Re: Jena FMS Symptom Check list

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Jena,

Have you told your doc that you feel you have Fibro? Has he done the examination

on you to check trigger points? When he does the exam, be sure and remind him

that not ALL of the trigger points are tender at the same time, and he needs to

exam you each time you come in and make note of which ones were tender at the

time of each exam.

Here is a check list:

Fibromyalgia Symptoms -- Official Criteria

The official American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia include:

____ Widespread pain for at least 3 months. Pain should be on both the left side

of the body and the right side, and pain both above and below the waist.

Cervical spine, anterior chest, thoracic spine or low back pain must also be

present.

Plus, pain in at least 11 of 18 specific tender point sites, which include:

____ The area where the neck muscles attach to the base of the skull, left and

right sides (Occiput)

____ Midway between neck and shoulder, left and right sides (Trapezius)

____ Muscles over left and right upper inner shoulder blade, left and right

sides (Supraspinatus)

____ 2 centimeters below side bone at elbow of left and right arms (Lateral

epicondyle)

____ Left and right upper outer buttocks (Gluteal)

____ Left and right hip bones (Greater trochanter)

____ Just above left and right knees on inside

____ Lower neck in front, left and right sides (Low cervical)

____ Edge of upper breast bone, left and right sides (Second rib)

OTHER SYMPTOMS

____ Muscle, joint pain, stiffness, burning, soreness, spasms, cramps

____ Carpal tunnel syndrome-like pains

____ Painful menstrual periods

____ Headaches

____ Fatigue, extreme exhaustion

____ Sleep Disturbances

____ Shortness of breath

____ Sore throat (known as pharyngitis)

____ Brain fog - general difficulty concentrating

____ Impaired attention span

____ Confusion with memory, words, numbers, math, etc.

____ Mood swings, anxiety, depression, panic attacks

____ Numbness or tingling sensations

____ Sensitivity to temperature changes

____ Chemical sensitivities, allergies

____ Allergies and or sensitivities - to pollen, foods, molds

____ Sensitivity to medicines

____ Sensitivity or intolerance to alcohol

____ Eye/vision problems

____ Constipation or diarrhea

____ Nausea, indigestion, stomach problems

____ Hypoglycemia, low blood sugar, " fibroglycemia "

____ Dizziness

____ Low blood pressure

____ Recurrent low-grade fever

____ Heart palpitations, skipped heartbeats

____ More frequent infections

____ Weight changes -- gain or loss, not associated with change in eating habits

I got this list from this website

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/fibromyalgiacfs/a/checklist.htm

Print this off and take it to your doc when you go next time. Also keep a log on

what days each symptom was present. Just FYI for him. Keep in mind that our

symptoms of Fibro wax and wane, some you might have all the time, others you may

have the symptom for a week and then it not be present again for several weeks

or months. Like the headaches, I use to get horrible migraines. I got them for

several years, then all the sudden they left me and I haven't had one in gosh, 2

yrs or so. Allergies is another really bad one for me. I never in my life had

allergies until Oct of 2000. All the sudden I got allergies, when I tested, I

was positive for everything except dogs and cats. I mean everything. Mold, dust,

tree and grass pollens were the worst ones for me. For 4 yrs, my allergies were

so severe that back in the summer of 2003, I had visited the ER 5 times within 4

months, saw my allergy specialist, my PCP, was on Steroids, Alegra, Benedryl,

Zyrtec, nose sprays and nothing helped me at all. NOTHING, not even the

steroids. They were so bad that I told my allergy specialist that I could see

why someone with severe allergies like this could commit suicide just to end it.

In 2004, they weren't bad at all and now for the past 2 yrs, I've only had to

take benedryl every once in a while. I use to vomit everyday with the allergies,

it was so horrible. You get the idea here. lol There are many other symptoms I

could tell you about that have done kind of the same thing here. You just never

know what it's going to do.

Hope this helps some.

Love ya! Hugs,

Tommie

I got my conformation yesterday My massager had been shipped yesterday, I

saw the massager you were talking about at Wal-Greens here. and thought now that

is what I need with HEAT.

Mom, I have not been diagnosis by a Dr with fibro. but my aunt that was

diagnosis about 10 years ago has diagnosis me with it. and speaking on legs. She

and I were talking last night how bad our hips and legs were hurting. In fact

since that end of last May when I hurt my back I have been going steady

downhill. I plan on calling my Dr for answers or a referral for answers. he is

keeping my pain bearable once I get on top of it. But I want to know where it is

coming from.

Jena

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