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Posted 10/6/2012 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
Just wondering if it's my fibro or the neuro 'stuff' I have going on.  My right side has always been more problematic--gets the most pain, spasms, a little weaker, etc.  Can anyone else relate to having one side of the body be the wimpier side?  Thanks.
Posted 10/6/2012 4:12 PM (GMT 0)
My left side bothers me more. My shoulder has really been acting up lately. I think it is the weather. It has been cold and rainy for three days.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Luvzminis, I hope that you feel better.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 10/6/2012 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
Yes one side is definatley worse than the other, and seems to flair more often :-)
Posted 10/6/2012 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, absolutely. With me, it's my left side. 90% of my pain is there.

Debbie
Posted 10/6/2012 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
When it comes to my fibro and RA the pain is definately bilateral. Osteoarthritis can bother a joint at a time. Severe osteoporosis affects my spine. Lupus lesions seem to break out more on my right side than the left. Scleroderma has affected both feet , shins and face. I also have morphea that has put a 3'' dent in my right forearm, and a dent in the right side of my nose. My right arm has visible atrophy. The front of my right leg from the knee down has nerve damage due to prolonged sciatica, so it is my weaker leg, ended up doing back surgery...a lumbar laminectomy. Migraines affect my left side. Occular migraines, both eyes.
I had my gallbladder, and appendix (right side) removed. Tonsils and adnoids removed. Lung cancer was in my right lung so had a lobectomy. Biopsies done in left breast, and left temperal arteries and left hip (bone marrow biopsy). I have heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and left ventricle has concentric hypertrophy.

I guess it is a toss up as to what side of my body is the whimpiest :) This body is still doing a pretty good job and I'm happy for that. :)

Hugs, Robin
Posted 10/6/2012 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hm, the more I talk to other people with fibro the mores similarities I find, even the smallest ones. I too have the majority of my pain on my left side. I have pain everywhere, but the left side is definitely worse which I find kind of strange since I am right handed. You'd think that using my right hand and arm most of the day would elicit more pain.
Posted 10/6/2012 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
Recently, my physical therapist remarked that our bodies are not symmetrical...we have organs on one side or the other, for instance...so why expect them to feel the same? I found this interesting since I've been conscious of the sides feeling different for as long as I can remember.

She showed me a stretch to do when my right side "shrinks up," and that leg ends up shorter than the other. The problem originates in my sacrum, when it gets irritated for whatever reason. That used to send me to the chiropractor to the tune of $20 a "crack," $55 when I'd used up my yearly quota. This stretch isn't perfect, but it does help. :)

So I guess the spine surgery actually saved me money!  turn  Ok, maybe not.  But I like the fact that I can do something to help myself rather than someone else always doing it.
 
Debbie
Posted 10/6/2012 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
Yes my pain has always been right sided including the numbness in my right foot, until recently I hurt my back by lifting a piece of furniture and now the left side of my spine is killing me.  What was I thinking trying to lift furniture without help.  And I will officially be a senior citizen 55 on Monday too.
Posted 10/6/2012 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
Most of the pain and discomfort is on my right side. At night I often have RLS and it is always the right leg. Often the whole right side of my body is "restless". I also get numbness on the right side of my right foot including my 3 right toes. I am left handed. eyes
Posted 10/7/2012 5:28 AM (GMT 0)
Wow! I thought I was odd that My right side is a lot worse and flair a lot more too! I think my doctors should get on here and have a look around,I was told that it was odd to have more pain in my right side! I was also told that muscle twitches were odd, I was afraid perhaps that I had something along with the fibro, I`m so glad I joined
Posted 6/13/2013 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
I know I'm opening an old thread here, but I just wanted to say that I've always wondered about this and whether other people with FMS experience it.

My pain often tends to be a lot more to the left. Occasionally it is predominant on the right side. One thing is sure: it's never the same on both sides of my body. In fact, I find it kind of tends to swap: left side hurts the most for ages, right side hurts the most for a little while, left side for ages again...

My only theory is that my left side is worse because my spine curves more to the left in a ) kind of shape. But why does it swap with the right side occasionally, I wonder...?
Posted 6/13/2013 2:29 PM (GMT 0)
I have much more spontaneous pain on my right side, but that may be due to other factors (scoliosis, sacroiliitis, etc) that affect that side more.

I'm pretty sensitive to touch (please don't poke my arm, lol) all over, though.
Posted 6/13/2013 3:09 PM (GMT 0)
Overall, my right side is way worse for everything; arthritis in right hand and knee are worse, cramping is worse on my right side, the two times I've had "mystery rashes" (and have been tested for the dermal variant of lupus), they've been on my right upper arm.
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