Fibromyalgia Support Group

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New here :please help me

michellecusumano
michellecusumano
please just tell me if u relate:

From the knee down it throbs and burns like nothing you've experienced before

The two butt checks are hard to sit on because somewhere in there, pain radiates into the thigh.. Making it throb

The shoulders... From the right to the left and to the upper part of the neck... Horrible burning

Elbow to wrist you feel like you want someone to press down super hard and tear into the skin ...

I swear I'm losing my mind. Not to mention I'm exhausted! I get up and can't get going. No amount of 5 hour energy drinks or shots of espresso helps. What is going on?? It's a fight to walk. Sometimes I feel my legs are gonna give out as I'm walking.

Am I alone? Please tell me that this can be something other than fibro. I have a toddler and need answers Fast!!

I took norco last week and felt amazing. As soon as I was out, it started all over again. What the hell!!
ItsJustMe2012
ItsJustMe2012
You need to see a pain management Dr. Even though any Dr can write prescriptions for pain meds.most regular drs will refer you to a pain Dr. Are you taking anything else for the pain besides Norco?
marsharebel
marsharebel
Have you officially been diagnosed with fibromyalgia? Were tests run to eliminate other possibilities? Some of what you describe doesn't sound like fibro to me. I've never had any pain I would call 'burning'. I would get an appointment with a rheumatologist and find out what is going on. Good luck.
Godstrength
Godstrength
I have had burning pain. But best to go thru and get an official diagnosis.
gramybear
gramybear
It sounds like part of the problem is that you are going through withdrawal when you run out or stop taking the Norco. Those are some of the withdrawal symptoms. Also, if you are having pain in your butt and down your legs, that sounds like Sciatica which you should ask your doctor about as well. Please call your doctor as soon as you can and see what he recommends for what you are going through. And to ease your mind, you are not alone in what you are experiencing. Welcome to our group and know we are here to help you and support you! Hugs Gramybear
PeaceN2You
PeaceN2You
I can't guarantee you this will help, but take a look at this stretch, the instructions, and the picture, and give it a try if you're able. I've had that butt pain that spread to the thighs, and this helped a lot.

Gramybear is probably right about the sciatica - this stretches the piriformis muscle, and the sciatic nerve runs right through it, so if the piriformis is in spasm, it puts pressure on the sciatic nerve. Just something I learned in PT years ago.

And definitely don't self-diagnosis - see a doctor and ask these questions.

http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/piriformis-stretch
LeoX3
LeoX3
Fibro is a specific dx, so if you haven't been officially dx'd? You may just have a neurological issue in your leg. I have one separate from my FM after an accident. It's disconcerting at best.

Make sure a doc goes over you head to toe. You could have any number of issues, other than fibro, and we here can't diagnose, only support.

Neurologists and rheumatologists are the docs usually responsible for FM patients and dx. Rule out the other possibilities. A simple disc compression can cause tons of pain but be an "easy" fix and not be fibro, for example. It may be nutritional, it could be a thousand things, so I re-emphasize, go to a doctor and be sure.

Luck and blessing.