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Posted 8/12/2012 4:58 PM (GMT 0)
hi...im new to the forum but wanted to ask..does anyone get achy bones with fibro?...my hips and spine have really been aching alot lately with severe fatigue...it hurts when laying in bed so much that i have to shift positions constantly..ive become more of a couch potato because i have no energy at all :(  going to try to get some xrays done as im hoping i dont have to add something else on top of all other symptoms...my family doc just said oh you have chronic fatigue also and the rest is just the fibro....ive never had achy pain in my bones like this before with fibro..have had fibro for 14 years so far..thank you
Posted 8/12/2012 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Gramdebb,

Welcome to the fibromyalgia forum. Often with fibro, it feels like the bones when it is actuall tendons. But it is possible you have some osteo arthritis going on, as I have the same. My hips and knees hurt a lot. But I also have a lot of pain in my neck and shoulders, which is the fibro. I experience chronic fatigue as well. A lot of us do.

I just have to direct you to a wonderful thread. It is the first one on the forum. It is called "fibro 101" and I think you will benefit from reading on that thread. There is a list of symptoms there that seems to be a mile long, but you would be surprised how many that you may have.

I hope that you feel better soon. Stay active as much as you can. It really helps to get over the hump.

Have a great day. Keep posting.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 8/12/2012 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
See a Rheumatologist who can tell you what is Fibro and what may be arthtritis or something else if this kind of pain is new to you.
Posted 8/12/2012 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hi gramdebb,

I have a difficult time laying in bed too. What helps my legs and hips is laying with a body pillow. A normal pillow at my side won't do.

I have to not tork my spine and lay with my arm and leg up on the pillow on my side.

A knowledgeable chiropractor may be able to help you too. Make sure he's knowledgeable about fibromyalgia.

Good luck to you.
Posted 8/12/2012 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
I get pain in my knees, hips, pelvis, shoulders and neck and wrists, however i am obese and have had a few nasty falls off of horses, so how much of the knees and hips is fibro and weight/falls i couldnt tell you.

I currently have sever pain over my right breast like pulled muscle, but am not game enough to put deep heat on it!
Posted 8/12/2012 6:25 PM (GMT 0)
thnx everyone..i did look at the fibro 101 thread..lots of info there:) i'm hoping its not another form of arthritis but i'm thinking thats what may be going on...i'm seeing a new doctor the end of sept and i start tai chi the first of sept..hoping that will help and get me out of this fibro funk...lol...i am somewhat active most days with work and craft sales i do..which are killin me..but after that im on the couch and have a hard time gettin off of it...so need to change that for sure...it just hurts so darn much lately and my fatigue is overwhelming compared to a few months ago..i have changed my diet and gave up wheat..wondering if that has actually made things worse??
Posted 8/12/2012 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
Ask your doctor to run an ANA blood test on you. I have lupus as well as fibro and I hurt like you described.
I find my muscles hurt with the fibro, but my joints/bones hurt with the lupus.
Posted 8/12/2012 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
couchtater...i was in er about a month ago with a bladder problem and had a ton of blood work done...not sure if any of that was involved but they did say all blood work was fine...i will mention this to my new doc in sept though :)
Posted 8/12/2012 10:04 PM (GMT 0)
ANA blood test is a specific test. It's not a normal bloodwork test. It's an expensive and time consuming test. It takes up to two weeks to get the results back because they put special chemicals on it to make the antibodies show up.
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