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Edinburgh, UK

Although I have pain that comes and goes and changes I'm severity from day-to-day or even hour to hour, the left side of my body always seems to be worst?

July 13, 2016
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Members connected over the shared experience of having one side of their body consistently more painful than the other, with many reporting... Read more

Members connected over the shared experience of having one side of their body consistently more painful than the other, with many reporting that either their left or right side seems to bear the brunt of their fibromyalgia symptoms, including pain, weakness, tingling, and numbness. Several members shared personal stories linking their asymmetric pain to past medical events like strokes, blood clots, or viral infections affecting the brain and spinal cord, wondering whether these traumas might have triggered or worsened their condition. A recurring theme was the importance of advocating for thorough medical investigation when something feels wrong, with one member crediting a persistent doctor for discovering a life-threatening blood clot that others had missed.

A MyFibroTeam Member

This is interesting ,my left side is also worse ,I'm now many years into this illness but particularly in the beginning I remember telling doctor's I had left sided pain only ,there's still generally more pain on this side but I also have alot of pain on the other side too.

July 14, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I always call my right side my bad side.....as you said although the pain is bad everywhere my right side seems to suffer more...hope this helps !

July 14, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I too have a lot of left side pain. from the small of my back to my toes. I walk with a cane on those days. it does help

July 14, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

That is exactly the same thing that happened to me.was in hospital for 3 wks and they couldn't find out what was wrong .I came home and was feeling awful and weakness in right side,slurring speech when tired,was back and forth to doctors for wks kept getting told it was a virus then a new gp started and she demanded a radiation scan and that detected the blood clot loghed under my heart,was then rushed to hospital to start on heparin to despersie it and luckily after 7 days it did,if it hadn't been for her I wouldn't be here and that was with me getting all the other scans.I don't mean to scare u but I wouldn't like anyone else to go through what I did.I would keep going back till u get a answer.my heart goes out to u.Take care.sending hugs your way.x😢

July 14, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

My flare-up pain is equal on both sides, but my right seems to get injured easily and ended up with damaged nerve in rt foot and hip. That naturally makes my right hurt more during a flare-up. Coincidence?

July 15, 2016

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