Just joined looking for commonalities and support

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Hi,

I came across this site and joined looking for support and advice to

my recent condition I have been stressing over. It's been a little

over 6 weeks from onset, have had 1 visit with a RH Doctor. My

condition has been getting worse and I'm a bit freaked out about it.

Doc said fibromylgia and am having more blood work for RA. I

glanced over a few past postings and what stuck out to me was the

finger flipping. That has started with my hands in the last couple

weeks or so, ring and pinkyfinger first on the lefthand and now on

the right also. I have pain I cannot imagine, stiffness in

shoulders, hips, knees, & anckles and my hands are the worse and I

wake up as if my hands have been stuck as if I've been hanging on

the monkey bars for hours. Knees kinda stuck and my brain is not

accepting this very well. I panic because I can't move or get out

of bed for a while and I have to use my forearms to lift myself up

or roll back and forth on my hips to contort myself. I'm having

problems opening drink bottles and other things. Do I sound

familar? Would appreciate correspondence and advice. Starting to

feel like I might have mad cow (OT). Do things get better? Thanks

for any imput.

Roxanna