Is there anyone whose main complaint is leg/feet pain? - Fibromyalgia Message Board

teacher2be · 02-20-2008, 04:50 PM

i have had fibro atleast 8 years. my main complaints have been bad leg/feet pain and fatigue. even up into hips too. i was wondering is there anyone out there that there legs can hurt so bad they almost feel numb? i have met other people with fibro but the ones i talked to kind of "hurt all over" or there pain is upper part of body like arms. don't get me wrong i hurt all over too but the leg pain can be dull sometimes and then sometimes my legs bones and leg muscles burn, stab, deep aches, almost like someone lit a match and threw on legs. it would be good to hear from someone with similar pain so i kknow i am not only one.

Jenn4508 · 02-20-2008, 04:59 PM

I hurt all over but I have started having alot more pain in the leg bones and muscles more so than I use to. So yes there are others out there. It just seems it is never ending does it. Always something new popping up out of nowhere. Then you sit around wondering if it is part of Fibro or something else.

It is good to have these boards so that someone is always near to bounce ideas off of. Jenn

teacher2be · 02-20-2008, 05:53 PM

yes i agree with the always something new coming up and i am also always wondering is that part of fibro or not. there are so many fibro symptoms so alot of times it is related to fibro. i am glad to know not alone even though i hate it that there are others out there suffering too. it stinks i hate it. but i have to accept it and go on. its hard.

Jenn4508 · 02-20-2008, 06:01 PM

It is very hard. I still have a hard time accepting it.... Its like you have this life going along and then poof, its gone... Then you are supposed to accept that the life you had is no longer there and you have this new life you didn't ask for nor do you want. I try to accept it and go on and then when you try to do something that you have always done and you can't, that is when it really sucks. I am not trying to bring you down just stating a fact on how I feel.

Good Luck and have a pain free day. Jenn

tiredpoet · 02-20-2008, 08:58 PM

Hi there! I was diagnosed with fibro and cfs back in May. The leg/feet issues are not my main complaint but it's definitely in my top three. My major complaints are fatigue and brain fog/cognitive impairment, but my legs and feet are in constant distress. I don't have much pain elsewhere, just weakness and some crawling sensation and pins and needles occassionally. My legs, on the other hand, are weak and aching/crampy 24/7. The muscles often burn as if they've been overworked. My feet hurt if I'm on them more than a short while, and they burn, especially at night--from what I've read it seems like peripheral neuropathy-type nerve issues.
When I told this to the new doc I saw recently, he did not seem surprised at all and told me I have Lyme Disease, and this is a key symptom. Go figure.