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Is This Fibro Stuff For Real?
I went to a Rheumatologist last March when I finally got fed up with feeling like garbage and my appointments and testing with a neurologist revealed only a mildly positive ANA and three bulging discs in my low spine. I presented the rheumatologist with my symptoms list, which I put below, and she pressed on a few spots on my body (I had NO clue I hurt that bad in so many spots!) and informed me I had fibromyalgia. Honestly, I got mad and left the office, irritated at getting a wastebasket diagnosis for real symptoms. But the more I read, the more I'm starting to believe. Here are my symptoms, the most pressing of which are at the top. Please let me know if you can relate. And yeah, I know, I sound like quite a mess!
Insomnia, particularly in low light months
Dizziness, balance problems
Palpitations
Joint pain or "bone pain" - feels like pain shooting through my bones, and it moves all over my body randomly.
Feeling like my hands are swollen when they're not
Ocular migraine/unexplained blurred vision that usually accompanies severe fatigue and full body pain
Irregular or completely absent periods
Tingling in hands and arms
TMJ
Interstitial cystitis (dx: 2002)
Frequent kidney stones
Restless-legs syndrome
Multiple chemical sensitivities
Esophageal spasm
Anxiety
Raynauds
Carpal tunnel syndrome (this went away after my son was born though...)
Anyone else this wrecked?
Insomnia, particularly in low light months
Dizziness, balance problems
Palpitations
Joint pain or "bone pain" - feels like pain shooting through my bones, and it moves all over my body randomly.
Feeling like my hands are swollen when they're not
Ocular migraine/unexplained blurred vision that usually accompanies severe fatigue and full body pain
Irregular or completely absent periods
Tingling in hands and arms
TMJ
Interstitial cystitis (dx: 2002)
Frequent kidney stones
Restless-legs syndrome
Multiple chemical sensitivities
Esophageal spasm
Anxiety
Raynauds
Carpal tunnel syndrome (this went away after my son was born though...)
Anyone else this wrecked?
Sounds good to me. This person obviously wasn't interested in debating the issue. She came here and attacked because she has some real issues.
Time to move on.
Yes, that's all she wants. Let's forget about her and go back to helping and encouraging each other.
TRL
TRL
Myths and Misconceptions about Fibromyalgia:
http://www.nationalpainfoundation.org/MyTreatment/articles/Fibromyalgia_Myths.asp
I guess you failed to read MedHelp's "Terms of Use" when you joined this community.
Poor patients << sigh >>
Why are people still posting to a troll? This is what troll's want.
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