Not paint point....pain point!

Some days are just the pits. Amazing how we have pain here then moves to here, darn fibro.

Just having a hard time coping today. Also, does anyone else have problems with their hands? mine get stiff and sore. My luck it's another flippin ailment....like I need it!

I get the shin and hand pain! I hope u feel better. Hugs.

Thank you tiredgurl, at least I'm not going nuts....yet! Best wishes to you as well :)

I get pain in my hands and they feel swollen. I also have pain in my shins, but assumed it was from when I was cheerleading and taking dance lessons as that's when it started- I won't say how many years ago that was LOL

I'm sorry that you are feeling so badly today I understand. I have many days like that. And yes, my hands often hurt.

I have terrible hand pain... it gets to the point where I can't text (for a 23 year old that has to be pretty bad pain!). It's especially bad when the weather gets cold or I get cold. I wear a jacket with thumb holes while I'm at work and I've found that when it's burning pain that holding a cold can or a cold glass can give me some relief. I also find that taking my rings and bracelets off can help.

i hate how i feel today too!!!!!!!.......so jump on board my boat..lets sail to a world free of pain and saddness.....if only that were possible,....ugh...im right there with you....im stuck in bed with no motivation at all....my house looks like heck and i want to hide and cry too.....

Kgemme, my hands hurt when nothing else does. I've been feeling terrible went to the doc on Thursday and going back today. I'm sick and tired of being in pain, I'm seeing a new doctor today so hopefully I'll get some where with him. It's just not fair that we have to suffer like this!

I understand how u feel. And it never seems to end. I hope that u feel better soon. though

I am with you shins and hands that are painful. Shins started last winter - I was like really a new place to hurt. I do pool therapy too, it hurts - but its the only type of exercise I can kinda do- have to keep the body moving.

Hope you feel better real soon. Sometimes a good cry can be therapeutic.

KGemme, we are all there with you. FMS bites. No but's about it. It is frustrating when new aches and pains pop up. I am learning that we are soooo affected by outside stimuli. Wacky weather changes, excessive cold, excessive heat, stress, loud noises, bright lights. For me, I have to carry around so much crap just to counter all the fibro symptoms.

Can you : keep a heating pad at work or in your house on your fave chair? I use capsaicin patches and also got a script for lidoderm patches which actually NUMB the part of the body. I take a pain pill, lots of supplements, exersize when I can, and read uplifting encouraging things instead of dwelling on the negative news this world loves to feed us. Those are some things...
Just remember that there will be better days or even just moments...look for them.

Hugs,
Jbean

Jellybean, I am able to bring in heating pads to work and all that. I also do music thrapy at work....I listen to Yanni Pandora radio, lots of nice soothing music. I also keep a small heater under my desk which helps a bit.

Winter is fast approaching and I have a feeling it's not going to be good. I live in Massachusetts and the weather here is very unpredictable. I too hurt more when I am cold. I also get so stiff. I was diagnosed in March (I believe), but suffered the pain since January.

It is so hard to get up in the morning and face the day. I am always exhausted, all I want to do is sleep. And when I am awake, I just don't want to move. I have been hearing that Fibromyalgia can become to a point where you can get on disability. That scares me. I am 48 years old.....I'm young! I won't let that happen....bound and determined. I know excercise is supposed to help....but it makes me feel worse after. Need to close the pool, so there goes my water therapy.

Then there is the depression! I don't know if the depression is feeding the fibro, or the fibro feeding the depression. I am on meds for depression as well as anxiety. I take Gabapentin for the pain....it helps with the throbbing, but not the pain points.

I am looking forward to better days......they better come soon. And thank you everyone for your advice....I have read each one of your responses closely and it makes me feel good to know I am not alone! Hugs to all of you.

I started having pain in my hands in Feb of this year and thought I had been gripping the steering wheel too hard because I was new to driving in so much snow. I then realized how silly this was and thought that I had R. Arthritis..........well it turned out to be FM. Yes, my hands ache many days along with chronic pain in my lower back. I am with you on the fear of being disabled as I am 41 and have had to miss work due to all this pain - especially in my back. You might check into an antidepressant for the depression. I have heard that Cymbalta is a good choice for people with FM suffering from depression. I am not taking it but I have seen success with patients I have helped treat.