Fibromyalgia - Fibromyalgia Message Board

cmatthews1326 · 01-26-2007, 07:49 PM

I am having nerve pain that comes and goes. It starts at either shoulder then can go to my wrist, arm or fingers It is not really bad, but just annoying. Also, I sometimes feel it going into my face by my jaw. And once in a while it goes down my leg. Like I said it is not really bad pain, but just annoying and worrysome. I was wondering if it could be something other than my disks in my c-spine or maybe it is in my head because I get really bad anxiety when I start feeling this. Could this be fibromyalgia??

girl75 · 01-26-2007, 07:53 PM

hello there and welcome. alot of the problems that you have with your neck and certain be what is causing the problems in your other areas.
what health professionals have you seen for your problem? have you tried physical therapy?
how did you injure your neck and how long ago?
robin

cmatthews1326 · 01-26-2007, 09:10 PM

I had c5-6 surgery last year, but now I am experiencing those symptoms. I don't really feel them when I am out and about, just when I am sitting around. They symptoms cause anxiety and then my anxiety turns to depression.

girl75 · 01-27-2007, 10:54 AM

i know this will probably suck to do this but keep a journal on your pain. i do it for my application for disability an as it is i can't write very long due to pain so it takes me all day to do it. so do you have a physician? make sure that you tell them everything that you are feeling. having good records is one way that we get dx with fibromyalgia. sometimes it can take us up to a couple of yrs before we will even get the dx.
how old are you, you dont have to answer if you don't want.
i am 31 and have been dealing with chronic pain since 2000. the crazy thing is that i actually use to work for a chiropractor when i first injured myself.

i myself have the anxiety and depression thing. doesn't it just seem never ending? ahhhhhh. lol.
robin

cmatthews1326 · 01-27-2007, 01:11 PM

Thanks Robin for responding.
Recently I have had hip pain as well as pain in my shoulders and shooting nerve pain down my arms. Don't get me wrong, the pain is really not that bad, it is more annoying. I have been doing physical therapy for 2 weeks now for my hips and I just started having them work on my neck. I am only 35 and really feel like I am falling apart not only physically, but emotionally. I just started taking effexor a week ago(that worked for me in the past). I also take Ultram during the day not only for the pain, but it really seems to help my mood. I know that that is not why I should take it, but at this point it is better than living life in hell. I had surgery last year on my neck and my depression got so bad I ended up in the hospital before my surgery. It is cold where I live and I sure hope that when it warms up the aches and pains will get better.