Nothing worth mentioning really, yet I have fibro. There are children with fibro. it might be worth getting your little one checked for something like Glandular fever, my daughter had that when she was 10/11 yrs old, that disease involves pain and fatigue and can be mistaken for MS, a blood test is taken and checked. Hope all ia well for your little one soon, warm hugs Owlxx

i remember my back hurting alot when i went through a growing spurt. my doctor told my mom that it was just growing pains and normal though.

I had growing pains all the time when I was little. My kids did too. I started taking my kids to a chiropractor and found that most of their supposed growning pains went away. My kids play hard and fall hard and their backs go out of alignment with that.

Don't know if there is a relation to FM or not.

I REMEMBER MY LEGS AND ARMS HURTING . IWAS TOLD IT WAS GROWING PAINS BY MY MOM...LOVE...HELEN

YES!!! I had growing pains, esp. in my legs! I used to wake up crying also. It was not in my head! And I wasn't making it up! I sure hope it isn't related to fibro, because I have a daughter who has had them also. But the weird thing is, that whenever I have tried to explain my pain in my arms and legs (because it still feels soooooo much like growing pains) I ask the doctors, "Do you remember what growing pains felt like? they all look at me like I have a horn growing out of the middle of my head!! They have no idea what growing pains are! How in the world are we supposed to get them to understand our pain, if they have never experienced anything like it?

I hope that you figure out what it is, and I really hope it's not fibro! I know that it is hereditary, and our kids have a higher chance of getting it.

i always was sick or sore .. i remember even one time i "pulled"muscles in my legs when i was sleeping and i couldnt walk the next morning..

My legs used to hurt so much at night that I would just lay in bed and cry. My mom had a family member who had polio, and she would talk about it a lot. I was convinced that I had it too. I thought I would wake up some morning and not be able to walk. Also had pain in my ribs that made it difficult to breathe.

Intresting... My son is the one that had the growing pains and he is 14 now. He doesnt show any signs of Fibro yet but I still have to wonder if he has the gene and if it will develope later. He has always had odd things go on with him too... I used to get odd rashes no one could explain.. my son went through a period of odd rashes.... and now my daughter who is 3 has already had what they think was scarelet fever followed about a month later by what looked like measels but wasnt. I am going to go see a immunesystem specialtist as when I was dxed fibro I was told I might have an auto imune problem as well... and now Im really curious. I will definantly make the doctors look my daughter over if she presents growing pains... and not jsut a pcp either.

I know when I was young that they didnt even know that FM exsisted... When my son had problems with his tummy and his legs I too took him for chiropractic and it helped... but even now it helps me with my fibro... so it still makes me wonder...

Those that had growing pains do you remember if they were anywhere near the areas you have problems with now? I know my legs are my worst and thats where I had growing pains

my youngest daughter had growing pains while growing up. they were severe. she is now 18 and just diagnosed with fibro. the rumatoligist said it was a sign that this could happen, she was predisposed to get fibro.

i definately had growing pains everyone thought i was spoiled and seeking attention

Intresting... I will have to keep an eye out for my son if he starts having a lot of fatigue and or pain as he gets older. Now he sleeps a lot but he is 14 and thats what they love to do. I know men are not as likely to have fms but knowing that the growing pains could be a precursor makes me compassionant even more so. I think knowing how that pain felt made me a better mom at 3 in the morning. I always found it odd how he would tell me he hurt when I hadnt even let on that it was a bad day for me yet. THe weather always seemed to trigger it and So did excess activity like lots of running and stuff... Now he chalks his discomforts up to football which is a likely source and usually will say no to tylonal. I know he is hurting if he actually takes one...

Hmmm food for thought for sure

I did as well, which was ironic, since I didn't grow too much. I've always thought of the "growing pains" thing as a bit of a term used to explain pain the doctor can't figure out. Well guess what, I'm still having "growing pains" every day, doc. ;)

I definitely did. I can remember screaming in the dead of night, lying on the couch and my parents trying lots of things to try to ease the pain. I would eventually exhaust myself and pass out - literally.

hell yeah i had growing pains my son did too he would scream in his sleep...
my fibro symptoms date back to my early teens heck of a time to get it..
i'm keeping a really good eye on my kids too..

I had severe leg and chest pains growing up. Of course the Dr told my parents that it was just growing pains. Then I was taken to the Shriners Hospital, and although it turned out not to be arthritis, they did tell my parents that a child should not have pain as severe as mine was, and that there was possibly some other underlying cause. I was then tested for everything under the sun. Nothing was found until I was 34, but I have had the same type of pain all my life. Now I know why.
Kathy