London...Good night and thank you and hope you and all our fellow sufferers get through another night.  I will be in touch soon x