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SWELLING AT PAIN SITES????

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DOES ANYONE HAVE SWELLING AT SOME OF YOUR MOST PAINFUL SITES. I HAVE SWELLING AT MY RIBCAGE,HIP AND THIGH WHEN MY PAIN GETS THE WORST..THEN OF COURSE GETTING DRESSED SEEMS TO BE TOTALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION. OH MY CALF ALSO. IT KILLS ME FOR SOMEONE TO TOUCH ME IN THOSE SPOTS AND I TELL THE DOCTORS AND THEY JUST LOOK AT ME LIKE I AM CRAZY.I DONT KNOW BUT MAYBE I AM. BUT THEY DO SWELL. HEAT AND ICE DO NOTHING FOR THE SWELLING EITHER. I AM PERPLEXED!!!!
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CarrieinSK
CarrieinSK
Yes, I have pain and swelling in my trigger points. Neck, underarm area, ribs, kidneys and feet.
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I do x x Thek base of my back feels like i am walking with my bum sticking out at the moment and to me it feels really puffy. My ribs do get swollen and my gp said it is something called Tizettes Syndrome (not sure if i have spelt that right) It is when the tissue inbetween your ribs and breast bone swells and it is so painfull. Heat or cold does nothing to help me either and i darent get in the bath cause i dont think i could get myself out. All my dr does is pile me up with more painkillers which don't seem to help much either x x
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I've had fibro for 25 years and chronic myofascial pain syndrome even longer and can honestly say I've never had any swelling related to my pain.

I think you need to find a doctor who understands that swelling is an indication that something else is going on.
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My swelling (right index finger, and right knee) turned out to be a form of arthritis. It took my rheumy a bit to diagnose because the arthritis didn't show up in my x-rays.

Please bring it to your doctor's attention, just to be sure.
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I have had swelling in the back of my neck and down thru the right shoulder blade...when all is bad...so bad I cannot turn my head and often ears become plugged...I have not noticed swelling anywhere else...just super tenderness from time to time in all those other areas you mentioned...my sed rates will triple at times...but no infection present...so I relax as much as I can and alternate cold and heat...and I can take ibuprophen...I know alot of people cannot
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I don't have swelling from fibro, You may want to get this checked out by your doctor. Hugs, Keleee :)
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WHEN I FIRST WAKE IN THE MORN, MY FINGERS ARE SWOLLEN ON BOTH HANDS, BUT GOES DOWN QUICKLY....HELEN
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ice ice ice ice the area down and then heat for a short time massage it areas you can reach and hopefully you have someone to massages the areas you can't reach good luck
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