Pegleg84
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- Joined
- Mar 8, 2017
- Messages
- 82
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 05/2017
- Country
- CA
- State
- ON
Hi all,
As with any new diagnosis, you start to wonder if all kind of other things are related.
There are a few symptoms I've noticed that may or may not be related to Fibro (or Celiac) but wanted to ask about:
1. rapid weight loss:
I've lost 10lb since March! This is a good thing, since I'd gained about 10 over the last year or so, but it did kind of happen overnight. My vitamin levels are good, so don't think it's malabsorption (Celiac related), and I have been eating a bit less/differently the past while, but no more exercise than usual other than when I was on vacation last month. If it keeps going down I might start to get worried (and my pants might start falling down). I've read that weight gain is more common with Fibro due to less activity and drug side effects, but did anyone suddenly loose weight?
2. weird rash on face:
I think I've had this for a while, but only really paid attention recently: My nose and cheeks have a faint but noticeable red rash, like burst blood vessels. It isn't itchy. It isn't peeling. My skin is a bit dryer than usual, but not unmanageable. I don't think it's a sunburn except maybe the end of my nose. I wear 30SPF foundation every day. It's mostly on my nose and cheeks, but a few bits on my forehead.
Of course, the dangers of reading up on Fibro is it leads you to reading about similar conditions like Lupus. While I highly doubt it's a lupus rash, it's not distict enough to tell. (I don't have any of the other symptoms and my ANA was a weak positive, so highly doubt it). Maybe a bit of rosacea? Or just bad complexion.
3. pain in right leg:
One of my more consistent pains has been deep in my right thigh. First I thought it was just a pulled muscle, but I don't feel any tenderness. Then I clued in: OH! So that's where your sciatic nerve is. I don't think it's sciatica per se, but it does make sense that a disease that affects your nerves and muscles would affect one of the biggest nerves. In any case, it comes and goes, tends to get worse when I sit for long periods. Sciatica? or just more fibro pain? It will be painful when the rest of me is ok.
Anyway, that's a handful of things that could be fibro related but probably are just random. Not everything is always connected.
(a note that I'm on 60mg Cymbalta. Not sure if any of these are side effects)
Thanks for any answers/advice!
As with any new diagnosis, you start to wonder if all kind of other things are related.
There are a few symptoms I've noticed that may or may not be related to Fibro (or Celiac) but wanted to ask about:
1. rapid weight loss:
I've lost 10lb since March! This is a good thing, since I'd gained about 10 over the last year or so, but it did kind of happen overnight. My vitamin levels are good, so don't think it's malabsorption (Celiac related), and I have been eating a bit less/differently the past while, but no more exercise than usual other than when I was on vacation last month. If it keeps going down I might start to get worried (and my pants might start falling down). I've read that weight gain is more common with Fibro due to less activity and drug side effects, but did anyone suddenly loose weight?
2. weird rash on face:
I think I've had this for a while, but only really paid attention recently: My nose and cheeks have a faint but noticeable red rash, like burst blood vessels. It isn't itchy. It isn't peeling. My skin is a bit dryer than usual, but not unmanageable. I don't think it's a sunburn except maybe the end of my nose. I wear 30SPF foundation every day. It's mostly on my nose and cheeks, but a few bits on my forehead.
Of course, the dangers of reading up on Fibro is it leads you to reading about similar conditions like Lupus. While I highly doubt it's a lupus rash, it's not distict enough to tell. (I don't have any of the other symptoms and my ANA was a weak positive, so highly doubt it). Maybe a bit of rosacea? Or just bad complexion.
3. pain in right leg:
One of my more consistent pains has been deep in my right thigh. First I thought it was just a pulled muscle, but I don't feel any tenderness. Then I clued in: OH! So that's where your sciatic nerve is. I don't think it's sciatica per se, but it does make sense that a disease that affects your nerves and muscles would affect one of the biggest nerves. In any case, it comes and goes, tends to get worse when I sit for long periods. Sciatica? or just more fibro pain? It will be painful when the rest of me is ok.
Anyway, that's a handful of things that could be fibro related but probably are just random. Not everything is always connected.
(a note that I'm on 60mg Cymbalta. Not sure if any of these are side effects)
Thanks for any answers/advice!