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karen96096
karen96096

Hi im new to this forum could can anybody explain the syptoms of this pain please. There are certain points of the body that drs use to diagnose this. Any help would be grateful

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  • alicia26
    alicia26 karen96096

    Posted

    Mine started in my feet, it is so painful that I couldn’t walk. It moves around my body, it could be anywhere, it can even change places in a flash. My pain is like a dull ache and sometimes I can feel the ligaments pull. I have had fibromyalgia for about 20 yrs.
    • karen96096
      karen96096 alicia26

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply alicia. I have pain in the front of my shoulders can be both or just one my elbows my hips and back of neck x

  • Oompa
    Oompa karen96096

    Posted

    Hi Karen, mine was my neck, shoulders and back simultaneously. The back was the worst. I remember my neck had a throbbing pain just felt it was in constant spasm. The back was so stiff and painful I struggled to move. Stress was a major factor and when the onset of pain came had really bad stress. Fatigue also makes pain worse. When we sleep better we hopefully feel better. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 2 years ago.
    • alicia26
      alicia26 Oompa

      Posted

      You sound similar to me, my neck my hips, feet, arms. I also suffer stress, restless leg syndrome, anxiety and depression, all are linked to fibromyalgia x
    • karen96096
      karen96096 alicia26

      Posted

      Yes i have severe anxiety and restless legs. Yes my pain seems to be all over but throught it was just my anxiety playing up. Nevrr mentioned these pains to the dr x

    • karen96096
      karen96096 Oompa

      Posted

      Hi oompa yes my back necknand shpulders are the worse. But i sleep on my stomach with my arms over my head so i dont tjink this is helping. Its also making my chest muscles feel tigjt and hurt x

    • Oompa
      Oompa alicia26

      Posted

      Yep all too similar, and if we can deal with the stress hopefully the rest will be made easier to manage
    • Oompa
      Oompa karen96096

      Posted

      I used to sleep on my stomach which made things worse, I've learnt to sleep on my back now.

    • karen96096
      karen96096 Oompa

      Posted

      How did you learn to do tjat. I keep trying to lay on my side cause i suffer with asthma so cough if im in my back x
    • Oompa
      Oompa karen96096

      Posted

      I learnt to breathe from my stomach as opposed to my chest which allowed me to focus more than anything else, and in time as I did this I guess I relaxed a little more. Unfortunately I'm not always on my back, but at least I am not on stomach.

  • alicia26
    alicia26 karen96096

    Posted

    Your symptoms are similar to mine. My hips, neck, arms, in fact everywhere!!! I don’t really go out much because of it. Luckily my children are older and left home. 
    • karen96096
      karen96096 alicia26

      Posted

      I still have a 15 and 13 year old at home but i just carnt be bothered to go out xx

    • alicia26
      alicia26 karen96096

      Posted

      You need to tell docs coz you need medication. Do you take anything at the moment? Hope you don’t mind me asking x
    • karen96096
      karen96096 alicia26

      Posted

      Im only on hrt patches as im in menapause but dobt take anything else x
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