Make sure you have the right diagnosis!!
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A year ago I started all my symptoms. My Dr. immediately thought I had Polymyalgia and put me on a course of Steroids. I took these for a week with no improvement. My symptoms started getting worse, and in August 2013 I was referred to a Rheumatologist. He gave a thorough examination and, via reaction on the Fribro. pressure points, he had no doubt in diagnosing Fibromyalgia. However the symptom continued and I tried various medication to no avail. Things got really bad in Feb/March this year when I could hardly get out of bed and was walking around like a Zombie! My Dr, who has been great during all of this, did another blood test and the inflammatory markers were very high i.e CRP was 67 & the ESR results were 47. He referred me back to the Rheumatologist. I saw a different person this time and she suggested trying Steroids again as she thought I had Polymyalgia although she said it was possible to have both Poly & Fibro together. Four days after starting the steroids I started to feel some improvement and by the time 10 days was up I was a different woman!! I am so relived that, so far, all my symptoms have disappeared and I have bags of energy and feel the 'fog' that I have been functioning in over the past year has lifted. PLEASE make sure that your diagnosis is correct and that you do not have the raised blood inflammatory markers that was making me feel so awful. My recent blood test shows a massive reduction in these. I sincerely hope that this info. may help some of you - good luck. Wendy
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does the weather effect anyone? I know when a front comes inbefore the weather reports also stress?
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I have a very good doctor but she is not a specialist on fybromyalgia. After talking with all of you I think I am going down to Boston to get a second opinion. I am really tired of being achy and fatigued.
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now living in Toronto,Canada, we have socialized medical care, but it takes a long time to see a speicalist....what i do to get in faster is put myself on the drs. cancellation list...so if any one cancels your appointment can get moved up ! good luck.
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