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Jul 19, 2021
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BleedCougarBlue2
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Nope. Had my wife try to give a high pressure/direct massage once. Seemed to
help a little but the pain soon returned.
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Has anyone here been diagnosed w/ fibromyalgia? If so, how was it diagnosed &
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 6:30pm
Have you tried a structural integrated massage therapist?
kccougar
7/19/21 6:33pm
Nope. Had my wife try to give a high pressure/direct massage once. Seemed to
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 6:42pm
Is this a real thing? Can you say more about what they do?
JoMax
7/19/21 7:16pm
Did you get any rashes anywhere? Shingles can manifest as pain like that…
Tokolosh
7/19/21 6:40pm
Nope, no rashes at all.
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 6:41pm
Shingles can manifest without rash. Skin still feels extremely sensitive.
bluebooks
7/19/21 7:45pm
Does shingles cause an increase in skin sensitivity? I haven't noticed any.
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:50pm
Couple things to know about fibromyalgia. 1 it is more a term used to label a set of symptoms related to pain and
Slim
7/19/21 6:50pm
4. Your symptoms don’t sound like fibromyalgia. Pain sounds too specific.
5150man
7/19/21 6:52pm
Yeah, pain is very specific: base of my neck, inner portion of both shoulder
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:04pm
Not a doctor, but deal with fibro claims a lot as an insurance lawyer and this
Jay Rick
7/19/21 7:15pm
@ Jay Rick - Thx a lot for your input!
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:24pm
Interesting. Can you pls explain #3? Why the negative stigma? Is fibromyalgia
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:01pm
Because there is a lot of controversy whether it is even real and most people
byu1
7/19/21 7:07pm
I did notice it was a relatively "new" health problem in terms of diagnosis and
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:10pm
Imagine dealing with someone whether, professionally or personally who is constantly complaining and tired and depressed
Slim
7/19/21 7:30pm
Sheesh, that would suck. I have no patience "IF" someone is complaining about a
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:52pm
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85fan
7/19/21 9:18pm
We’ve been dealing with fibromyalgia in our home for 20+ years. What you
neboutefan
7/19/21 6:53pm
Thx for replying. Only symptoms are what I listed. FWIW, that sounds awful.
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:05pm
If a neurosurgeon is going to see you he thinks it’s a neck problem he can fix
HoustonCougar
7/19/21 7:02pm
I chalk that up to a clueless military doc who refers anything abnormal to a
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:07pm
maybe so. Likely the civilian neurosurgeon won’t waste his time unless surgical
HoustonCougar
7/19/21 7:12pm
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BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:16pm
Be glad you aren’t being told it is Fibro. That isn’t it
byu1
7/19/21 7:05pm
More likely cervical radiculopathy. Have you had an MRI?
byu1
7/19/21 7:09pm
Yep, last Tuesday. Have not yet met w/ anyone to interpret results. That's
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:11pm
One more thing: X-rays supposedly revealed osteophyte (bone spur) on my neck.
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 7:14pm
My wife has it. Not fun.
85fan
7/19/21 9:13pm
I'm sorry to hear that. Sounds like it is tough to diagnose & tough to treat.
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 9:31pm
Why are you waiting for your MRI results?
cougarstrong
7/19/21 9:30pm
Hmmmm.....did not know you could do this. Thought the neurosurgeon would be the
BleedCougarBlue2
7/19/21 9:33pm
Nope, radiologist reads it before it gets sent to the surgeon.
cougarstrong
7/20/21 1:55am
Fibromyalgia, like POTS & Chronic Fatigue, isn't really a defined entity
SouthernCoug
7/20/21 3:42pm
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