i need more details to be sure...love...helen

hi helen what kind of details do u need i will gladly post them thank-you for answering love lizxxxxxx

Hi.
I used to live in the uk and the wet and cold climate made my leg pain unbearable. We moved to Ohio 3 years ago and I find the summers great for my pain (terrible for my lupus). When the winter hots though the cold is terribel. I have to wear several layers of clothing on my legs and I find that helps. I also use hot water bottles or heat pads which help. Good luck with the weather in the UK I hear you have had a really wet summer and that can't have helped you much.xx

HI Liz
From what you have written it sounds lie your pain is very localized..fibro pain is generally all over the body..perhaps not all at once but most people feel it in the legs arms back neck etc...it is more of a muscle type pain than joint so I dont think one knee or a thumb would be fibro.
If you would like more info on fibro:
http://www.fibrowelcomepackage.com/

I WANTEDTO KNOW JUST WHERE YOUR PAIN WAS...LOVE...HELEN

FIBROMYALGIA is all over pain that stays in some more areas and moves around all over the body like they said check out the Post for Fibromyalgia someone posted today there is a questionnaire there, too!

When I was first diagnosed in 94 my pain was only in my neck, shoulders, upper back and arms. When i was in a flare, it was the above listed, plus hips, legs and feet. If i wasnt in a flare, it was always just my neck, upper back and shoulders.
Now in the last few years its all over, other than when im in a flare my hips legs and feet hurt so bad.
As the years have gone on, my fibro has gotten worse.
My pain has never gone away, ever, in my neck, shoulders and upper back. The constant burning and flu like aching is always there.
Have u seen a neuro or rheumo?
They would better be able to break it down specifically for you.
*hugs*

Hello and welcome to this site,it is not possible for us to diagnose you on a site like this. I have what is loosely termed as overlapping symptoms ,some have a causative orientation and some do not. This is a condition that a lot of docs don't even understand yet. Keep track of all your symptoms and discuss them with your doc the next time you go in. Hopefully they will do a series of test to rule out what they can and give you a diagnosis that you can go forward with.
I do have localized pain that is due to osteoarthritis and then generalized pain due to Fibro.
Good luck , plz keep posting.
Sandra

Check out raynaurds syndrome as it often goes with both these illnesses.mine is in my hands and very bad in the cold.Just a suggestion. marilyn

Hi bagel, my story is a little different from most. I found out what caused my FM. I was diagnosed with FM caused by a biotoxin disease from mold. Most people are exposed to mold from water damaged buildings but mine was in my breast and began after a biopsy. There are many biotoxin diseases (Lyme, pfiesteria and ciguatera to name a few). I have white spots of signal abnormality on my brain, fatty liver and the toxins also infiltrated my hypothalamus causing me to acquire Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency. It's a multisymptom, multisystem disease but the good news is I am being treatd and I'm getting better. I may even be able to stop the steroids. Anyway if you want more information please let me know and I'll be happy to share some doctors' names and a couple of websites with you. Good luck.

PRECIOUS ONE, I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE WITH MY QUESTIONS, THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS MAKE YOU FEEL UNWELCOMED WITH MY QUEATION ABOUT NEEDING MORE INFO. I WOULD HATE FOR IT TO NOT BE FIBRO AND YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO TREAT THAT. IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE AND I WOULD WANT TO TO CLEAR THIS UP WITH YOUR DR. MY PAIN IS EVERYWHERE, NECK,SHOULDERS,ELBOWS,WRISTS,FINGERS,ALL DOWN MY BBACK,HIPS,ANKLES,BOTTOMS OF FEET,TOES EVERYTHING HURTS AND THE PAIN IS MORE INTENSE THAN CHILDBIRTH, YOURS SOUNDS LIKE IT'S MOTRE LIKE IN ONE OR TWO PLACES AND I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO BE MISDIONOSTED. AND I PRAY THAT IT ISN'T FIBRO. A PRISON OF PAIN WITH NO WAY OUT EXCEPT TO BE DOPED UP, NOT MUCH OF A LIFE, BUT IT IS ALIFE FOR MY FAMILY, I'M NOT READY TO LEAVE THIS WORLD AND YOU HEAR ALOT OF THE YOUNGER LADIES WANT TO TAKE THEIR OUN LIVES AND WE HAVE RO REEL THEM BACK IN....ANYWAY WELCOME TO DS, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE...WE NEED NEW PEOPLE WHO MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T.......MUCH...LOVE....HELEN