Re: Re: Fibermyralgia? Aching & inflammation

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Wow,

Would you mind sharing where you found a doctor willing to be thorough?? Most

I have found play dumb and have no desire to get involved in litigation.

Good for you --

Laurie <cadillac_street@...> wrote:

Oh yes, I have aches that migrate all over my body. Sometimes my neck,

shoulders, arms, hands, ankles and feet ache and I have numbness and

tingling in my arms. A couple hours later it might be down to a spot

on my foot and one hand... later in the day it could be settled in my

neck and shoulders. I often have a very tender, sore area in the

middle of my chest also. Most nights I don't sleep well. Usually by

Thursday and Friday I walk like a 90-year old. I haven't been able to

wear a normal bra in years. Within an hour the pain in the upper half

of my body is debilitating. I've asked close to a dozen doctors about

it and they all look at me like I'm from Pluto.

I notice that when I go in to work on Monday I generally feel good.

Its something I notice with gratitude because I don't feel " good " very

often anymore - usually just Sundays and occasionally Saturdays if the

effects of work have worn off more quickly than usual. By Tuesday I'm

starting to feel punky again, Wednesday is just plain depressing,

Thursday and Friday are torture and I miss a lot of work later in the

week.

After oh... I'd say 6 years of complaining to my doctor about the

various oddball symptoms that have slowly dragged my life to a crawl,

I finally threw a hissy fit in her office and suddenly the lightbulb

seemed to go on over her head. She asked me if I'd ever heard of

Adrenal Fatigue and proceeded to test me for it. Well hot damn, sure

enough... After researching adrenal fatigue I started following the

information trails to other connected conditions which led me to

information on sick building syndrome and this group.

My primary care doctor has admitted that she is not very familiar with

sick building syndrome but she is very interested in following my

progressand learning more about it . She recommended an environmental

health specialist but it has taken me almost 3 months to get in to see

him. My initial visit with him went quite well. He agreed that it is

probably something in my work environment that has made me

sensitive/allergic to all kinds of things that never used to bother

me. He promised to be very thorough so he can build a complete profile

in the event of later work-related litigation. I finally go in for

skin and inhalent testing on the 19th. From there - from there... I

guess I'll find out soon enough. I never thought I would be so HAPPY

to go see a doctor.

Whew! I sure know how to make a short story long.... <grin>

Be well,

Laurie

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