anyone with fibomyalgia get pains in breast?

"I've ben getting shooting pains that feels like it's going through my left breast and nipple."

Ditto! Me too and it was the left breast and nipple!! It has just started recently but is very uncomfortable and painful.

I am 30 years older than you!!

FM is something else, is it not?? I am in awe of you coping with this debilitating illness and having young children.

Take care xx

thank you.yes it is very painful!i am thinking of phoning the docs in the morning as i'm not sure if this is something to be more worried about,or just part and parcel of the wonders of fm! at least the docs will give peace of mind.thanks for replying.i hope your pain eases too.

take care x

Mine seems to have gone over the last few days. I am therefore thinking (hopefully) that it is just another FM 'pain'. I will, however, be vigilant and should it reoccurs I might mention it to my GP. It was strange in that it affected the nipple!! I found that weird to say the least. Glad though that you posted about it as it's comforting to know I'm not the only one feeling it!

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hi JeannieMc,i phoned docs this morning and they seem to think that it is part of fm! they did say though that if the pain hasn't gone in a few days or gets worse to go in and get things checked. other than that they don't seem to be too concerned about it.i'm glad that yours has gone and hope it doesn't come back,it's not a nice feeling!

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Thanks for that. I am just 'full of pain' as it were, pain all over so not surprising in the breast/chest area but like you say, we can't be too careful due to breast cancer.

I got some bad news today re: a claim for compensation for a work injury I suffered, which I believe kicked of my FM. Solicitor says it will be too difficult to prove the cause of my injury. It makes me so angry and upset as an hour later I get the figures from my employer, for redundancy (peanuts) that I feel I must take as I can no longer do my job, due to the injury at work!!

I will still have to go into work over the next 3.5 months which will be a nightmare. I can't risk them dismissing me due to ill health and finish with no £$£$ at all. I need the peanuts to tide me over for a while. I am a teacher by the way, who loved teaching. I can't believe I will soon have to give it up. Yet know I will not be deemed 'sick' enough for State benefits. How ironic eh??

Heard that the Tories want to limit the sick and disabled getting hospital appointments etc.; essentially putting us at the back of the queue so that 'workers' can get treated first. What planet do these people come from? They may as well open up the workhouses again. Sorry for the rant but feeling a bit of 'poor me' today. FM not good either and in a lot of pain; that's what I get for going for a long walk yesterday LOL.

Better tomorrow hopefully.

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oh i'm so sorry to hear that.it must be so frustrating for you on the work front,especailly when it's something that you enjoyed.i have heard of other people claiming though for a similar thing.maybe it might be worh asking another solicitor?or go to/phone an advice centre if you can?i have also heard of people claiming disability for fm,althoughi i haven't myself.i hope you manage to get something sorted out.

its discusting what the tories are wanting to do.don't worry about the rant! i have many days when i feel the same and most things get to me! i stick to voluntary work,hoping i will be able to work some day,but its so difficault at the moment as the pains are getting worse!

i hope you are better in morning,take care of yourself x

Thanks.

Life has a funny way of working out sometimes. Here's hoping LOL...

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Well how strange, I posted my reply last night but it seems it got lost somewhere. Google costochrondritis regarding your chest pain, I got it with FM/arthritis. I also get that shooting pain occasionally, got used to so much now, but there are times when I wonder if something could get overlooked as FM or arthritis when it's something else. I also get these feelings of vibration, down the nerve synapses I suppose, so it feels like a mobile is in my pocket or bag vibrating. Can't tell you how often I've got my bag off my shoulder thinking it's my mobile ringing and it's just these strange sensations. I was checked for MS too which I think is quite common with the FM symptoms, they are such a strange cluster of things aren't they?

Sorry to hear about your work difficulties Jeannie, it's so harsh isn't it, especially when a person actually wants to work! Good luck to you both.

vjl56

Thanks! I am sitting here wondering hwo I will manage financially. I have a really nice salary presently. To go from that to virtually nothing, is scary to say the least. I keep telling myself I can get some supply work, but who am I kidding, if I can't do my present teaching job?

Thankfully no loans/credit card bills. Can't shake off the feeling of being a 'failure'. I live with my son who although aged 24 and so called 'grown-up', still depends on me in many ways. Oh Poor me's again LOL.

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Hi again Jeannie

I think that you will find a way forwards when you are ready and having the thinking space to do so. Can you give private tuition for example? You are not a failure Jeannie that's for sure

Perhaps when you get the rest of the school year done you will see the way more clearly. And yes I know what you mean re your son, I felt the same :-). Good luck.

Yes but would be the last thing I would want to do to be frank.

What I would really like to do is try to do supply as a teaching assistant. It's not as stressful as a teaching role, with all the planning etc. that comes with that role. Being in charge of classes you don't know is quite a challenge, whereas the TA role is quite nice in comparison and definitely shorter hours. My needs are 'modest' and a bit of that kind of work would be ideal but don't know and won't know till September/October if there even is ANY of that work on supply. I do not want a full time, permanent post; its out of the question with my dodgy health.

Yes Fm does prevent a lot of us from full time work doesn't it? I can't work full time but over the years I've made things happen that have worked out for me. I sure you will too. I hope your search proves profitable. Best VJ

Hello,

I have had some really "badd" Fibro days of late.I have decided to treat my condition as an unseen handicap.

And Thank my Blessings,all things could be worse,its very hard to accept because the pain is not like a condition that can be eliminated so you just have to come to some kind of solution for yourself.And this came to me and I will try and accept 24/7.

Also,to my "breast" friend.Yes,just yesterday I noticed the same exact pain you spoke of.And I have learned

that sometimes when this occurs,check your deodorant.You may try another brand every 2/3 days,I flip flop

and when the pain comes I try not using for 2/days and this works fine for me,including if you have underarm

pain with it,as well.

I can understand completely how you are feeling Jeannie. I was a primary teacher until two years ago and then my circumstances changed. Thankfully, I was able to take early retirement. I look back now and wonder how on earth I did the job. It is so demanding and when the 'fog' takes over all that assessment and planning seems impossible, not to mention the physical aspects. I am sure a school would snap you up as a teaching assistant. My sister has done a combination of TA work and teacher cover in a school which has worked quite well for her (she is fit, near retirement at 64). That sort of thing might work for you if you could find it. Maybe your present school might have something?

The other night I watched 'Famous Rich and Hungry' on BBC which showed celebrities staying with people on benefits. There was a woman on there who had FM so I guess it is possible to qualify. I am not suggesting you could live on £93 a week which is what she was having to do, although she managed it by budgeting tightly.

I just want to agree wholeheartedly with other posts - you are NOT a failure.

Hi Tigs.

Thanks for your kind words!

I hope I can find some nice TA work in a nice school. Here's hoping anyway. I am in a PRU at the moment but would prefer mainstream again. I was happier there and believe I would still be teaching if I had stayed in mainstream.

Everything happens for a reason and I just need to figure out the reason this has happened then I can move forward. Have to accept it and just need time I reckon. Time is a great healer is it not. Perhaps I can write that book now LOL...