is this fibro

I am not sure if this is fibromyalgia or not I have been having body aches and joint pain for about 2 and ahalf month and some parts of my skin sting when rubbed and others are tender to touch and I have been getting random bruises on my legs and stuff and I get fatigued out of no where. I also have difficulties falling asleep at times. Is fibro pain constant threw out the day or how does the pain work I'm only 22 so I don't know if I'm to young to have it. I'm not sure orbits something more serious but the pain seems to be going down my left arm but with no chest pain and there was like a.burning pain going threwout my arm.

Hi Dylan, welcome to the forum. I'm sorry for your pain...Fibro is not an easy thing to diagnose, it takes a doc familiar with fibro...the reason being, fibro has many symptoms that are the same as connective tissue diseases...bloodwork needs to be done to rule these conditions out. There are no lab tests to diagnose fibro. The dx is made by exclusion and checking clinical symptoms.

The criteria might have changed since my dx but it used to be that you had to have widespread pain with tenderness affecting all four qudrants of your body, above and below your waist, It is common for the pain to move around. I generally feel achy and very tired. there are tender points that are checked.

Checkout fibro 101 near the top of the page, you'll find lots of great info.

I suggest that you call your doc and bring in a list of symptoms...there is a list of fibro symptons in fibro 101 you can look to see how you compare.

Good luck to you. Glad you've joined us...keep us posted.. we care!

Hugs, Robin

Hi Dylan,

Welcome to the fibromyalgia forum. I am glad that you have popped in to join us. But sorry for the reason.

I agree with the others, get checked out by a rheumy or discuss with your family doctor. It does sound like you have a lot of the symptoms, but as the others have mentioned, they have to rule out other illnesses that fibromyalgia tends to mock.

It took me awhile to get a diagnosis. And for some of us, it took a long time. Try not to get frustrated, it is a waiting game in some ways. But it is worth it in the end to know what is going on.

Do check out "fibro 101". It is the second thread on the forum. It is full of all kinds of information that is very valuable. Also chime in on other threads. You can learn so much. I hope that you get your answers soon.

Take care.

Have a pain free night...

Hugs, Karen