Marji-
I never thought about it but I think you are right, men are never dx with fibro. I have mentioned before that I work at a hospital, and am a nursing student. For those of you who have been diagnosed with fibro, most health care professionals look down on that diagnosis. Alot of doctors throw that diagnosis at people who keep whining about aches and pains, like most of us. If you research Fibro, it does not cause imflamatory markers to be elevated. So technically if you have a high sed rate or CRP do you have fibro?? They keep looking at fibro as being caused by some sort of nerve or brain impulse telling the body it is having pain. It is very hard for docs and nurses to tell if a patient is having pain or not. I have seen several people with a diagnosis of fibro who just seem to be drug seekers. It is a shame for those of us who cannot get diagnosed or have a fibro dx and really are suffering. So just a word of advice I wanted to sneak in there. If you have a dx of fibro be careful who you tell. It immediately raises flags. I have wanted to bring that whole thing up for a while, but I am sure it will cause alot of contoversy.
Thanks to everyone for there input on thier diagnosis. I am in no hurry to get diagnosed honestly. I am being treated the same as if I had Lupus. Insurance companies, and even where you work have several prejudices against autoimmune disease anyhow.So maybe its better not to have an official diagnosis. So until they find some other disease that we are probably all suffering from.......plaquenil and celebrex will have to work.
Melissa