Fibromyalgia Support Group

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Joint pain

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I have been diagnosed with fms for around 5 years. Most of my problems involved muscle pain and spasms as well as depression and anxiety. Lately, I have alot of joint pain. Is this part of the problems others have experienced. It's really frustrating. No physical therapy has worked. I wake up everyday hoping that something will have improved, but it seems that the pain only spreads. :o(
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for me its the ankles and knees,if i go into a flare it hits my hands.
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I felt the same way. Physical therapy is way too painful. I am now doing physical therapy in the water(aqua therapy). There is nothing like it. It is so easy to move in the water and after i feel much better. Try to find a place in your area. they even take ins.
Best of luck, Karen
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I too have joint pain, but I do have arthritis in several joints. Joints seem to hurt more when I have a flare up. My main pain is in my knees, hands, feet. A really bad flare up makes my whole body so stiff I can hardly get out of bed or if I set very long, I have trouble gettin out of a chair.
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yes the joint pain, so bad I can't sit longer than ten minutes at a time and have to rock to get up.....getting in my car is a laughable thing, im not the one laughing mind you......I fall in, use my hands to pick up my legs and shove them in.....at least im giving the neighbors a laugh......
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I to have the aching that feels like it is all the way to the bone especially in the cold weather. My feet and ankels bones especially.
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Physical therapy made my joint pain so much worse. When my hips are bothering me, it feels like my whole pelvis is out of whack. Makes standing, walking or sitting difficult at times - can't spend the whole day lying down.
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Boy, if they saw Blondi and I together getting in and out of a car, they would wet their pants with laughter...I am with
each one of these girls..my question is, how long is normal between flare...i often have them for 2-3weeks, then only a few days off...and it starts up again..
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about the time between flares?....I really don't know, Ive had fms for ten months now and it seems im in a constant flare, maybe with finally getting some pain meds, I can get out of this spin cycle.....
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I, too, have the joint thing, mainly elbows and hips. My doctors don't believe me because there is no "inflamation"-UGH! I am so sick of these freakin' doctors. Anyway, I have not found anything, but massage (which my insurance won't pay for) that works. I cannot afford to go as often as I need to , so it hasn't been able to help me. However, the one time that I did go, I found great relief. I cannot do hot baths because in order for the water to be a therapeutic temperature, it adversely affects everything else. I, too, am starting aqua therapy and we will see how that goes.
Take Care of You
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yes i have this too but i also have RA. it seems like when it is my time of the month I get pain down my theighs and i cant move
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