Re: adhesion/scar tissue and fibromyalgia connection ?
From: toni elsh (twelsh1@webtv.net)
Wed Jul 21 10:56:21 1999
At Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Sherry wrote:
>
>Toni, When you go to your Dr. appointment ask hom if he is familiar
>with fibromyalgia and its symptoms. FS has been around for a long time,
>but just recently is recognized as a distinct medical condition. FS can
>be diagnosed without performing extensive and expensive tests. The main
>finding on physical examination is the presence of tender points that
>are in characteristic locations. According to the American College of
>Rheumatology criteria, FS is diagnosed when an individual has a history
>of widespread pain for at least three months, and at least 11 of 18
>specific tender points. This pain is considered widespread when all of
>the following are present: pain in both sides of the body, pain above
>and below the waist and pain along the spine. If pressing a certain
>tender area causes pain, numbness or tingling to radiate to distant
>areas, the painful spot is called a trigger point. Keep in mind that
>adhesive disease and FS are two different conditions. In some studies
>it appears that people with FS, Epstein-Barr, Chronic Fatigue, etc. seem
>to have their scar tissue/adhesions response amplified many times. Some
>important info. if you are faced with an undiagnosed illness is: keep a
>medical journal with a list of questions, believe in yourself, if you're
>not satisfied with your Dr., go elsewhere, do your own research, find
>people with similar symptoms and don't accept that "it's all in your
>head". Sherry
thank you so much sherri, I do not know if that is the problem, but do
need some answers, not just adhesive disease is makig my lfe unbearable
not i is the fact my whole body hurts, and sherri, I am terribly stiff
when I get out of bed, and i thought you feel better when you get up,
thi is awful, I hope I can get him to mention FS than to think I am
trying to self diagnose the trouble, I was just mentioned this by my GI
dr last week. he said he would send my pcp aletter, he said it did nt
sound like arthritis.
Talk to you ater, toni