Healthymefor3
New member
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2015
- Messages
- 6
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 02/2015
- Country
- US
- State
- IL
Hello, I am new to the group, having been diagnosed by my GP in February 2015 with Fibromyalgia. I started having pain in the back of my right knee one day, and then it mysteriously disappeared two days later, but that same day, my fingers were sore. The next week continued with sore wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, pretty much something different every day but not usually two things going at once. I would wake up OK, but by noon-3:00 something would start aching. Since then, the big body aches have settled down a little, maybe due to the warmer spring weather we are having here (as opposed to the negative degree windchills) or the light weight exercises I have stopped doing. My biggest complaint now is my neverending swelling, pain, and stiffness in my fingers and thumbs. It will get better in one finger and then another one will start acting up. Also, my toes and the balls of my feet are slightly swollen and seem sore almost every day. It's hard not to be able to use your hands without pain. My GP says the fibro is not causing the swelling and stiffness in my hands and feet, so I am going to a rheumatologist in June (earliest I could get in) to verify. The GP did a sed rate test and since it, as well as a TSH and Free T4, among other blood tests, was normal, assumed it was not lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Two other weird things that started about 1-2 weeks after the pain started was that my voice went hoarse and I had bad indigestion. GP does not think these are related to fibro but they all started at the same time so it seems like they are. I have been prescribed Cymbalta but am afraid of the side effects and want to see if I can handle it with natural remedies and exercise first. Also, before taking meds I want to see the rheumatologist. My neurologist looked at my hands and had me spread my fingers, then had me grip his hands, and based on this, he also agrees it is fibromyalgia rather than another neurological issue. Also had a brain MRI a year ago that was normal so I guess that rules out MS. I do feel weaker but I don't know if that is due to the pain or if I really am losing muscle. Anyway, I don't know anyone with fibromyalgia so I am looking forward to learning from you all and supporting you as well. Thanks!