Posted 11/27/2007 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
Hi All, I first posted this on the fibromyalgia forum and Ginny suggested I run it by folks here. I would really appreciate any thoughts.
38 year old female.
I have not been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but please read my post.
I've been feeling unwell and getting worse for around 4 years now. It started with nausea and my left eye twitching, then on to horrible left sided migraines and the feeling that there is a huge pressure behind my left eye. I've been to ER 3 times with chest pains and severe dizzyness. I am constantly tired and even the thought of what lies ahead of me to be achieved in a day leads to panic attacks making me feel worse. I can sleep for a whole day taking numerous phone calls to waken me. My foot hurts badly and has done so on and off for months. My sternum is really sore right now when i move. For the past three days I have felt sick and the pain at the back of my eye hasn't eased off at all.What lead me to wonder if I may have fibromyalgia is the amazing amount of sysmptoms I have or have had including I read that some sufferers give out a lot of static, I have been shocking my self and other for years to the point of a loud crack and visable spark (worse at times that others).I also have bladder and bowel problems, I urinate far too regularly and suffer from constipation and diareah. I am always so tired I used to have loads of energy. I suffer from calf pain on and off and some days it feels like I have badly injured an elbow or knee etc. when I know I haven't hit it or fell. My memory is poor and my concentration terrible (it used to be great) loads of other pains, aches and just feeling totally at a low. Even eating at the moment is difficult, the sight of food makes me feel sick at times and at other times I am just too tired to make anything.
My GP has ran blood test etc and found nothing, urine test and found nothing (except for a little blood each time) I am on nexium 40mg for acid reflux and amiltryptaline 25mg for migrain.
I cannot see another GP as here we don't really have a choice (getting an appointment at all is hard enough) and I cannot afford private health care.
Any advice please, I just want some kind of life back.