[FSG]not sure if I have Fibromyalgia....new here

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Hello,

My name is and I'm new here. Dr told me yesterday she thinks I have

Fibromyalgia. She's a pretty good DR (there aren't many) and she wants me to

take B-12 injections, Some fatty acids, CoQ10, a good multi vit, higher

magnesium.

I'm still not convinced I have this.

Here are my symptoms; FATIGUE (ever since having a child C-section), pain

in-between eyes, pain on mostly left forearm (little on right) right knee only

pain, neck pain (this could be job related), focus probs, bloating, crave

chocolate. Now I'm 44 and getting close to menopause....What do you all think?

And have any of you tried B-12 injections?

Jean

Dear ,

Thanks for the message. There's just something about eating. Since

I was a child. My doctors need me to lose weight because it would

help my back, my pain, and some other health issues. I have been

overweight since 2nd grade. No one really knew why. When I was 21 I

found out that I polycystic ovarian syndrome. A couple of the side

effects are gaining weight with an inability to lose weight. The

only time I really lose weight is when I go under the knife for

another back surgery. I had lost 70 pounds there for a while. I'd

gain a little back everytime I went back to work with all the stress

(chocolate) therapy. Now, I've gained about 55 of it back. I'm up

to 270 and holding. And with the very little amount of food that I

eat it's amazing that I haven't plummeted more. I just find so many

healthy foods that upset my stomach. My doctor wanted me to start on

a high fiber diet. I bought this whole or multi grain bread like he

said. I ate a sandwich one day for lunch and I was sick to my

stomach the rest of the day. Doubled over in pain. Bananas double

me over in pain too. It's just ridiculous. When I work on

Saturday's, I stop by Mc's and buy hotcakes. I bring them to

work, let them sit on my desk and get cold and then eat them for

lunch instead of the breakfast that they are intended for. They are

better plain and cold anyway. My stomach does fine with potatos,

white bread, pancakes, crackers... stuff like that. I had to lay off

the chocolate because of my stomach, which is good. If only I could

get rid of my caffeine free pop now. LOL. Pretty much I'll get rid

of everything that I can eat and end up starving to death. LOL. Just

kidding. I like food too much to have an anorexia problem. Even if

every food in the world cause my stomach to hurt I just eat a little

and pop a pepto caplet. LOL.

thanks,

Jayne

>

> I wouldn't know how to eat 6 small meals a day. I eat about a

meal and

> a half a day. I eat lunch. If I eat less than 3 hours after

waking up

> I end up getting sick.

>

>

> Dear Jane,

>

> I've been a member of the group, but have been away from the digest

for

> quite awhile, partially due to my health, partially due to things I

am attempting

> to stay active with (my art, my music) despite my illness. I have

Fibro and

> IBS and Chronic Fatigue and a few other things. for a long time

now, I

> haven't been able to eat very well, and there's no way I could eat

six times a day,

> even if the meals were small.

>

> I did lose a lot of weight too quickly ~ 30 pounds ~ so I have been

trying

> to keep my weight steady at 132. It's been holding for about six

months, and

> imagine my surprise when I went to the doctor recently and had

gained 4 pounds.

> LOL It's probably the ice cream (which I know I shouldn't be

eating) and the

> gatorade and other stuff that doesn't take much eating, but keeps

my calorie

> intake up.

>

> But it is kind of awful, isn't it. Breakfast for me is about a

third of one

> of those little containers of Yoplait with some cereal on top.

Lunch the same

> except I try to eat some fruit ... some banana or part of a navel

orange. By

> dinnertime I am so bloated I can barely stand to eat. So whatever

my hubby

> and I are having, I usually only eat about a third or a half of

it. Even

> though I am on Nexium, I am starting to have severe reflux again,

usually at night.

> I just want somebody to fix me. : )

>

> It's hard to eat in a healthy way when eating makes you feel worse.

I really

> empathize with you. Blessings ~

>