It is my opinion as a old nurse who suffers from chronic pain that any time you need a pain medication and you find its not working you should call your doctor and tell him. Don't double the dose...
Lyrica was bad for me. Gained 30 lbs, legs swelled terrible, blood sugar went sky high, The blood vessels in my legs started busting...I got off of it. I lost the weight gain in about 4 wks. My legs...
I am afraid I know all too well about flares so I can sympathize with you. After 40 years I still haven't completely learned how to deal with them. I get frustrated that on those days I am good for...
My, you sure have been through a lot. Doctors are getting very cautious about prescribing any narcotic for pain. Those of us who have chronic pain are the ones who suffer because of the addicts who...
I know a lot of diabetics get periferal neurapathy and thus have burning foot pain and are usually taking something for the pain. I had periferal neurapathy that wasn't caused by diabetes. One dr put...
I tend to have problems with inflammation . I have fibro. I actually have had vasculitis for which no dr could find the cause. I do know too much sugar makes me ache and go into a flare. I first...
With fibro you can get the feeling like you have a bladder infection. In the book I have on fibro it is listed as a symptom as is colitis symptoms. You don't really have it, it just feels like it....
I never could stand the heat very well; even when I was a kid. I was out yesterday doing my shopping and when I finally got in the cool house I had to sit and rest awhile before I put my groceries...
I have nerve damage in both feet. The symptoms you describe that you have are the same as I have. Numb, but yet the bottom of my feet and sometimes the tops of my toes feels like they are on fire....
I experienced some bad side effects from Lyrica. I retained fluid in my legs. It swelled the veins in my legs. I got unsteady on my feet. I gained 30 lbs( all fluid). Worst of all it elevated my...
I think the junk that they put in foods affect everyone in one way or another. Preservatives, I think are the biggest culprits. As are all the dyes they put in to make stuff "look better". I feel...
I can't stand the heat and humidity with the fibro I have. It makes me ache and the fatigue sets in then. I can stand cold better. That 100 deg heat is due in here on Thurs. Needless to say I will...
Fibro doesn't cause you to bruise. I would think it was a spider or some other insect bite. Any spider bite can get quite bad. does it hurt?...
I have never read where fibro makes your legs swell. You may get a "feeling" of swelling but they don't actually swell. Being muscles are used in swallowing that could be the fm. I had a stricture in...
Getting an appt at a teaching hospital with a good gyn would be the only answer I can give you. I know you are young but a complete hysterectomy might be your only answer. I am thinking Mayo Clinic....
Statins and the side effects of same are sure a controversial subject. It is my opinion that physicians should do heart tests, bl vessel scans, inflammation tests and so on before they hand that...
You may have a hot gall bladder. My first thought as you described your pain. Wouldn't hurt for you to have it tested....
I am 73 and have lived with fibro my entire adult life. It has reared its ugly head at times( usually when I have had stress in my life) and its went into remission for months at a time. I take each...
Take a old ladies advice and see another doctor. You need a good general work up. Groin pain could radiate into your abdomen but a doctor has to diagnose that it is. Put a cold pack on that groin...
I have done quite well without the statins. I wouldn't take one ever again. I'd die with a higher than normal chol. level first. I have went through the gamit of drugs to control the pain. Neurontin(...
We should all keep a journal when we have multiple issues. Times when pain is the worst. if it helps etc. My dr. complimented me on my "chart" as she called it. It makes their job a whole lot easier....
14 yrs ago I was on zocor for cholesteral. I developed muscle problems and periferal neurapathy. Two trips to Mayos and talks with the drug company concluded it was the statin that damaged the small...
A pain specialist is usually a physician that has a degree in anesthesia. Most hospitals have pain management clinics now. It would be to your benefit to go to one . With the crackdown on physicians...
When I was on lyrica and cymbalta for periferal neurapathy I got the shakes. My hands would jerk if I was writing or typing. etc. I went off of them for that reason. I know a lot of meds cause...
I am 73 yrs of age. I have had fm all of my adult life. I have had bad times and good. The main thing I have found is to not dwell on the aches. Learn how to limit your activities..repetitive motions...
Its Bile Salt diarrhea for me too after gall bladder removal. Being i have a higher than normal cholesteral my doc put me on Welchol( it also lowers cholesteral). It is constipating but a nightly...