Re: Lori's symptoms: fibro ?

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> E. H. wrote:

> It does NOT sound like " stress or fibro " to me

Lori, ,

I was agreeing with what wrote and then I find this website:

http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/fibromyalgia_what_is.html that is one of

the most comprehensive websites I have found on fibro and the disorders,

symptoms, and other incidents that happen with it, I was surprised when it

addressed frozen shoulder, the tightening of neck,chest, arm, joint areas

(hands), burning skin, ice cold feet (Reynauds like symptoms hand, feet) scalp

itching, stiff, disorientated, and weak like with chronic fatigue.

This website lists disorders that Fibromylagia mimic and extensive information.

I also agree that it is Ok to ask for other testing with the same symptoms

especially breasts swollen and painful.

I had been diagnosed with atypical connective tissue disease from my

immunological problems with my ruptured implants and EBV infection. I am not a

doctor, Lori but you need to have the stroke, heart attack symptoms ruled out

(along with the PAD) .

Connective Tissue Diseases are :

The phrase " connective tissue disease " is used to describe the diseases of the

immune system that are treated primarily by rheumatologists. These represent

systemic autoimmune diseases that often involve the joints, cartilage, muscles,

and skin. They can also involve any other organ system such as the eyes, heart,

lungs, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, nervous system, and blood

vessels. Examples of connective tissue diseases include lupus, scleroderma,

rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, myositis, and vasculitis.

There are many types: Atypical, Undifferentiated, diffuse, inflammatory

and other connective disease/disorders exist and are hard to diagnosis except by

going to rhueomotologists, testing, or other Doctors. I do not mean to say it

is not, but your Doctors can address these concerns Let know how you are doing

and what you find out ! Bennie

From that fibro website I mentioned :

>> Frozen Shoulder

Relief from pain is one of the most common requests from patients seeking

medical care, yet a large number of causes of pain are difficult-to-treat pain

syndromes. Fibromyalgia, lower back pain, diabetic neuropathy, complex regional

pain syndrome, adhesive capsulitis, and oncology-related syndromes are just a

handful of conditions that render the patient in pain, and at worst,

incapacitated. Developing strategies to treat and deal with debilitating pain is

the major occupation of many health care professionals, and a multimodal

approach of medication and therapy is often adopted.

Yet in the case of severe pain, how true is the old adage about prevention being

better than a cure? For many patients suffering from pain, there is no relief in

these sentiments. For many modern conditions, the cause hasn't been precisely

pinned down, making prevention a difficult science. Just like fibromyalgia,

frozen shoulder syndrome isn't well understood by the medical community.

Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines frozen shoulder as:

(n.) Inflammation between the joint capsule and the peripheral articular

shoulder cartilage that causes pain whether in motion or at rest. Also called

adhesive capsulitis.

While the condition, like fibromyalgia, involves chronic pain that lasts

anywhere from five months to three years, the symptoms are localized and

shoulder pain and general immobility in the shoulder region characterize the

ailment. In the absence of a general concurrence as to frozen shoulder

treatment, many patients are unable to work or conduct a normal living, and in

addition, its common for patients to also suffer from sleep deprivation, as the

condition tends to become aggravated at night or in periods of colder weather.

To assess any sort of pain to determine the level of patient care required (in

terms of functionality, self-care, medication, sleep, depression, and exercise),

guides like the Brief Pain Inventory, the McGill Pain Questionnaire, or the

Brief Pain Impact Questionnaire are effective means of verbalizing the

experience of pain.

http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/difficult-to-treat-pain-syndromes.html

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I tested positive for Lyme Disease and had 6 weeks of IV therapy, which appears

to not be long enough.

> E. H. wrote:

> It does NOT sound like " stress or fibro " to me