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Explaining To The Doctor All Of Your Pains When You're At The Doctors Office And You're Having A Good Day
How do you explain to the doctor all of the aches and pains in night sweats and memory loss and how sometimes you can't even get up because it hurts too much to get up but it hurts too much to sit down hurts too much to lay down when your blood work comes back so so normal and you look fine and you have a doctor that says well I don't see anything wrong so you're fine but you can't even hold down a job you can only push yourself so far I wish I could just walk into her office on a bad day so she⦠read more
@A MyFibroTeam Member...I was lucky in that I had been with my doctor for awhile before the Fibro Monster really grabbed ahold of me. So when I started having the unexplained pain and increased fatigue he knew there was something going on. I found keeping a journal detailing EVERY single symptom helpful...what it was, where it was, how bad the pain/symptom was. This is was led him to do the pressure point test and as they say...that's all folks! He immediately referred me to a rheumatologist so that there could be an "official" diagnosis but he started treating me for fibro that day - did I mention that I LOVE my doctor!
If you're not big on writing it down there are some pretty good apps - there's Chronic Pain Tracker and My Pain Diary...these are good because you can show the doctor when you're in the office instead of having to remember to take a physical journal/diary with you to the appointment. I really like the Chronic Pain Tracker because you can add in your medication list too. Hope that helps!
Light and Hugs,
Cyna
Doodlebum, hi. Here if you have a diagnoses or are seeking a diagnoses, the Rheumatologists will not see, diagnose or treat you for Fibro. Sore subject perhaps. Now can someone who has RA or OA develop Fibro? Sure, there is a chance. Fibro seems to occur in folks with Arthritis, Lupus, injuries, surgeries, accidents, illnesses, etc. I have a female Primary Care. She has seemingly done a lot of research into Fibro and keeps up with all the latest info. It took my PT to discover that my consistent pain and long rebound time post her treatments, was potentially Fibro. I hear a lot of folks say they go to a pain management specialist. I have never been to one myself. Because my PC and PT work together on my protocol which includes treatments from PT, medication from PC(Cymbalta) and rarely something to ease a bad flare, I am able to function. Now, I still have pain all the time. It is much lower than it would be if I did not have these clinicians in my corner. I am grateful beyond words.
@A MyFibroTeam Member...I wish you luck on your search and hope that you find one quickly!
@A MyFibroTeam Member (I love that name btw)...I don't know anything about Mobic - mostly because I can't take ANY NSAIDs....yep that's right...No Aspirin, Ibuprofen or Aleve and non of the new ones like Celebrex either. I haven't officially been diagnosed with OA or RA although both run extensively on both sides of my family (and I have a couple of knuckles that definitely show signs of inflammation from time-to-time) add that to the fact that I'm CONSTANTLY running low-grade fevers and I'm sure that it is just a matter of time before the diagnosis becomes a part of my repertoire. My sister has OA and had both knees replaced within the last 2 years...of course she still get the aches and pains in other places (at the same time as I do when the weather is acting up) and she'll say "boy it's a real pain day today huh? Too back you can't just pop a naproxen cause they are awesome!"....Ummm yeah thanks for that!
@A MyFibroTeam Member....OMG I hate crying at the doctors! Although mine has known me long enough to know that when the tears come out there is a REAL problem to address cause I have reached my toleration level.
Wishing you all a mild pain day! Light and Hugs, Cyna
That is interesting that you say that, @A MyFibroTeam Member. My rheumatologist diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. She has me on Mobic. Curious if you have thoughts on this (relatively new to the fibro world, still learning and taking it all in! :) ).
Oh man, I have to struggled w this too!! Esp if you are a normally pleasant person. I go in and I'm like, " it really really hurt." & my PT is like, "Ok do your stretches." Um. No. Like, how does one appropriately convey feeling totally broken and dejected and on the bank of losing it all. I agree, pain diary is the way to go. I downloaded an app called Manage My Pain. If your Dr can feel your pain and the extremeness of it, they won't be able to ignore it.
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