If you have had shingles in the past can this be a trigger for fibro.
I have not been diagnosed at the moment but I'm showing all the symptoms. X

I was diagnosed with this after EMG nerve conduction test.
Has anyone been diagnosed with this or have heard of it?
My primary care dr has never heard of it?

I had arthritis pain seen I was 29 yrs old and was just told that I have fibro this year. My joints and muscles get stiff and ache. I have arthritis 97% of my body. I also have nerve pain from all my surgeries I had. I'm trying to figure out if I do have fibro or not.

Hi! Wondering if anyone experiences electrical shocks throughout their body? I get them so badly my body actually moves on it's own. If I get one in bed, my whole body raises off the bed. Once, while drinking a glass of water I got a shock and hit the glass into my teeth. No broken teeth...that time and I hate drinking out of plastic! :)

I went to a MAPS clinic, just once...and when I told the PA about the above, using the bed as an example, I was told it was probably static electricity in… read more

I am seeing a neck surgeon about having neck surgery. A lot of family and friends have there own opinions about this. Some for it and some highly against it. If they knew pain I'm in they would probably want surgery too. Would you all recommend surgery or not?

My shoulder is in a lot of pain and it's burning some horrible but since I haven't had too many problems with this part of the body. I'm not to certain why I'm having so much pain with burning now. Or is it possible that the pain in my back hips and legs was so great for so long that some how the pain in my shoulders was hardly noticed or identified . I have had injections in my neck and shoulders before maybe I just didn't recognize the problem due to the horrible pain in my back hips and… read more

Hurting for years, had surgery two days ago! A lot of pain that is high!!!

I haven't found the right pain specialist yet to get a radio frequency ablation to try to avert having a fusion (long story) but I have needed Fusion for many years now but I keep hearing that people have to keep going back and getting another Fusion a year or so later because once you get one Fusion , it weakens adjacent areas. Also, for those that don't get a fusion even though they need one, what helps you with this horrible pain which for many also extends into the shoulder and the arm and… read more

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