Re: Hi I'm new . . .

[Guest guest]

--- In , " charchar1974 " <charisse_j@...>

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> Hello everyone I am new to this list. I lost my mother to Lupus in

> 2003 after several years of ill health. I am worried about myself

> and that I may have some kind of problem. I've had blood tests

done

> (ANA) and it was not positive. I don't think I have lupus but I

feel

> like something is not right and my husband agrees to. I thought

> before I went back to my dr that I would try and get some more

info

> from this group. I am wondering if I might have a mild case of

> fibromyalgia. My biggest symptom right now is pain in my mid back

> that has not gone away. It's been there since December. The only

> thing that changed was I stopped taking the birth control pill in

> October. In December I had a yucky flu bug that made me extremely

> achy all over and ever since then this pain in my mid-back has not

> gone away. And what worries me is it's a different kind of pain

> then my normal chiropractic ailments. It felt more like a bruise

> and is real tender. It's not always in the same exact spot either

> and sometimes it burns. I am starting to think I'm going crazy.

> Other times I will get so achy (like last week) all through my

> back. My other symptoms are if I do too hard of a workout I will

> often feel tired and rundown for a week afterwards. Even just

> cleaning the house too vigorously can put me down for a week. I

> also have had on/off problems with dizziness, IBS, bladder spasms,

> dry eyes, skin sensitivies and am very sensitive to all

> medications. I don't have a problem sleeping except that I could

> sleep 10 plus hours each night. I have read a bit online that

> fibromyalgia is more widespread body pains. My pain is only in my

> back. I have some tender spots on my arms and legs and my neck is

> tender in the back but that is from an old whiplash injury. Is it

> true that fibromyalgia is widespread body pain? To top all this

off

> I have been diagnosed with gastroparesis which means delayed

gastric

> emptying which is causing lots of nausea. Charisse

>

Welcome to the group Charisse, when you see you DR. make sure you

tell him everything that you are having trouble with . Now I have

fribo. and I have pain all over and do not sleep more the 2 hrs at a

time. good luck with your dr. appt.

Janet IN IL

[Guest guest]

Thank you Jan. I'm so used to most of my symptoms that sometimes I

forget that they are not normal and I don't list them all. I also have

Raynaud's of my fingers and toes. They will hurt so bad if they get

too cold and I will have to soak myself in a steaming hot bath or

shower and that hurts too and they look purple under the fingernail.

It's freaky. Charisse

> Welcome to the group Charisse, when you see you DR. make sure you

> tell him everything that you are having trouble with . Now I have

> fribo. and I have pain all over and do not sleep more the 2 hrs at a

> time. good luck with your dr. appt.

> Janet IN IL

>