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Boston, MA

Does anyone have sensationa that shoot down a thigh/quad/calf/ butt/ arms or some form of shooting down type pain or tingling sensation

January 3, 2020
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Members responded to a question about shooting pain and tingling sensations by overwhelmingly confirming these experiences are common with... Read more

Members responded to a question about shooting pain and tingling sensations by overwhelmingly confirming these experiences are common with fibromyalgia, describing pain that strikes suddenly in legs, arms, feet, and joints, often feeling like electrical shocks, burning, or crushing sensations that can make them cry out or jump unexpectedly. Several members shared how the unpredictable nature of fibro pain affects daily life, from struggling to get comfortable in bed to experiencing sudden sharp pains in public that confuse bystanders, with one member vividly describing how even the feeling of sheets can be unbearable. A recurring theme was frustration with doctors who dismiss or minimize their pain, paired with solidarity and encouragement to advocate for themselves and find providers who truly listen and validate their experiences.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes. The pain sensation varies constantly and it can come on at any time. Sometimes it is a constant, dull ache in my muscles and other times it feels as if it is bone deep. Then there are times it feels like a broken bone or a sprain. Sometimes it feels like getting zapped by an electrical shock and other times it feels like my skin is scalded. Then there is the bruised pain, as if I've been beat up and I expect to see bruises but there isn't a single mark. There is also the numbness, the tingling, and the itching. All of these are sensations are from our nerves. I just hate it when I am out in public and I have a sudden sharp pain that makes me yelp out loud. People around me are puzzled because they see that something is hurting me, but within 5 minutes or so, I can be fine again. I get alot of varying pain sensations in my feet and they are horrible. I can be sitting quietly watching a movie with a cat on my lap and all the sudden it will feel like a dump truck has rolled over the toes on one foot. Smashed and excruciating pain and it causes me to scream and jerk my leg up so I can grab my foot. It really freaks my cats out because they dont know if they caused my sudden pain & crying or what the hell just happened. It's part of fibro. It can strike at any time. It sucks. Getting comfortable is another weird thing; when I go to bed, everything has to feel just right....how my head lays on the pillow, how the sheet & blanket feel over my body, how the fitted sheet feels under my body. I squirm and move alot before I find that one "right" feeling that will allow me to rest. I think that the princess in the old childhood fable, The Princess & The Pea, that girl had fibromyalgia too. 🌻

January 3, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes, I do...it feels like electrical shocks in my joints, thigh, calves, butt cheeks, shoulders and weaknesses following????

January 4, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

I get it tingling or burning in my legs alot ..
Also sharp painful shooting pains I'm my finger and toes (feels like it's in the bone )

January 3, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

well I am threw with him they had a nerve to bill me for two xrays and I told them since that was my last visit I don't owe it

January 13, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes I do. I have it down my back and down my left leg a nd my right arm.

January 10, 2020

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