Fibromyalgia

[marg99]

Can Fibromyalgia only effect the left side of the body? For the past year my health has declined starting from my ancle, spreading to my foot and toes to my calf and up my thigh to my arm and hand up to my shoulder, now I have plursey.  I have had numerous test from a cat scan on my lungs, MRI on my brain and neck to a doppler test on my calf and neck all kinds of blood work up and everything comes up negative which is a good thing but because I was diagnosed wtih Fibro over 11 years ago that want to assume it's that.  My symtoms are cramping and muscle spams so strong that I can hardly walk at times and I am unable to use my left hand or close my hand at times into a fist.  They say the inflamation in my lungs is causing the plurisy, my left calf is so tendre to the touch because it is so swollen and sometimes I can't even put a tennis shoe on because my foot is so swollen.  What I am asking are there any other test that can be done that may rule anyting thingelse out before I just go into the acceptance stage of fibro.  Sometimes it just feels like something is just stopping the flow of oxygen going through the left side of my body.  My fingers and hands, fingers, feet and toes are cold to the touch only on the left side most of the time.  The right side is fine.  Help.

[margypops]

There is a fibromyagia Forum with great people who will give you some input... put your question in there, good luck