I can relate, at Christmas everyone was hugging, after the first painful hug, I asked people not to hug me tight.
My upper arms hurt, outer thighs, inner knees, shoulders, to the touch. At night my knees and shoulders hurt so bad. I went to doctor once about it years ago, doc said I dont have arthritis. This year I went for joint pain, they did all the lab tests, neg, I said what about fms? she said you have to go to rhuemy for that! I havent went. My main pain is low bak and pelvic, but wonder if my rollover caused some trauma? have you asked your pain doc?

I go back to my PM doctor late January, they referred me to a neurosurgeon but it's a W/C case so I don't know when that will happen. I have hope that it will be soon.
David.

Your symptoms do sound a lot lkie fibromyalgia. I would discuss it with you doctor. He can check the 18 trigger points to see if you have pain in 11 of them which is required for a fibro diagnosis.

It does sound like fibro, but when you have nerve damage of any kind it can spread throughout your body. Fibro is just an easy term for them to use too many times I think. Sorry I'm not trying to pick a fight I've had drs tell me this themselves.
In the meantime try taking some ibuprophen , also soak in the tub with epson salt if you have it and or put moist heat on the effected areas.
Last week I went to the dentist and got a filling. The dentist said that it would only take a couple of minutes and it was up to me if I wanted to try it without the shots. I said lets try it without and she hit a nerve and I felt like I was punched in the face to my neck then my shoulder on down into my chest. This just reinforced to me why I hurt so much everywhere and how the nervous system sends that signal down the line. Do you know what I mean?
I hope that you find what is going on with you and find a solution to it. Do take care of yourself and get to feeling much better. Toni

David,
I think that you need to have your Doctor do some tests to see if you are suffering from RA. All of that pain on your joints sounds like RA, so talk to him and see he can do the blood test to see what is actually going on. Take care and keep us posted,
Hugs,

Bump

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the aching all over sounds like fibromyalgia. a rheumatologist can tell you if it's arthritis or fibro. good luck, i hope you find out soon, so you can get the appropriate treatment started.
take care, Lee :)

I have an appointment with my PCP this Thursday to be checked out. If he has to refer me to a specialist I'll have to go through my PM doctor, if it's affiliated with my accident. Thanks for all the feedback and concern.
David.

Very similar to what I'm dealing with, everything you described, it's like I could have wrote what you did. So if you get an answer first let me know.

It does sound like it could be fibro. Make sure the doctors rule everything else out first.

There are so many illness that overlap

Sending Hugs and Prayers that you get answers soon and feel better.
Mary

I would definitly get this checked out. It could be fibromyalgia along with other issues. It sure is nice to get a hug, but when it hurts that puts a damper on it.

Dmasucci,
I have a lot of the pain that you just described. I have pain everywhere it seems like. The doctor first thought that it was from the Crohns but now were are thinking that it is something else. I wish I could tell you what it is, but I am lost, just like you. I do know that a HOT bath sometimes sounds good to me, but then when I try to get in the bath, it hurts really bad, so I have to cool it down. I used to LOVE hot baths, to the point where steam would be coming off the water, but I can't enjoy them anymore. It truly is sad what we have to let go of, because of our pain. Don't we have enough problems without not being able to enjoy some of the simple things that we once loved?
Sorry for the rambling. I just get lost in my own thoughts at times.
I hope that you find your answer real soon!
Hugs, Love and Laughter!
Beck

Hi David,
I was to my first Rheumatologist last month and she thinks I have Fibromyalgia as well as the osteoarthritis I've had for 22 years. I still don't believe I have FMS, but maybe I do since I hurt all over, but I don't have the trigger points, like it sounds like you do. I still think my symptoms seem more like rheumatoid arthritis since my joint aches are symmetrical. But blood tests for that are negative. I started pool therapy this month and the physical therapist said I reminded her of her mother, who at only 57 has a very severe case of osteoarthritis--which might be true since I have had joint problems for a long time, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome--post surgery. You may have fibro and osteoarthritis. I know I have difficulty with my knees and have difficulty getting up from sitting on the floor. I even have difficulty going up and down stairs now. It seems as though all my symptoms had increased in severity 3 years ago--they've hit me like a Mack truck. Good luck to you on your upcoming dr visit.

It certainly sounds like fibro. A rheumatologist would be helpful with that and if not I would suggest a neurologist. Often times there can be more than one thing going on. I can't even be hugged without feeling pain anymore and that's really sad so I understand your situation. Best of luck with this!