Do you have a really bad area, or several, or is your pain more all-over?

I've often wondered about this. I do have some widespread achiness, but most of my pain by far is in my left sacroiliac joint area and the sciatic nerve running down from it, all the way to the tips of my little tootsies. My other really bad spot is where the left shoulder/neck meet.

I'm thinking about this because it's been worse again. I'm coming up on a year since my disc surgery. Long story, won't go into it all now, but I'm kinda worried. Been trying to be faithful to my PT exercises, using "proper body mechanics," alternating with cutting myself some slack, to no avail.

Anyhoo, this question has always kind of perplexed me, because I don't really have what I'd call all-over pain...at least, not unless I really overdo it, or have a virus. It's always been in the same areas.

So I'd be interested in comparing notes here.

Debbie

I seem to have my constant daily pains followed by the more intense pains in various areas that come and go.
Today it's my right knee, shoulders, fingers, and elbow.

ak,

You said it! That broom handle comment really rang true. Sometimes I am more depressed and angry after a level 8-10 flare is over because I feel like a bus hit me and I am exhausted. After the excruciating pain is over, I am always having these mental conversations with myself saying, "What's your deal? Why are you so sad? It is not like you are in pain like you were yesterday, so why are you so cranky and sad? Be grateful it is over and move on." But, I feel like I had to carry a small house up a mountain and am dealing with the fatigue of such a great feat, and it gets to me.

I want to be the happy-go-lucky version of myself that is just waiting for someone to say or do anything remotely funny so I can laugh and joke around, but instead I feel like crawling into a hole and dying or wishing I had a temporary comma where I could wake up pain free.

For the most part I have pain all over but most of the time I have this excruciating left shoulder blade pain that goes up to my neck or base of my skull that makes me miserable. I have it constantly, everyday of my life and it includes my left arm to the point where sometimes I get worried.

I also must say that what worries me the most is this heavy, fatigue like feeling in my arms and I notice that it is caused by these two triggerpoints that I have on the inner part of both shoulder blades. When my husband massages me, it makes it better....I also feel annoying weakness in my legs, but nothing comes up in neurological exams, its mostly a weakness I perceive and it cannot be proven by any test.

I remember a few years ago the husband of my friend turned out to be HIV-positive and I thought to myself, 'what could be worse than having HIV'? Surprisingly, I learned the hard way when I was dx with Fibro in 2011.....

I feel like I've been beaten with a baseball bat but then my medications and supplements help that settle down a bit.  The majority of my pain is in my back and neck and sometimes shoulders.  I did have the nerve pain but that was taken care of with ibuprofen and the muscle relaxer. 

 

I'm sorry to hear you think you are getting worse.  That does have to be frightening after all you have been through.  Have you spoken to your doctor about this?

 

Sherrine

Debbie, I still do couple PT exercises, every morning while I'm still in bed, and will do a couple at night too. The ones, I like stretch my lower back...they are the pelvic tilt and the knees to chest stretches. If you do a search on you tube, you can find examples of how these stretching exercises can be done properly. I don't overdo it...just enough to loosen up my back.

Twisting and bending are bad for me, but I do it anyway...how are you suppose to sweep a floor with out twisting. Most of the time I use a swifter sweeper to avoid the twisting, but there are times a broom and dust pan are needed. I really should not vacuum and hubby does that for me. Raking is something. I should not do either and I end up paying for it. This past Fall was probably my last time, it also winds me.

I tend to squat... even though my knees are horrible and I have a hard time getting back up. I can bend at the waist if I bend like a golfer picking up a ball. My back isn't real stable and I have thrown it out by just sneezing hard.

Having back troubles will probably be an ongoing thing for me. The surgery was necessary to give me relief from that excruciating ongoing nerve pain. Walking, and doing my daily stretches has been the biggest help for my back. I do spend a lot of time soaking in my tub...it just feels good :)

Be careful not to overdo :)

Hugs, Robin

I have pain all over, but my worst is in my back, neck and shoulders. I find that water exercise in a warm, therapeutic pool helps, as well as stretching exercises. If I let myself sit for too long, I find that I have a lot more problems.

Not a day goes by where I don't feel something in my body aching. Every day is different. It's not a general aching, but a random places pain at specific places and it will change depending on.. Everything.

My hands, head, jaw and knees have been hurting for a few days.
Tomorrow it might be my hands, knees, shoulders and feet.
I don't ache everywhere, I ache anywhere.

Newby here today. I have had many pains over the last few years but was recently diagnosed with fibro about 6 months ago. Pain started mostly in my right elbo about 6 years ago and my spine. Over the last few years I have had major pain in my back and neck. Many cat scans and mirs on all 3 have never shown anything to be the cause of my pain. Pains within the last year that I hav had include: pain in pressure points of shoulders, knees, etc....I can't think well enough today to even type the whole list due to foggy head and fatigue ugh! Doctor started me 6 months ago on 30mg of cymbalta and has now upped it to 60mg last week. So far it does not seem to be helping much with neck and shoulders. Gonna keep my fingers crossed it starts to work. Also started taking vitamin d5000 i.u. 2 weeks ago.

My constant is my head and back. I've had a constant headache for a long time and my lower back has been hurting the same amount of time. The arthritis pain in my knees is getting more constant and it is much more intense.
When the fibro flares my muscles are fatigued as if I had run a marathon and I have spasms all over that can't be stretched out. I also will be incredibly fatigued. The spasms do irritate my arthritis so it can be a very painful time.