Wayupnorth
Member
- Joined
- May 21, 2015
- Messages
- 18
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 01/2012
- Country
- CA
- State
- BC
I have FM just like my mother did. I have many skin/food allergies and I am very hypersensitive. I have been taking gabapentin since 2012 for nerve problems that started after my hall bladder was removed. Right after that the arthritis in my back and neck got much worse and I started having severe stenosis problems in my neck and lumbar region of my back. I've had steroid injections and mor recently radio frequency ablations in which they fry/kill the nerves to help with the pain. I also have Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I have painful flare ups in which I get what looks to be a lupus like rash ( Dr referred me to a rheumy-but was denied-numbers were not bad enough) and my wrists, fingers and toes swell up with some form of arthritis-symmetrical over 20 joints easily-referred again by Dr thinking it looks like rheumatoid arthritis-again denied since no positive RF in my blood). Both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis run in family on my mother's side. Never knew my birth father so not sure about that side. I have had a positive speckled ANA but it changes. My CRP is up if I don't avoid my allergens but not extreme enough to get a rheumy appt here in Canada-we are very short on rheumy's. It feels like all my toes are broken when I walk. I am currently teaching full time-often in severe pain so I can afford treatments/health costs. With all this going on how can I tell what is what? This flare has continued since November with no let up. Not sure what I can do. I have upcoming dermatogist and neurologist appts. Any advice? Oh yes, I live in a rural town-4 hours from next town with only GPs available. I already belong to a pain clinic because of my severe stenosis.