Guest guest Posted April 11, 2002 Report Share Posted April 11, 2002 Jenn, In all of your posts, the symptoms you've described are often associated with fibromyalgia (including in your last one: lower back pain and pain between the shoulder blades). Has your physician considered it as a possibility for you? Your lack of response to prednisone is another clue. Fibromyalgia is not thought to be an inflammatory condition, and prednisone is not an effective treatment for it. Sorry that you are suffering so. [ ] Thank you..... > I want to thank everyone that has responded to my posts. It helps to > know that others care. I'm going to try and get better at answering > and responding as I want you all to know that I care about you also. > > Quick question: I have been experiencing severe back pain lately > with this flare. Sometimes it's my lower back but most recently it's > been the area of my spine directly between my shoulder blades. It > makes it really hard to move or stretch at all. Does anyone else > experience this kind of pain? > > In responce to one of my replies: Sometimes getting fired is my > biggest fear but other times I wonder if it will be a blessing. I > still am able to do my job but some days it feels like it will be the > death of me. I'd like to find another job where I would be able to > sit more (instead of not at all) but b/c of my current job I can > barely get out of bed on my day off. There is also the issue of > insurance and pre-existing conditions. Why does this thing often > feel like a no win situation. > > Oh well...I still manage to laugh more than I cry which is a good > thing. I also still have hope that the right med will make all the > difference in the world. Even though I've only been sick since Oct. > 2001 I still find it hard to remember life before this disease. Do > any of you feel this way too? There seems to be no such thing as > a " normal " day anymore. Now I just pray for a " good " RA day. > > As always thanks for listening and I pray that you all are still able > to keep laughing and hoping. Take care. > > Jenn in SW FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Share Posted April 15, 2002 Wow , I never heard that the pain between the shoulder blades could be FM. At least now I have an answer! a [ ] Jenn - fibromyalgia? Jenn, In all of your posts, the symptoms you've described are often associated with fibromyalgia (including in your last one: lower back pain and pain between the shoulder blades). Has your physician considered it as a possibility for you? Your lack of response to prednisone is another clue. Fibromyalgia is not thought to be an inflammatory condition, and prednisone is not an effective treatment for it. Sorry that you are suffering so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Share Posted April 15, 2002 " Dr. Wilke asks about the area between the shoulder blades first because, in his experience, it's the most common and painful sore spot among fibromyalgia patients. " Source: http://www.fibrohugs.com/html/article_truth.html [ ] Jenn - fibromyalgia? > > > Jenn, > > In all of your posts, the symptoms you've described are often associated > with fibromyalgia (including in your last one: lower back pain and pain > between the shoulder blades). Has your physician considered it as a > possibility for you? > > Your lack of response to prednisone is another clue. Fibromyalgia is not > thought to be an inflammatory condition, and prednisone is not an > effective treatment for it. > > Sorry that you are suffering so. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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