Doc says I have FM...but I don't suffer like you all seem to, could Doc. be wrong?? - Fibromyalgia Message Board

Di · 02-02-2001, 11:14 AM

Hi all,

I am new to this board. My doctor diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia last summer, and gave me Vioxx for my aches and pains. BUT, after reading many of your posts, I am really, really wondering if I really do have FM after all. I don't have anything near the types of symptoms you all have. I just have aches and pains a lot...nothing I can't survive or anything. And the Vioxx is helping a lot. I am still able to work everyday, etc, etc.

Do you think my doctor could be wrong? She did that pressure point test...although at the time I had no idea why she was poking at me! Then she said that I had "passed" and that I had Fibromyalgia. Is it possible to have it in a mild form? If so, I guess I am very grateful for that.

Just wanted any input any of you have.

Thanks!

God Bless You All!

Love, Di

Charlie Weaver · 02-02-2001, 11:24 AM

Di, I wouldn't doubt your Dr's diagnosis. It took some of us quite a few years to get to where we are. I had my first bout with FMS in 1973 and worked until November 1999. There were even periods of time that I didn't have any pain, but it would return time and again. Now it just seems to have become my best friend. And maybe by that time they will be able to give you something to keep the pain away all the time. New research is going on as we speak. Good Luck to you and gentle hugs

02-02-2001, 11:24 AM

Hi Di! Lucky you that you aren't feeling bad! I'm curious how old you are? I'm 33 and I belive I started with FM in my teens. I had perodic episodes of "mystery" illnesses and pain that lasted from a few weeks to a few months then went away,sometimes for years! I was pretty much like that till 4 years ago when I had my daughter. My problems started with postpartum yeast infections and sleep problems (my daughter was up 3-4 times a night till she was 2). Over the 4 year period I just kept adding on more chronic pain problems and getting less and less sleep. The sleep I did get wasn't refresing, I felt awful in the mornings, like I was hit by a bus. Many of my other symptoms are new in the last 6 months. Right now I am pretty functional, especially with the meds.

You might want to read through the posts on this board and then make sure that your doctor has ruled out conditions that have symptoms similar to FM.

If I had known about having FM in my teens or 20's, I would have taken better care of myself with diet and exercise and maybe I could have avoided getting to the point I'm at now. At the very least,I could have gotten medical intervention sooner!!

Di · 02-02-2001, 12:28 PM

Dear Charlie and Cioc,

Thanks for your posts...I appreciate your input.

Yes, I think I will just be thankful for now that I am not in severe pain like most people with FM. Guess I am lucky so far!

By the way Cioc...I am 37.

God Bless!

Love, Di

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Valerie · 02-02-2001, 07:36 PM

Di, there are many people whose symptoms are mild to begin with and who go for years not even realizing that the seemingly unrelated health problems they have are FM. I'm GLAD you aren't having big pain and disability!!! There are many things you can do to deal with the symptoms you are experiencing, though, so welcome to the site.

Val