Guest guest Posted January 25, 2002 Report Share Posted January 25, 2002 Hi all -- Some might remember that I wrote in a few weeks ago to introduce myself -- I've had pain from psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondilitis for more than 15 years, and recently I'd been referred to a pain doctor. I had my first meeting with him today -- After an inspection he suggested that I had fibromylagia. Honestly I'd always thought that FMS was a made-up disease (and please all you FMSers, please don't write in with indignant objections -- after all, what do I know?!). I even asked him directly, I said: " Isn't FMS just a catch-all term meaning 'I don't know why you are in pain'? " -- He seems to think FMS is a real thing, so maybe it is, who knows. His solution was to prescribe a full-spine MRI and some medication called Neurontin. I did a search on Neurontin on both the Internet and this list but didn't really find anything useful. Can anyone tell me about Neurtontin? He also suggested that he'd likely send me to a place that does bio- feedback and acupunture. Does anyone have experience with either of those? Finally, I recently bought a book on accupressure. Does anyone have any experience with _that_? I know there are a lot of questions and more than just a little cynicism layered in this email, but please understand that I am sincere in both my own well being and my concern for everyone on this list -- cheers -- RA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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