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Posted 10/15/2013 8:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, this is my second post in this board, which i find very friendly and informative. Have the condition for at least five years with better or worse periods. It`s only recently that i have a new symptom - a hip tendinitis (according to the practitioner) of anterior hip, very painful with walking. Could it be fibro thing again or it is a separate condition? idea
Posted 10/15/2013 9:25 AM (GMT 0)
It is so hard to say which it is. I have achy hips in the morning when I am sleeping. I have to get out of bed early to relieve it. I don't know if it is fibro or arthritis. Some things we don't know for sure. Just do whatever it takes to make it better.

Thanks for posting and have a good day. Welcome to the forum...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/15/2013 10:24 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you Karen for welcoming me. You are right, its difficult to differentiate the conditions. Just hoping somebody tells me its tendinitis because is more manageable than fibro.

Hugs smilewinkgrin
Posted 10/15/2013 10:42 AM (GMT 0)
I think I have that same problem in my right hip, and have had it for several months. I especially feel it after sitting in a car. It's gotten better, somewhat.

Also had supraspinatus tendonitis in my right shoulder (diagnosed by MRI), which disappeared after about four months, and something similar going on near my left elbow. Usually this stuff hits my right side, for some reason. I use ice on such things, and it seems to help somewhat.

Fibro is just weird, and you never know what's next, it seems. I felt better having the doctor check me out when things got really painful.

Hope it's better soon. Sorry you have fibro, but happy to meet you! :)
Posted 10/15/2013 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
I also have aches and pains in my hips, mostly my left hip. I had an MRI and it is Osteoarthritis. Maybe you could ask your doctor for an MRI to find out. So many Fibro symptoms overlap with the symptoms of other diseases. Hope you feel better soon.
Posted 10/15/2013 1:39 PM (GMT 0)
Luvzminis and Sharon, im happy i found this board and meet new people, moreover its a way to exercise my English
My pain in the hip is worse after long periods of sitting and very stiff in morning. Before my fibro dx i was dx with frozen shoulder because of pain and limited movement in the area, neck pain at the point i couldnt move my head and so on, and so on... Its terrible. I have e fibro fog, too. Forgetting things, getting into confusing situations, difficulty of remembering the names of people, you know. Some people thing that im careless and lazy. Its so good to share all that with people who are in the same situation.
Have a nice day! Its an early morning for you and late afternoon in my town. Enjoy every moment you can.
Hugs
:-)

Post Edited (sofina) : 10/15/2013 7:43:14 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/15/2013 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
sofina: Your symptoms sound so familiar! And all too often, we fibromites are misunderstood by others. You've come to the right place for support.

I hope you have a nice day (or night), also. May I ask where you live (which country)?  I think your English is fine.

God bless, and again, welcome! :)
Posted 10/15/2013 5:38 PM (GMT 0)
Luvzminis , i`m from Eastern Europe, my country is Bulgaria, and i live in the capital and biggest city - Sofia.Our neighboring countries are Greece and Turkey. Now it`s about bedtime. When it is noon in New York, it is 7 p.m here.
Thank you for encouraging me with my English.
Until soon! :-)
Hugs

I like your signature a lot!
Posted 10/15/2013 8:45 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you! :)
Posted 10/16/2013 4:43 AM (GMT 0)
Sofina welcome! I have what is called bursitis in my hips. Many fibromites have it. It usually flares this time of the year. I use to get steriod injections, but with that last scare with steriods I use an ointment now. I am not sure if it's available in Eorope. The ointment called voltaren Gel. It really helps the pain.
Posted 10/16/2013 7:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, Ak Angel,

Thank you for you answer,only the fact i can share here makes me feel better.

Yes, we have available over the counter a series of ointments and voltaren gel among them.

As a whole i haven`t heard of many of the drugs mentioned on the fibro board. I think they are known under another name here. This could be a problem to follow some of the treatment topics. But what`s important to me is that i can speak here openly about my problems and be understood perfectly.

I have to check my problem - but as i was told - fibro could aggravate any condition.

In fact i`m in the middle of another flare-up, triggered by previous stressful events - my hubby leg fracture surgery, aggravated with anaemia problems. I spent several weeks with him in hospital. Two weeks ago i drove several hundred of miles, the fall weather and here i`am with new set of pain, confusion and anxiety.

Hugs and until soon.
Posted 10/16/2013 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, Sofina, and welcome!  I have had hip and leg problems and it got very bad where is was too painful to walk.  Fibro isn't a progressive illness so I went to see a Rheumatologist who ran a lot of tests.  I was found to have something called ankylosing spondylitis and also sacroiliitis.  I was given ibuprofen with food and a muscle relaxer called Robaxin and now that pain is pretty much gone and I can walk with no pain whatsoever.  So, you could have several things going on.

 

As far as a frozen shoulder...I have healed myself from a frozen shoulder by finding the trigger points that are causing the pain.  I bought a book on Amazon called The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook that shows you where the trigger points are that are causing certain pains in your body.  You massage these trigger points and that helps.  It did take me about six months to totally rid my body of the frozen shoulder.  Before I did the trigger point therapy, I couldn't raise my arm above my shoulder, couldn't reach behind my back, couldn't put dishes in the cupboard or reach for anything without horrible pain shooting in my arm and shoulder.  Now I can do the backstroke when swimming. 

 

If you go to Amazon.com and look up that book, they let you read a little to see if you are interested.  In the book it has diagrams that show your body and where the trigger points are for the pain you are having.  For the frozen shoulder the trigger points were in my neck, two places in the shoulder, and also my chest wall.

 

If you haven't already, please read Fibro 101...the first thread on the forum.  There are links to good info about fibro and you will learn a lot there. 

 

Do let us know how you are doing because we do care about you.  I sure hope you get the relief you need soon.  I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.  Don't hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you.  Hope to hear more from you soon.

 

Sherrine

Posted 10/17/2013 5:07 AM (GMT 0)
Sherrine,

The friendly welcome i received here means a lot for me. Everything i pick up here can improve a little bit my everyday struggle with fibro. smurf :-)

Let`s enjoy the beauty of the autumn.

Hugs
Posted 10/18/2013 12:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi again,
My condition turned out to be iliopectineal bursitis - a swelling in the upper anterior thigh, near the groin area which was tender to the touch and reproducing the pain pattern, was the decisive finding upon examination.

Post Edited (sofina) : 10/18/2013 7:17:40 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/19/2013 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
I've never heard of iliopectineal bursitis--it does sound painful! I'm glad you found out something definite but sure hope it's better soon.

Have a wonderful (and hopefully pain-free or at least low-pain) weekend! :)
Posted 10/19/2013 7:01 AM (GMT 0)
luvzminis,

I googled it to check, it is quite common with ahletes and older people.

Not convinced it`s a separate disease. This morning it is hurting less (i changed nothing in my pain (medication), instead i have extreme stiffness all over. It would be funny if it wasn`t so painful.



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