Fibromyalgia and swollen lymph nodes and other symptoms

sounds like me hun. iv got my ibs and anixety under control mostly with accupunture flares up from time to time when i do something daft, like eat something to spicey or take a whiskey.

 

the pain does get it worse, with time and all the places you have pain so i have i  including arm pits very tender. if i get tired my throat glands swell up and i get headaches . 

take a look at brain training to recover from ME and fibro your see how all these are not seperate conditions but symptoms of fibro /me .

meds only knock the symptoms on the head for a while and then they come back again because they havnt got to the cause.

Hi there

When i was reading this i was starting to wonder if i had posted this as a question lol.. everything you mentionned is exactley what I go through. Including going to the doctors constantly thinking its something else etc.. I have also been diagnosed with fibro now for 2 years however certain it has been much longer. I also suffer from Crohns and Raynauds disease. I feel like my lymph nodes are swollen everywhere neck; armpit; elbows... but they are not visible nor can u feel them other than a tiny one in my neck. My back and neck are the worst for me.. always always stiff and cracking like really really tight strings... chest always very tight and cracks.. in my ribs. Also always feel as if my face is completely RED and im burning up yet others say i look normal and feel like i have a normal temp. Anxiety is HUGE for me in the past year... I am now on Clenazepam and Cymbalta.. they made a HUGE change for me last year... it helped But i have my moments of re-occurence of these symptoms... the pain never goes away but it has lessened.  My doc thinks im a hypocondriact but.. ya.. im sure you understand ... Just thought I would let you know I am also going through the same thing you are.. wether or not it is Fibro related.. i dont know..would be great to hear more input as well Take care and please feel free to email me if you want to chat more and keep in contact regarding our condition it helps Take Care!!

Pam, I have had Fibro since 1985.  I have just about every symptom going. But as far as the lymph nodes, 2 yr ago my Dr found the one that usually swells when you have a cold.  he ultra sounded it and it came back fine.  Since then it left, but came back 2-3 times staying longer than not.  Since Jan. this year it came and never left.  My Dr sent me to an ENT, who said I had 4 swollen.  meanwhile CT Scan, ultrasounds, etc....I now have 25-30 of them in my neck swollen.  They are big, but only the first feels hard, the rest are softer.  The ENT, used the word Lymphoma to me a couple weeks ago and she is going in to remove one for biopsy.  My Dr says it's not cancer as cancer is hard, and he said even though the first one feels hard to me, it is not "cancer" hard.  Now he did not ever say it's part of Fibro, but I am hoping it is something like that.  So as long as you can't see or feel the lymph nodes, I would say you have nothing to worry about right now.  keep your eye on them though.  if they start being able to feel, get to the Dr just for ease of mind.  I have been so scared with mine, as they are REAL big, but my mind was put at ease by my Dr.  Don't mess around with anything you "think" is Fibro related, as it could very well be something else that needs medical attention.  Sometimes I have heard of Doctors that lump every symptom under the "Fibro" category, but ask for testing on anything that bothers you anyway.  better safe than sorry.  Hope this helps....K

My Fibro pain tends to move around a lot. If I'm in a bad flare, everywhere hurts. I have had it for 9 years now. I get the intense " my body feels like a furnace" feeling a lot. I was told that the part of our body that controls our inner temperature is basically faulty with Fibromyalgia. It happens to me even in the shower where I end up sweating while I'm showering. It's crazy. Also I do get severe back of the knee pain. There are trigger points back there and why it causes pain. I found that over the counter plain large Salonpas patches help with that pain. Hope you are doing better!

I know this is old, but this sounds like me. I was dignosed with Fibromyalgia about 2 years ago. It all started when I was misdignosed with an infection, given horrible antibiotics that destroyed me, and I just fell apart. Lately I have been experencing swollen nodes under my arms and pain. I just went to the doctor today and he said it doesn't seem alarming to him as I do not have a fever, not losing weight, etc. Very frustrating. 

I have had all the same symptoms and more for years. I have opted out of traditional treatment due to the side effects I experienced in the past. I have switched to alternative medicine and it has been helping. I start each day with warm water with lemon, ginger and mint followed by a cup of bone broth. This has greatly improved my it's along with probiotics and digestive enzymes.

As for the pain, Sam e and magnesium have helped. And for bad flares, salonpas patches.

My lymph nodes have been swollen for a while but because I just had a fever and sore throat accompany it this go around the doc is sending me for testing. It's important that you find a doctor that you can trust. I originally had a dr that told me I was just depressed and nothing was wrong with me. I called the insurance company and got this Dr within 24 hrs. She listened and ran tests and referred specialists until we had our diagnosis. Be your own advocate and do your research. Hope this helps.

Hi I have swollen lymph nodes it's a sign of infection if you have them and can be the result of mild infection or as extreme as something like lymphoma go to the Drs you probably need to have a fbc done to find out what's causing the swollen lymph nodes. I currently have mrsa that is causing swollen lymph nodes in my neck so don't leave it. In saying that depending on the type of lymph issues that are happening for you can contribute to the other symptoms your having with fibro exaggerating the symptoms on top. Depending on your overall wellness depends how bad fibro will be for you.