Hello All: I was rapidly coming to terms with having this awful, awful problem. But then for the past few weeks I began to notice that the index fingers on both hands are slightly swollen when I wake...
MaggieMay...Thanks so much!!! I will check out the sources you recommended... I appreciate your input and your help!!! FibroProf...
Hey MaggieMay...Thanks for the reply! I indeed checked with the lab. All the values were within the normal range...though you are correct, the T3 was low. Thanks!I think I will ask for the antibody...
Hello All...after feeling my voice getting deeper, I finally decided to get the Thyroid tests done... I have had joint point for years, but this was a new one. Anyway, where better to look than here?...
Hello...I have had the Ana test and it is negative. My Crp and other inflammation markers are negative too. So is my rhem factor. I am at a loss which is why I am considering thyroid problems......
Hello All...going through some tough times trying to get a diagnosis. All tests for arthritis and inflammation are negative. But my joints hurt... It started with heel pain and achilles tendon pain....
Maggie...thanks for the feedback. I have pain...and I think it is mostly tendon pain. It is usually near the joints...ankles, feet, and elbows. Ocassionally the shoulders. I really have not found...
Hello...yes, I have fatigue. But not that much... Can you tell me the natural remedies you use? Thanks, fibroprof...
Winterhawk...You should go to grad school...or law school... Many college profs like myself, as well as some lawyers, get to work almost all day long SITTING DOWN!!! This helps. And also, you can...
Hello All: I have only written in a couple of times before, but I read your posts and replies every day! Well, in my case there is a new development. My rheumy...who is not too bad, and at least has...
Hell All: One of the joys of fibro, as I have learned from all of you, is that lots of other things often come along with it. My doctor, who is really good, did an x-ray of my feet the other day...
Yes, I will let you know the test result. Apparently it can help a doctor diagnose MS or other neuromuscular condition. My tendons everywhere hurt...but I do feel my shoulder apparatus, and my knees...
You are certainly not crazy...this happens to me...a LOT! Mostly it is in my arms and hands..especially the left. And I can hear my heartbeast in my thumb and my wrist. It is weird!...
I have read Fibro 101 and many posts. I have a question: How many of you have experienced tendonitis all over? i am dealing with tendonitis in my: achilles, elbows, rotator cuff, and knees! I went to...
I posted earlier about my experience...doxy worked then stopped...now I want to take your advice and see a llmd. I am in east Tennessee but can travel within the state and to near states. How do I...
Hello all...about 13 months ago a forward thinking rheumy told me he thought I had Lyme. He put me on 100 mgs doxy two times a day. Within a month I felt 90% better. I stayed on the doxy. But about...
Since I joined this group, I have a learned a lot. Recently I came across the guaifenesin protocol for fibromyalgia treatment. You can find info. about it here:...
Hi Tooyoung: I am so sorry to hear about your pain... and your job situation. As a new poster here, I have a few ideas, and maybe they will help. First, get some sleep. I know this is easier said...
Hello All: I get immense relief from reading all your posts, so thanks for that. I was diagnosed about a month ago. However, today was a really bad day. I was hoping for some feedback. First, I saw...
You all raise some good points... But the rheumy did some xrays, blood work, etc., and says I do NOT have any inflammatory arthritis, or lupus, or anything else he knows of. Of course, it could be...
Well...it is interesting you say that. Because the pain around my joints appears to be tendon pain... In fact, with my right new, the popping and cracking is very clearly NOT the actual joing, but...
Before I go any further, I wanted to let all of you know how life-changing this has been for me...to be in this community. This is awful, and it keeps getting worse. But after a long crying spell, I...
Hello All: Well, I got my diagnosis last week. And now I am here. Here is my short story. I had chronic heel pain and achilles tendon pain for a year...first in one foot, than the other. I tried to...