Hi,
I am writing for some advice and suggestions from people's experience of fibromyalgia as I am wondering it I have it myself.
Nearly six years ago when I have my son my hands started aching and feeling stiff. I have been tested for arthritis and was told there is some sign of inflammation but I could get that when I'm on my period (useful). Anyway this has continued for six years nearly and now effects my arms too. My arms ache a lot as do my legs and it aches to wash/dry my hair, hang out washing, change a duvet cover and hands ache just to hold things sometimes. More recently with my hands they have started to tingle now and then. My legs ache a lot and can ache from walking up a flight of stairs. My legs will more often than not ache when I go to bed and then still be aching when I wake up. My arms over the last couple of weeks have been the same and my hands always ache. When I wake I have pain in my back every morning which does go once I've been up for a while and I find it hard to get out of bed. I used to be able to just get up and go but now I find that I feel achy and tired and it takes me an hour or so to feel awake. My body will continue to ache throughout the day however I find getting on with stuff stops my thinking about it. When I rest I ache all over again...it doesn't seem like resting actually makes me feel much better and sometimes I wake up feeling worse than when I went to bed. I quite often just fall asleep early in the evening as I am so tired and if I don't fall asleep I don't feel I have the energy to do anything, it all seems like a lot of effort. I can go to bed and sleep (I say sleep but actually I wake very often on and off) but still wake up feeling bad. Sometimes resting almost seems like it makes me feel worse than keep moving.
The last couple of days I have been experiencing the left side of my face and scalp feeling sore to touch, it almost feels like sunburn on my scalp and like someone has slapped me round my face. I had had this before but have had again last night and reoccurred again today, never had it one day after the other.
I have been to the doctors a couple of times about this which resulted in blood tests but nothing came of it. This weekend has been difficult and it's beginning to get me down. Everything seems to be an effort and I'm tired of aching so much and not knowing why. I constantly feel as if I have done a tough workout the day before.
I was just wondering whether it would be worth going back to the doctors and if so whether I suggest anything? I feel uncomfortable to say or make suggestions but wondered if from other people's experiences this sounds anything like fibromyalgia?
Any advice would be gratefully received as this has gone on for a couple of years now (to this extent) and I've just left it as I didn't know whether it'd be looked at as making a fuss over nothing or general comments of working full time and having children will make you tired. I just don't think at 37 my body should feel the way it does.