chronic pain - Fibromyalgia Message Board

SnowOwl16 · 01-26-2002, 04:32 PM

Hi everyone. My neck muscles are always tight and my body spasms randomly at times. I did have an incident at camp where my neck was spasming so that the side of my face would pull down to my shoulder uncontrolably. I had to go to the ER and get valium for it. No doctor knew what it was ( i visited a neurosurgeon, neurologist, chiropractor, and physical therapist). I thought it could be fibromyalgia or spasming torticollis, but i'm not sure. I'm only 16, (the camp incident happened when i was 13)so i'm not sure if i'm too young to have these conditions. I just thought that 3 years of chronic neck pain (i do have remissions of pain) with spasming and fatigue is not normal for my age. I have taken Skelaxin, Celebrex, and a few other pain reducers.
Sorry if this was a lot to read. I just want to know peoples opinions. Also a doctor determined that i am lacking the backwards C curve in my neck, so it is completely straight. I don't know if this has anything to with what happened with my neck. Thanks for any responses!

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korken · 01-26-2002, 04:43 PM

Hello, What do the doctors say it might be?

Have you done research on many sites?

We have posted several links under a few posts on this board. If you haven't read them please do there is a lot of info. Post titles New to board.... and ....IN A NUT SHELL and a couple more.

Good luck and good researching.

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Take care ~Kim & Gary~

SnowOwl16 · 01-26-2002, 09:45 PM

Hi, i have done a lot of researching. But i have symptoms of many conditions, so i'm not sure that i have anything specifically. Its confusing, lol. But Fibromyalgia seems closest to what i may have. The only thing is that i don't have pain in my lower body all that often and i'm not sure that i have the required 11 out of 18 pressure points. But some sites say that that doesn't mean a person doesn't have it. I'm just looking for answers.
The doctors were very unhelpful for the most part, but they don't know much about Fibromyalgia. The neurosurgeon was the only one who could tell me that i had a straight neck which could cause pain (it does). But i hear a Rheumatologist could help.
I'll look through the archives. Thanks for the reply.

01-27-2002, 10:12 AM

Get headaches?

I have "atypical" FM. I do NOT have all of the tender points but do have dozens of them.....just not all in the spots they're supposed to be!

By the way, Al,Kim, myself and several other oldtimers have been booted from the site because we disagreed with the moderators. You guys are stuck on your own but if you look around, the way to us will be clear. Go to the co-cure site recommended to newbies, they have a great board!

Rachael

[This message has been edited by cioc1212 (edited 06-17-2002).]

SnowOwl16 · 01-27-2002, 11:46 AM

yes, i do get headaches often. Every once in a while i get a really bad neuralgia pain on either side of my neck. Maybe i could have the "atypical" form. Thanks for replying. It seems as though the symptoms and tests have a long range and aren't totally set. Well, i'll look into that.