What do you think was the trigger for your FM or CFS dx ?

[PlateletGal]

So what do you believe was the trigger that set-off your fibromyalgia or CFS diagnosis ?

[VaBreeze]

Absolutely!!!  Good example and right on target.

:-)

[PlateletGal]

Thank you for posting that. You know I think fibro or CFS symptoms are just like lyme.

Possible scenario in lyme cases:

You are eight years old and you get bitten by a lyme infected tick. But your immune system is healthy enough to keep the bacteria under control.... so you are unaware that you have lyme disease. Ten years later... you get a virus, are working full-time and going to school part-time (or vice versa) or you have an emotional trauma (it happens to all of us). As a result, your immune system is worn down... and then guess what happens ? The lyme bacteria has the opportunity then to thrive and then you are all of a sudden very ill. The same thing can happen with viruses. These nasty, opportunist infections are just waiting for their time. That is why, IMO, we need to fight these infections.

Best,

~P-Gal

[VaBreeze]

I can see your concern PlateletGal, since China hasn't had the best track record, lol.

[VaBreeze]

Bacterial/viral components also seen with FMS:

Chalmydia penumoniea
Hepatitis C
Parvovirus B19
HIV
Epstein-Barr
Mycoplasma/spirochetes (as with Lyme Disease)

'55% of patients identify a "flu-like" or viral type illness, 33% physical trauma/injury and 14% emotional stress as a precursor to the onset of symptoms."

"Nicholson has found mycoplasma infections in approximately one half of patients with FM as well as arthritis. "The identification of mycoplasma infections in the leukocyte blood fractions of a rather large subset of CFS, FMS and arthritis patients suggests that mycoplasmas, and probably other chronic infections as well, may be an important source of morbidity in these patients. If such infections are important in these disorders, then appropriate treatment with antibiotics should result in improvement and even recovery. This is exactly what has been found." (Nicholson JAMA 1995)"

http://www.roadback.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/education.display/display_id/135.html

[PlateletGal]

Stress will definitely make our illness worse. My illness became worse after I lost one of my dogs in 2004. One thing they've found in CFS patients is that we have oxidative stress... that is why supplements are vital if you have this illness or fibromyalgia. The only question is... where do you purchase quality supplements ? (consider that 90% of supplements sold in the U.S. have ingredients in them from China) There are ways to find out which supplements are the better ones... we recently talked about this in MedHelp's Complementary forum.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_stress

[deedee332]

I was in a car accident in March 2000 and was diagnosed with FM in Feb. 2001.  While going to physical therapy and getting injections in the neck for the pain wondering why my body was still hurting fibromyalgia was the culprit.