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FM2008 · 06-27-2008, 11:00 AM

I'm sooo excited to find y’all. <Removed medical history information for privacy reasons>

Glojer · 06-27-2008, 08:37 PM

Welcome fm2008, glad you found us too. We have a lot of info and a lot of venting and a lot of caring going on here so we don't mind you getting things off your mind. Some of symptoms you described are so FM classic. One thing that you might want to remember to do is BREATHE....breathe......deep breaths.....deep breaths.....slow...deep...breaths. That is a thing we all forget to do, we get so wrapped up in trying to fight the pain and keep on going and we forget to breathe, taking deep breathes. We take those short little ones and wind up hunching over and tightening up and having those back and neck pains. I do take muscle relaxers and they are a big help to me, but I don't take some of the other meds you take and I agree with you on taking as little medication as is possible. I also feel you have to take what is neccessary for everyday comfort so it is a judgement call for each individual.

I like what your psychologist said about stress. That was very interesting. I have had physical therapy and it has helped, it seems you respond well to it also. There are others who have had some of the other therapies, like MP massage therapy and acupunture and others. I'm sure they will wade in later. Hang in there, it does get better and we have such amusing stories to share with each other in our fibro fog moments.

Glojer

Paddy55 · 06-28-2008, 07:30 AM

Hi FM2008! Welcome to our board.

You have come to the right place - lots of great folks here to answer your questions and just share with you the ups and downs of fibro. One thing that we forget when we have FM is that we can get other ailments, and they may or may not have anything to do with FM. The tendancy is, when we get something else, we say "oh, must be the FM". So we should be careful to not assume that and look a little closer.

I'm past the period stuff, but when I was younger I had extremely bad periods. But in the end, it was discovered to be Endometiosis - multiple surgeries ending in hysterectomy etc. Not part of FM, although it would be interesting to see how many of us had (have) this problem.

About your calves - our legs do take a beating, but it could be "just" FM. When at your rheumie appointment, maybe you could ask about that and point out that you have to move them all the time - called "restless leg syndrome". It is treatable, sometimes with vitamin and mineral supplements, sometimes with prescribed meds, but if you got that under control you might be able to sleep better.

The ringing in your ears - do you take nSAIDs? Aspirin, Naprosen, Advil?
sometimes they can cause your ears to ring - don't know why, but for sure that is a side effect.

Gotta go, hope some of this helps. Again, welcome to the board!
Wishing you peace and comfort,
Paddy

littlegirl08 · 06-28-2008, 12:16 PM

Welcome to the board I am new here too but so many of your symptoms are like mine. I too have plantar fasciitis and had many many hip problems. I went to physical therapy however it did not help me. I've been having a problem with loose stool and being very crampy and gassy also. If i eat anything it is followed by an upset stomach with the exception of potatoes, which i find strange. My biggest similiarity is the proble with your period. I'm only 18 and have been put on birth control to control my severe bleeding problenm which they now think could be attached to the FM. I had my period for 3 and a half months straight, no exaggerating. All but two weeks of it was heavy heavy bleeding. After i spent three nights with no sleep due to the fact that i could not lay down without being nauseated I started hemmorging and my mom took me to the emergency room. However, my gyno did no see this as a reasonto move up my appointment and made me wait another 2 weeks to be put on Yaz. I think i went on a bit of a rant sorry, but the moral is now all of the perios problems are being connected to the FM

kellibear · 06-28-2008, 01:45 PM

to answer your first question--yes, a better dr. would have done SOME tests--just to rule out anything else. i too have the ringing ears and it can be really annoying! most of your symptoms are classic fibro. i have a thread here about a book that would really help you and a list of supplements that will really help!