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  1. K

    Starting to think I was misdiagnosed.... :/

    I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia after 2 horrible car accidents... Personally, I have never felt like this was my actual or full diagnosis... My Dr's have, over the past several months started looking in to Crps aka complex regional pain syndrome which used to be called RSD reflex sympathetic...
  2. J

    3+ years of strange symptoms - could this be Fibromyalgia?

    Hello all, I am a 29 year old MALE and new to this site and this is my first post. In fact, I have hovered around various forums for the last 3 years or so without ever posting anything but I have finally decided to break my silence. I am not expecting someone to be able to tell me if I have...
  3. H

    Questions about joint and elbow pain

    I went into the doctor because I had just worked 3 12 hour shifts and my body hurt so bad I couldn't stand it. For the most part it seems to be in my joints. My elbow will swell so bad these past few days that my fingers fall asleep :( my knees ache and will wake me up at night. The joint where...
  4. C

    Nice to meet you

    I am Chris. I am a mom and grandma and have been battling this craziness for a few years now. Originally I thought I had just psoriasis. Nothing cleared it up. They started me on MTX and it was HORRID! Did it for 10 months, battled weekly nausea and exhaustion. Absolutely horrible side...
  5. trayne91

    New here

    Hi everyone. New to the group. Hoping to learn from the more experienced. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease last May after about 8 years of symptoms. After going gluten free, many side effects subsided, but many did not or only improved, but did not get completely better. I ended up in...
  6. V

    Hello

    I've seen a lot of specialists... and have been in sever pain for months now. No one can give me an answer. My mom, my grandmother, and my cousin all have fibromyalgia and they strongly think I do. I'll try to explain; all my joins (etc, fingers, wrists, elbows, back of my neck, in the little...
  7. C

    40yro SoCal teacher saying hello

    Hello all. I'm a 40yro middle school math/science teacher in Southern California. I have a super-awesome hubby of 12+ years, and we have two sons--one 7 1/2, and one who'll be 4 in December. We have a veritable mini-zoo: two horses (one is a 36" tall mini), two cats, an aquarium featuring our...
  8. C

    Negative to the pressure point test, but 4 doctors still suspect I have fibro

    Hello all. I'm a 40yro woman and was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's thyroiditis back in August. However, now that my thyroid hormone numbers have been brought to normal levels, I'm still suffering from a progressively worsening collection of symptoms. I joke that it's like...
  9. N

    severe oral pain?

    Hello, all! I just developed a new and extremely painful symptom. seemingly overnight. A couple of days ago I noticed a sore inside my lower lip, right at the base of my gums. It was pretty painful but I figured it would go away in a couple of days. I've had canker sores before and I know they...
  10. M

    Weird Pain

    Hello, I am looking for advice or ideas. First of all - family history - My Grandmother died of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Remember - there was no treatment and she was told to jut lay in bed all of the time. Things are better now. But this is a immune system problem. My Mother has to take an...
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