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Does anyone have more pain on one side of their body than the other?

A MyFibroTeam Member asked a question 💭
Satellite Beach, FL

I started with pain through my right arm and leg snd it is moving to my left arm snd leg. My upper back hurts too.
I've been having these symptoms since July. Going on 5 months. Can a flare last this long. I havent felt much relief.

December 4, 2018
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Members connected over the question of whether fibromyalgia pain can affect one side of the body more than the other, with the overwhelming... Read more

Members connected over the question of whether fibromyalgia pain can affect one side of the body more than the other, with the overwhelming consensus being yes, many experience asymmetrical pain, numbness, and stiffness that often affects their dominant side or areas they use most frequently. Several members shared that flares lasting four to five months or longer are not uncommon, with triggers including stress, weather changes, and barometric pressure, while some described overlapping conditions like osteoarthritis and costochondritis that can complicate and prolong symptoms. A recurring theme was the frightening nature of one-sided symptoms that mimic serious conditions like strokes, the importance of not doubting what you feel, and offering each other gentle hugs and encouragement to hang in there through the discomfort.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Mine is my left side. Always has been. I call it my vulnerable side. Not sure why but defininately worse than the right. The body is a complicated machine. You are not imagining it that is for sure! Take care.

December 5, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes mine started on right side of my body...right arm and hip I was d's at mayo clinic Rochester, Minnesota in 2015, now just got over bout of costochondritis in left chest

December 5, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes, my left side is usually way worse. My chest and arm will both hurt together and yes numbness is also one sided for Me, it alternates sides but the symptoms are frightening... lol I probably lift both arms once a day just to make sure it's not a stroke this time ... silly fibro

December 4, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

My left side is by far the worst. Some pains I will get on both sides of the party but the numbness and tingling only comes on the left Mainly. Also my first symptoms started in the middle of June and peaked over the course of a few weeks and have gotten better but been steady since July as well.

December 4, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes my right side is by far the most painful. From my shoulder all the way down to my feet. Extra sore, and tight muscles.

December 4, 2018

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