Re: Weird pain sensations...

[Guest guest]

> Hello all...

> My pain comes and goes and it manifests itself in many different

ways but

> most of the time it is in the form of sharp, stabbing pains that

start at one

> point and radiate outwards to the next available joint. Are there

any

> recognizable pain patterns in fm or is it pretty much anything

goes? The

> reason I ask is that I've had several different pain sensations

lately and I

> don't know if this is strictly fm pain or if it is some other

problem going

> on. There are 4 specific 'incidents' that have me wondering what

is going on

> with my body...

>

> #1) I have a lot of pain in my left big toe joint and the

surrounding area

> but whenever I have this particular pain I also get this weird warm

tingling

> sensation on the right side of my brain up around my ear. It is

really

> creepy and is freaking me out...hoping I don't have a brain tumor

but

> figuring it isn't since it only tingles when my toe hurts.

>

> #2) When I have a pain in the middle of the muscle in my upper

right arm I

> have simultaneous pain right in the middle of the muscle in my

lower right

> arm. Is it common to have pain in two specific points at the same

time? I

> don't have one without the other.

>

> #3) I have discovered I can no longer wear ponytails without pain

in my head

> (in the back on each side just above my neck...it is this really

hot searing

> sensation in my brain...actually very similar to the feeling I get

if I lay

> on my stomach with my head propped up on my arms (which I don't do

anymore .

>

> #4) Last but not least (and by far the most excruciatingly

> painful)...yesterday morning as I got up from the dining room table

my hip

> popped (loudly...which isn't all that unusual...the whole family

gets a kick

> out of my snap, crackling, and popping) and all of a sudden I had

such an

> intense pain that I have never experienced before and it went the

whole

> distance from my hip to my knee. I swear I thought I must have

broken

> something but it was the muscle and not the bone that was hurting.

I

> couldn't even stand up straight and I certainly couldn't walk...I

actually

> ended up rolling around on the floor...but the strangest thing is

it only

> lasted for 4 minutes tops. I had a sore hip for the rest of the

day and you

> can bet I sure didn't do anything too strenuous but there was no

recurrent

> pain in the muscle.

>

> Has anybody had any of these problems??? I just don't get this

> disorder...that's what makes it so hard to explain to people

too...it's never

> the same and there are always new manifestations. Do these

problems sound

> like good old fibromyalgia to you or should I be worried about

other

> problems???

>

> Any input would be greatly appreciated...thanks for 'listening'...

> Jen in Iowa

Hi Jen.I understand your concern about how pain changes to often with

fibro. I can tell you in my case,the pain is always changing/moving

etc.It is very hard to have fibro,because you never know if the " new

pain " is from the fibro or if something else is going on too.I did

want to ask you if you are aware of the tender points related to

fibro.These tender points are the source of alot of your pain.Like

you not being able to wear a ponytail anymore.This is from the two

tender points in the back of the neck.My right tender point there

makes my right ear itch all the time.Go ahead and giggle,I know it

sounds funny! And yes I get the heated brain feeling too. As for your

toe,I have heard other fibromites say they have this.I am concerned

about your hip popping and the pain though.Have you seen a docotr

about that? That could be arthritis. Basicly,I think you hit it right

when you said " anything goes with fibro " lol. HOpe this helped

some.Knowing the tender points and reading about what each of them

can do should help you. Have a good day! Carole

[Guest guest]

I've heard several people say something like your #3. They can't wear

ponytails because of the pulling, pain or burning. #4 sounds like you

might have jarred a nerves somehow when you were getting up. My

suggestion is that anything that isn't a normal pain for you should be

checked out with your doctor.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen, I'm .

I identify with your joint pain. Mine is always more intense in my

joints but is deep, dull and achy throughout and I get tingly pins

and needles type in my hands and feet.

Some ideas on the other stuff. Is your toe hot or swollen...could be

gout. Sometimes pain with certain diseases can be 'referred' pain.

as in, pain from gall bladder is frequently seen in the shoulders. NO

clue on the ponytail. The hip thing I have had happen to me, matter

of fact scared the crap out of a cop who was there when I happened

cuz I screamed. Probably just tweaked the nerve or muscle there.

I know we all get sick of running to the doctor just to hear its

nothing more than our fibro (at least I do) I hate to act like a

hypochodriac, but the one time I didn't go to the doctor nearly cost

me my life. Always err on the side of caution and go in anyway if

you think you have symptoms of another disease. Hope I helped.

> Hello all...

> My pain comes and goes and it manifests itself in many different

ways but

> most of the time it is in the form of sharp, stabbing pains that

start at one

> point and radiate outwards to the next available joint. Are there

any

> recognizable pain patterns in fm or is it pretty much anything

goes? The

> reason I ask is that I've had several different pain sensations

lately and I

> don't know if this is strictly fm pain or if it is some other

problem going

> on. There are 4 specific 'incidents' that have me wondering what

is going on

> with my body...

>

> #1) I have a lot of pain in my left big toe joint and the

surrounding area

> but whenever I have this particular pain I also get this weird warm

tingling

> sensation on the right side of my brain up around my ear. It is

really

> creepy and is freaking me out...hoping I don't have a brain tumor

but

> figuring it isn't since it only tingles when my toe hurts.

>

> #2) When I have a pain in the middle of the muscle in my upper

right arm I

> have simultaneous pain right in the middle of the muscle in my

lower right

> arm. Is it common to have pain in two specific points at the same

time? I

> don't have one without the other.

>

> #3) I have discovered I can no longer wear ponytails without pain

in my head

> (in the back on each side just above my neck...it is this really

hot searing

> sensation in my brain...actually very similar to the feeling I get

if I lay

> on my stomach with my head propped up on my arms (which I don't do

anymore .

>

> #4) Last but not least (and by far the most excruciatingly

> painful)...yesterday morning as I got up from the dining room table

my hip

> popped (loudly...which isn't all that unusual...the whole family

gets a kick

> out of my snap, crackling, and popping) and all of a sudden I had

such an

> intense pain that I have never experienced before and it went the

whole

> distance from my hip to my knee. I swear I thought I must have

broken

> something but it was the muscle and not the bone that was hurting.

I

> couldn't even stand up straight and I certainly couldn't walk...I

actually

> ended up rolling around on the floor...but the strangest thing is

it only

> lasted for 4 minutes tops. I had a sore hip for the rest of the

day and you

> can bet I sure didn't do anything too strenuous but there was no

recurrent

> pain in the muscle.

>

> Has anybody had any of these problems??? I just don't get this

> disorder...that's what makes it so hard to explain to people

too...it's never

> the same and there are always new manifestations. Do these

problems sound

> like good old fibromyalgia to you or should I be worried about

other

> problems???

>

> Any input would be greatly appreciated...thanks for 'listening'...

> Jen in Iowa

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