HELLO WELCOME, I TOO BELIEVE THAT MY FIBRO COULD BE THE RESULT OF A CAR ACCIDENT, HOPE YOU CAN GET SAME SLEEP, I HAD A BAD NIGHT, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, HOPE YOU FIND SOME GOOD FRIENDS, ITS BEEN QUITE HERE FOR SOME TIME, BUT I CHECK REGULARLY AND I AM GOING TO POST ON SOME INFO I FOUND, DO SHARE WHAT YOU TAKE FOR FIBRO, I ONLY TAKE NATURAL REMEDIES***LOVE LUCY**

Hello,

Wanted to introduce myself also. My Rheumatologist thinks I may have Fibro, since she ruled out auto immune disease, etc. I am achy daily, tired and out of energy even w/ enough sleep, have tender spots on legs, knees, elbows, ribs and chest. Lots of muscle and musculoskeletal pain...oh joy!!! ;-)

Ty JoyHoly , Ive never taken anything for my fibro due to being sensitive to all the meds used for fms.Rt now due to a car accident im on tramadol and im finding that its not helping same with flexeril.I also have my licience to smoke medical marijuana.I took out some of the nightshade foods and it has helped but like we all know we all are different.Thanks for your comment.Hope you have a wonderful week.Sorry it tok me a wile to answer to your post.Gentle hugs 2 u. Sleepless.

Ty Jbaby27, For your post .Dont give up as it can take a long time to get a proper dx's.Think the reason why i got dx so quickly is cause i was in hospital for a month and a hlf after my first car accident and saw different specialists wile i was in hospital.Good Luck hopefully the next time you see her she will have some more answers for you.Hope you have a good week and less pain. Gentle hugs Sleepless.

Sleepless: Thanks for writing :) Yeah, it's been a little more than a year since I've felt these symptoms, which hit me out of nowhere. I am sure you understand, The thing I worry about is I have two high inflammation levels, and I hear and read that inflammation has nothing to do w/ Fibro. But I know inflammation definitely doesn't HELP my symptoms and feelings...I heard taking out nightshade foods could help, as well as many other things.
As for meds, I take Zoloft for anxiety and depression, and Klonopin if needed. Advil for pain.
I hope you have a good week and less pain also :)

Yw jbaby27,Usually if you have high inflammation levels it means arthritis but not always.Have you had any tests to rule out arthritis?Mine were very high and they thought i had arthritis a form of arthritis called ankylosing spondilitis for the last 3 yrs as the blood tests came back postive but just had a bone scan and it was clean NO arthritis .I also was way over weight still over weight but have lost 70 pnds and that has broughten my inflammation levels down to normal.Like i said before dont give up kick and scream as much as you need to for the answers you need.If you dont like the answers you get,get a second oppinion.Thanks Jbaby.Gentle hugs. Sleepless. :)

Hi also have FM/CF. Interesting about losing weight and the inflammation levels went down. You have inspired me to lose weight. As this could really help me out. -thanks

My blood work shows high inflammation but they say I am in a fibro-flare. But I say, for the last 3 years. Oh well.

I have a sensitivity towards prescriptions. I take Emtac- This is Tyl #3 without the caffeine. I was told to take 1/4 of a prescription. So- I am very careful when I have a prescription. many thanks for your message.

Hi! I have had fibro for a year. I've had pain every day. Sometimes I feel so alone. Only others suffering from this can truly understand it .I'm 55 from PA. I have other problems like PTSD, incest for years,rheumatoid arthritis,degenerative disc disease,depression, etc. Sometimes I joke and say I should go to a vet because they would put me down. No animal would be made to suffer like this. I'm so limited to what I can do. I don't want this couch to be my world. I could use some friends to talk with. It would be great to meat someone fairly close to me. Thank you for letting me join your group. Fibromite sounds sort of cool.

Hi Sleepless - Im new to the support group but have had fibromyalgia for 7 years and alot of other conditions. Its good to have alot of support. Ever need to talk im here for you. Lisa

Hi Sleepless welcome to the forum. Hope to see your posts around. Just as a side note; I was raised in Victoria and lived there until 2 years ago when Hubby and I moved to Nanaimo.
Wishing you a low pain day, Tina

Hi I also live in BC. I am enrolled in a program online called self management for chronic diseases. It is sponsored by Online Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (bc@selfmanage.org). I am really looking forward to starting the workshop online in a few weeks. I am not well enough to go to a Pain Management workshops. So online is perfect for me.

I just wanted to apologize i have been MIA as Ive been sick for the last 4 months and not been posting on DS.I hope everyone is doing well.
sleepless

Annieko how is the self management program working for you?Sleepless

Hi annieko I am taking the online course also. It just started this week but the book is pretty informative.