whats wrong with me?

[sickly309]

For six yrs I have had joint pains swelling in the ankles my hole body hurts feels numb at times sometimes i wake up and i feel stiff and once i get moving around my muscles are sore like if i worked out the day before. now i feel sick after i eat doesnt matter what i eat and i get dizzy light headed at times. i was told two yrs ago i had lyme diease took the med but never felt a diffrent ever thing is just worse ever part of my body hurts or is stiff or numb doc can't tell me anything i'm 28 with three kids and hoping to have foster kids one day but the way i feel at my age and if someone dosent help me soon then i don't know what to do or how ill be as i get older and my kids need me to run around and it about kills me to be up moving for to long. ANYONE that can help and tell me something or what to do i would be greatful.....

[sickly309]

thank you very much and i have been told my thyroid is fine. i think its Fibromyalgia i wasn't raised with my parents but i just found out she has that but the doctor i see she always tell me i'm fine it's stress and other doctors the have me try all the meds and nothing helps have the time i feel worse i don't do well with meds i usually get sick so i'm going to go back soon and see if they will look into some of these things you listed rheumatoid arthritis they have said no to that. once again thanks a bunch and i'll let you know when i know something....

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Without examination confirmation of a diagnosis is tough but there are various possibilities for your symptoms. Hyperthyroidism is an important cause of joint pain and stiffness.Did you get your thyroid evaluation recently?

Joint pain and stiffness may also be found in arthritis. There are many types of arthritis, including rheumatoid and other types of inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, infectious arthritis, and arthritis due to gout or pseudogout. Other causes of joint pain include autoimmune and vasculitic disorders (for example, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyalgia rheumatica, and polyarteritis nodosa), avascular necrosis of bone, and injuries.

Other important causes could be polymyositis(a type of inflammatory myopathy or muscle inflammation) or fibromyalgia(Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder classified by the presence of chronic widespread pain and tactile allodynia i.e heightened and painful response to gentle touch)

Investigations like serum creatinine,rheumatoid factor,uric acid,x-rays of the joints and MRI joints are required to make a diagnosis.However from your symptoms,I feel that rheumatoid arthritis needs thorough investigations as all yours ymptoms fit into it.Pls consult a rheumatologist and discuss these possibilities with him.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.