Thu, Jan-30-03, 08:58
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,271
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Plan: original 72 Atkins
Stats: 201/177/142
BF:44/44/25
Progress: 41%
Location: Northern Virginia
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Hi, Carolyn...
First of all, I couldn't believe what puppetlady said! I also developed piriformis syndrome last summer. It never leaves, but it is better than when I first developed it. I couldn't even move then without horrific pain. And sneezing...oh my gosh did that hurt!
These are some symptoms of fibro (classic and less so): pain, stomach problems, vision problems (especially sudden changes in prescriptions), sleep disturbances, sensitivity to noise, vision, smells (and sometimes touch), headaches and jaw pain, severe menstrual cramps.
I have just recently started Coral Calcium. I am not a very disciplined person, so I have not been taking it long enough/regularly enough to see a difference.
The doctor you should see is a rheumatologist. I go to mine on Monday for the start of a diagnosis. I was supposed to go a couple of weeks ago, but was in too much pain.
My fibro (if that is indeed what i have) even affects my eyes. I am assuming it is actually affecting the connective tissue in the muscles around my eyes.
I have gone to doctor after doctor after doctor. One treats me for this, one treats me for that. NO one ever got the whole picture.
I have noticed that the fibro seems to flare along with seasonal affective disorder. I have both winter and summer SAD and the fibro flareups with it.
I am not doing too well on the low carb this time. BUT the last time I did it and did well (1999), all my pain went away. My eyes became so normal again, that I could even get back into my contacts!
The mornings are much worse. For awhile I thought it was hormones or something (sometimes there is too much info) because I found out that puberty happens during sleep, so.....
A few years ago, before I realized anything was really wrong, I had a friend who used to tell me I had a "pain de jeur" And she was right, but I thought I was just complaintive or a hypochondriac. I kept wondering if everyone else hurt as much as I did and just kept quiet about it, or just accepted it and I was a big, darn baby!
Anyway, hang in there. Look over the info here and there are some great fibro networks on the internet that has good info. That is where I found out my eye trouble was connected to everything else.
Stay in touch.
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