Recent content by jgoold

I have had FM for 14 years now, but 5 years ago my legs quit working right. I finally went to a Physical Therapist and my quad muscles are the only muscles in my legs that have become very weak. They wont let me squat my full body weight and yet the rest of my legs seem to work just fine. I...

I've had FM for 14 years. I have always been cold. 5 years ago I started having hot issues. Anyone here that had this happen? I have legs that wont work right after I get to hot for too long and I thought there might be another issue (disease) that might have been giving me issues, but all the...

Hot baths with soaking salts works for me as well as heating pads. I own 5 pads that are electric and have them scattered around my house. Sorry you found a blister. Thats no fun. I have found that my microwave has hot spots in it. So if I use a microwave heating pad I always message it until...

Maybe that explains it. I drank alot of cranberry juice thinking that I might have an urinary infection and cranberry juice can help. I felt really good afterward. not just in the infection part of my body but everywhere. more energy and everything. I had forgotten about the cranberry juice...

Someone told me once, there are 'cold intolerant' FMS people and also others that are 'heat intolerant' people.

I have found heating pads in the winter help with the bone pain. I always thought of the pain in the bones as if the cold goes straight into my bones. So if I could get a heating pad on the cold part soon enough, it wouldn't get to my bones. Just a thought.

On the subject of weak muscles, does it come and go? I have had a terrible time. One morning I will wake up and I cant walk to the bathroom without assistance. But a week later, i will be able to walk farther. Then bam! I cant walk again. I was thinking it wasnt FMS. I have had FMS for a long...