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Posted 12/23/2011 1:02 AM (GMT 0)

 I have had fibro 35 years, having only been properly diagnosed 5 years ago.

One issue that I have, are pains on only one side, the same side. This appears to be in my fascia. I can feel it and within 20 minutes or so it will re-locate to another location. It is not internal, and it can be anywhere from my back down to my foot.

This does not happen all the time but when it appears, it can last a while.

 Anyone else have this??

Posted 12/23/2011 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
My pain is usually all over in the joints and muscles. It feels like I got in a fight. Of course I just thought, I never been in a fight. Lol. Maybe someone else can help out.
Posted 12/23/2011 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
My pain is all over too. It feels like all of my muscles are sore, sorta like I over worked them. Ya know like raking leaves all day lol and the next day your sore, well this is all over. Then I have the tender spots that feel like bruises when you push on them, this pain is worse than the muscle soreness for me. All of this is muscles, tendons, connective tissue and fascia for me. All over joint pain. Anyway I do have what I call ""active pain", I get the shooting, stabbing, random pains that happen all over my body one right after another and I mean it is soooo random, like hand, foot, arm, leg, toe, wrist, foot, finger, and it just keeps shooting like that from a second to several seconds. This is annoying!!! I usually don't get this unless I really over do things. My shoulders have really been bothering me lately. I don't know if this helps, but everyone is different.

Karen
Posted 12/23/2011 3:25 AM (GMT 0)
Mine is like all over body aches & fatigue much like with flu, then I get the zaps, stabs, pings etc in random places, muscle twitches in random place. I'm working on a "Pin the Pain" game, like pin the tail on the donkey, but for Fibro pain. You "win" when your entire body is covered in Post-It Notes by the end of the day. lol
Posted 12/23/2011 3:26 AM (GMT 0)
LOL applevenus thats funny.
Posted 12/23/2011 9:45 AM (GMT 0)
It is one of those situations where I can truthfully say that misery loves company. I have only told a few people about this... guess I feel that tey would think I am truly weird.Luckily, not my doctor! He says this is very common!

shocked  wowzers

Posted 12/23/2011 11:44 AM (GMT 0)
That used to happen all the time. I think it is one reason it too me so long to get diagnosed. I'd be like the pain is here. Well...it was now it here. They thought it was in my head for a while and that I was making it up but I most certainly wasn't. I have heard it is common though.
Posted 12/23/2011 11:51 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, Tair!  I'm a little puzzled here.  People with fibromyalgia have widespread pain...in all four quadrants of the body.  You said you only have it on one side.  This info below is from A Thorough Explanation of Fibromyalgia found in Fibro 101.  I know I'd ask my doctor about this because fibro has many of the same symptoms as other illnesses. 

 

A doctor familiar with fibromyalgia, however, can make a diagnosis based on criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR): a history of widespread pain lasting more than 3 months, and the presence of diffuse tenderness. Pain is considered to be widespread when it affects all four quadrants of the body, meaning it must be felt on both the left and right sides of the body as well as above and below the waist. ACR also has designated 18 sites on the body as possible tender points.

My fibro pain moves around all of the time.  I'm never absolutely sure what will hurt besides my back, shoulders and neck.  Those always hurt me but then I usually have pain elsewhere.  It could be my feet, or a knee, or hip, etc.  So this isn't unusual with fibro.

Sherrine 

 

Posted 12/23/2011 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
I like to joke saying my body is an equal opportunist for pain...no body part is excluded. turn   My fibro pain definately is bilateral and picks on areas above and below the waist while  the allover achiness is going on. Of all the differant types of pain fibro brings, the crushing pain seems to be the worst...what I frequently refer to as bone crushing pain.

It is something how the body does become accustomed to the everyday pain...it is like background noise...always there. Flare pain is a whole other story...you can experiance this pain over and over and it will make you wince and cringe. It is alot more difficult to overlook and does take more effort to distract, but not impossible.

Fibromites are the masters of multi tasking...they can hurt and laugh at the same time. yeah

Hugs, Robin wink

Posted 12/23/2011 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Sherrine,

 I know what you mean.

 I got the first inklings of the fibro illness, in my early 30s after a bad flu and a traumatic situation within my body.

 Over the years I had always wondered why when I sat in the sun I felt awful (that started with a pregnancy 28 years ago.

 I had no guidance from any doctor but I just stopped sitting in the sun.

 As a result my skin is not like my friends who look weathered etc.

 A good thing non?

I have always had a weaker right side.That is a fact. shocked   I know this flies in the face of all the medical info gathered in fibro 101, and elsewhere, but I can assure you I would have been a goner a long time ago if these pains were something else!

 My rheumatologist see no need for extra concern.

 So I can say with assurance that these are fibro pains.

Stress is a big factor.

In fact, I cant "stress" that enough!

In other words, I have my own private hell with fibro.

 I welcome discussion about this.

tair

Posted 12/23/2011 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hmmm....what you might be dealing with is myofacial pain syndrome.  That centers around trigger points whereas fibromyalgia is widespread.  Here is a link about it from the Mayo Clinic.  Under the "complications" section  you will see fibromyalgia and it refers to the fact that fibro is widespread.  This, to me, means that myofacial pain syndrome isn't necessarily widespread...just depends on the trigger points.  I'm not a doctor.  I'm just guessing here.

 

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/myofascial-pain-syndrome/DS01042

 

There is another good link in Fibro 101 about myofacial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia.  That might give you ideas, too.  Perhaps you can have fibro only on one side but I've never heard of that before.  Nevertheless, you probably do a lot of the same things for both problems so we definitely can help you here.

 

Sherrine

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