Re: been gone for awhile, question...

From: twelsh1@webtv.net
Tue Jul 20 13:03:58 1999


At Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Sherry wrote: >
>Toni, I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. It is a musculoskeletal
>disorder consisting of terrible pain in the muscles and soft tissues
>throughout different parts of the body, unrelenting fatigue, anxiety and
>depression. There seems to be a connection between people with
>Fibromyalgia and scar tissue. It seems the scar response is amplified
>many times in people suffering from mixed connective tissue disorders
>such as fibromyalgia. The aches and pains are most often described as a
>diffuse, widespread, or general achiness that fluctuates through the
>full range of pain sensations and is frequently accompanied by
>stiffness, swelling in soft tissue, tender points and muscle spasms or
>nodules. Tender points cluster in regions around the neck and
>shoulders, the upper chest wall, and the lower back. Other symptoms may
>include, headaches, bowel and bladder irritability, dysmenorrhea,
>Raynaud's phenomenon and sleep disturbances. A medical history,
>including a physical exam and a neurological evaluation is essential for
>diagnosis of fibromyalgia(FS). FS ofter occurs simultaneously with
>other conditions. Hope this helps, feel free to ask me questions, I
>have a lot of info on this chronic pain disorder. Glad you are back!
>Sherry

Hi Sherri, will my pcp appt be of any help for me to talk about this, my GI dr mentioned it. what is a neurilogal evaluation consist of? I do not understand why the oxycontin 3 times aday is not helping the pain in the whole body.

I do have some swelling but my husband said it is from the intense heat we are having, I need some answers, it is funny the last year my FIRST complaint was about my legs, and the pain has increase throuh out the whle body, confused again.I cannot understand why i wake up so stiff every morning, and I am starting to wake up at night again, the trazadone WAS helping this for months. thaks!

Toni


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