Wow symmetric rib pain on both sides... geez...mine is always the right side and it stays with me some days better than others... i was once admitted to hospital because the doctor originally thought...
Hi Astro I've had deep and surface pain... once I had a deep painful muscle flare up along side my neck and upper back shoulder blade... went to massage therapist emergency appt... did the deep...
Thanks for the voice of experience! Truly, Fifth...
This i'm pretty sure is a stone.. "small' one. Since yesterday no major change, discomfort and low pain level. Wondering if I will be passing this one along soon... the waiting game. Hope it doesn't...
My experience with kidney stones all point towards.... a kidney stone coming down the way... i posted this thread because its been a while since I had kidney stone trouble and then the Fibro started...
I have fibro and am the king of kidney stone history. Until I was dx with fibro I knew what Kidney stone pain was, but I wonder if what I'm feeling right now is really Fibro pain alone... or Fibro +...
NoOneKnows... Truly sorry to hear the frustration, pain, fatigue you are experiencing at this moment. I was diagnosed last year (6 mos ago) with Fibro. Funny... I have been suffering from it since I...
Thanks for the heads up folks ... its truly appreciated!... Be well... Fifth...
Thanks LJM and Doodle for your replies... I will attempt to try and find a small ball, soft enough to do what you recommended... having said that... this location is also "reaching upwards" toward my...
Hey folks It's been a while since I've visited the Fibro forum. Hope all are feeling well and on their way to managing it better. Today I got new location for pain, located at my right hip waistline....
Hi there Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I believe you when you say w/o fatigue. I have none thanks to my herbal tonic with magnesium. I still have fibro and the way I know it's when I wake up in...
I'm sorry... Make that 10 million... Google it...
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis and boyfriend's inability to accept it. You know humor at times can get us through the hardest times... i.e. Jacob the Liar. Maybe your boyfriend's hesitancy,...
Tom BSCS ... how have you been! Are you doing okay?...
Sorry to hear this about your diagnosis. Try to find a muscle relaxer that works well for you. Ask about vitamin d/magnesium supplements or tonic....
I might could use one those....
Alex Not yet. Had it continued any longer I probably would have. When I can't bear it any more that's when I see my doctor....
Alex My most recent symptom was jaw hinge pain (TMJ) ?? Both sides then just the left side for a whole month. Now it's hurting my lower back waist line area left side. Pop ups continually....
Alex Welcome and at least you have a starting point knowing what causing all the trouble. I take muscle relaxers when I have worse days to help me sleep. I found a product herb tonic that got rid of...
Thanks everybody!...
First it was both sides, now it's just the left side going on 1 month... Geez...
Fibro alone made me short fused barely any patience as it was, missing med doses could exacerbate it worse....
Does anyone have this fibro symptom or did I eat some really tough fajita meat? How long did yours last?...
Tom how are you doing lately...
A happy face wooden ball with for legs with smaller ball feet... Works great on my neck and straight up down the spine muscles....
Wanted to know if anyone here used EFT to help manage their Fibro... It's a finger tapping process starting with your head down to like your waist... It's like acupuncture but called acupressure.....
I'M SPLIT... if my fibro shifts into 5th gear maybe I would. Side effects are crazy, they do go away but it's takes a while till the levels are in your system. I was on it few years ago. Helped with...
Tom Have you or anyone else had this symptom?? I would flush red... my skin... from my waist up to my face... Tomato red... I would feel heat... Burning... Like an allergic reaction... That went on...
Tom You remind me of my father... Workaholic till just couldn't any longer.. He retired at early 62... minimal sleep... It will catch up with ya... He's on dialysis now and functioning better than I...
Tom I used to get sensitive scalp and very tender to touch. Haven't had that symptom in a while though. But I've never had nauseasness as a symptom. I've been drinking my JC TONIC it's a vitamin...
UPDATE Went back to my pcp to discuss my new diagnosis. I showed him my herbal/ vitamin health tonic and asked him if I had to stop taking it due to the iron ingredient. Was really glad to hear from...
Hi Djali Hope you start feeling better soon. The forum is a place for me to talk your way thru it all. Mental state of mind is important. The folks here are patient and kind. You will find the same...
I got a new location for pain ... My right knee. I can still walk but each step is sore enough to notice it. Does anyone get that with your Fibro? Or did I maybe just sleep on it wrong or stepped off...
Michael ... Any antidepressants? My rheumatologist keeps suggesting I take Cymbalta... Like it's the greatest thing... I don't downplay it because it was helpful to me in the past ... But if I still...
Funny, I didn't get the flu shot yet but I've got symmetric pain/soreness in the same place where you get it I the arm on both sides, maybe some of your pain was transferred to me cuz too much is too...
Michael What meds do u take for Fibro if any .. If don't mind me asking...
Update: Went to my dr appt and he says that all my blood work is fine ... "There's nothing in the results that I can see that says your positive or deficient in ... So ... you can consider taking...
Do any of you get sore or scratchy throats as a symptom of Fibro? My neck/back shoulder is up to pain level 9-10 :mad: No other places hurting just that for today....
If don't mind me asking where do you live? I am Brazos Valley area TX....
We Kidney stone sufferers have our golden moment NURSES... They are a true blessing ... Even when they talk with commanding voices they are reassuring at the same time! Say the right things, check in...
Update: Neck/back shoulder pain level up to 8-9 very lumpy knots ouch :shakehead:...
Sometimes CTs and/or X-rays just won't show where the stone is, has happened to me before 3-4 times. The urologist wants to know its exact size and if just maybe it might necessitate shockwave...
The fact that you have blood in your urine is indicative of the stone moving against the wall of the ureter cutting as it moves along. I believe you mentioned that the pain was near your groin and...
Annaz Thanks for the Golden Sea Cucumber referral.. I will look into it. FifthElement...
Heart I will try to remember SAVELLA as a last resort. My rhuematologist offered to refer me to a colleague of his if I wanted pain management steroid injection near muscles of the spine, but I don't...
Update: This evening I had a neck/back shoulder muscle spasm, pain level 4-5 Maybe it's connected to the brief rainstorm that developed here and left quickly. Using extra strength heat rub for some...
Eric You probably either passed it already without realizing it or it's wedged in a place that's not going to move until it does. The larger stones I've passed thru my private did not cause any pain...
Week 3 and still taking one ounce of JC TONIC daily, a corrective and digestive herbal and mineral supplement including good things such Calcium, Iron, Iodine, MAGNESIUM, with an 18 herbal medley...
I have another horror story related to another stone passing episode... If interested....
Hi Eris I am the kidney rock quarry stone KING. I've been making them since I was 17 years old every year up until 5 years ago... Haven't had one since. My first experience was sheer horror.....