I have been feeling that I have Fibro for a while now. I have recently gotten insurance and started seeing a family doctor. She done a huge blood work up on my a few weeks ago and everything was really good except I was like 2 points low on my Vitamin D and my liver panel was a bit off probably due to the amount of Tylenol and stuff that I take trying to get relief.
She set me up for a sleep study test and an MRI. I have already had X-rays on my back and they show some signs of arthritis. So now going for MRI to make sure I do not have something going on with my spine.
So, here is a list of my symptoms.
`Pain in my neck, shoulders, upper and lower back (going on for years but been getting much worse in the last several months)
`Tingling and numbness in my neck and upper back and shoulders (been getting really bad in the last several months)
`Numbness and tingling in my lower arms, wrists and hands (been going on for a couple years)
`Pain in my hands. My hands start hurting when holding hands with my husband and our fingers are interlocked after just a minute or two or after writing or using scissors. (going on for many years)
`Tingling and numbness in my lower legs and feet (been happening for several months)
`Pain in my feet and calves, especially when I walk much, like half way through Wal-Mart (been happening for several months)
`Fatigue, I never feel rested even after sleeping all night – I always feel so tired and worn out. (been going on for probably 6 months)
`Headaches (as long as I can remember but much more frequent in the last couple months)
`Irritable bowel syndrome (couple years)
`Anxiety (as longs as I can remember)
`Morning stiffness and stiffness after being in one position for just a bit (several years but has gotten really bad in the last several months)
`Very tender on my upper arms and my rib cage. When my hubby or kids poke me when we are playing around it hurts like crazy and the pain just lingers on (a couple years but has gotten really bad in the last several months)
`Needing to urinate frequently (Last several months)
`Feeling of not being able to relax my muscles (as long as I can remember)
`Lightheadedness/dizziness (several years but has been getting really bad in the last several months)
`Acne (gotten much worse in the last year, way worse than when I was going through puberty)
`My arms and shoulders get very tired when doing things such as folding laundry (many years)
`Chronic dry hands (4 years)
`Chest Pain that deep breaths make is worse (been going on about a month)
`Racing heart at times (been going on about a month)
`Lots of pain in my sides and back when sleeping, no matter what bed I am using (much worse in the last year)
`Feel like my glasses are going to squeeze my head off (last couple months)
`GERD (last several months – Taking 2 Omeprazole daily)
`Sensitive breast at times (last couple months)
`No sex drive (last couple years)
`Irritated by more than one noise at a time such as music and people talking (years but getting much worse)
If the MRI doesn't really show anything, then she said she would probably send me to a doctor who deals with Fribro. I know that some of my problems could be due to something in my spine, but I just don't think that all of these symptoms could be that.
So, what do you think?
She set me up for a sleep study test and an MRI. I have already had X-rays on my back and they show some signs of arthritis. So now going for MRI to make sure I do not have something going on with my spine.
So, here is a list of my symptoms.
`Pain in my neck, shoulders, upper and lower back (going on for years but been getting much worse in the last several months)
`Tingling and numbness in my neck and upper back and shoulders (been getting really bad in the last several months)
`Numbness and tingling in my lower arms, wrists and hands (been going on for a couple years)
`Pain in my hands. My hands start hurting when holding hands with my husband and our fingers are interlocked after just a minute or two or after writing or using scissors. (going on for many years)
`Tingling and numbness in my lower legs and feet (been happening for several months)
`Pain in my feet and calves, especially when I walk much, like half way through Wal-Mart (been happening for several months)
`Fatigue, I never feel rested even after sleeping all night – I always feel so tired and worn out. (been going on for probably 6 months)
`Headaches (as long as I can remember but much more frequent in the last couple months)
`Irritable bowel syndrome (couple years)
`Anxiety (as longs as I can remember)
`Morning stiffness and stiffness after being in one position for just a bit (several years but has gotten really bad in the last several months)
`Very tender on my upper arms and my rib cage. When my hubby or kids poke me when we are playing around it hurts like crazy and the pain just lingers on (a couple years but has gotten really bad in the last several months)
`Needing to urinate frequently (Last several months)
`Feeling of not being able to relax my muscles (as long as I can remember)
`Lightheadedness/dizziness (several years but has been getting really bad in the last several months)
`Acne (gotten much worse in the last year, way worse than when I was going through puberty)
`My arms and shoulders get very tired when doing things such as folding laundry (many years)
`Chronic dry hands (4 years)
`Chest Pain that deep breaths make is worse (been going on about a month)
`Racing heart at times (been going on about a month)
`Lots of pain in my sides and back when sleeping, no matter what bed I am using (much worse in the last year)
`Feel like my glasses are going to squeeze my head off (last couple months)
`GERD (last several months – Taking 2 Omeprazole daily)
`Sensitive breast at times (last couple months)
`No sex drive (last couple years)
`Irritated by more than one noise at a time such as music and people talking (years but getting much worse)
If the MRI doesn't really show anything, then she said she would probably send me to a doctor who deals with Fribro. I know that some of my problems could be due to something in my spine, but I just don't think that all of these symptoms could be that.
So, what do you think?