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From: "Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall" <tn-k4of5@...>
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> Well I have been absent in recent months due to a series of illnesses. I
know this topic has been discussed before, but I need help. A good friend
is telling me to look into FMS, as she thinks I am a prime candidate for
such a diagnosis. I really am starting to feel like some kind of
hypochondriac because I always seem to be sick.
Nanci,
I think I could have wrote that post! I doubt that I will be any help, as I
am still trying to solve my health issues, but I totally empathize. I, too
am an infrequent poster, by the time I read the posts I've accumulated, I'm
usually too tired or 'fuzzy-headed' to write any meaningful replies. I do
have a Rheumatologist, that would probably be the specialist to see for
Fibromyalgia. I have many of the symptoms of FMS, but I don't respond to
the particular pressure points that are used for a diagnosis. My symptoms
come & go, and I have a history of autoimmune disease since early childhood.
For awhile Lupus seemed to be the concern, but again I don't meet all the
qualifications for that dx. I do have 'positive' lab results for some
autoimmune disorders, but I don't have the symptoms that match those. I'm
supposed to have an MRI to check for MS, as soon as my insurance gives the
okay. Another thing I've read about is hormone problems, such as
progesterone deficiencies, but that's of course out of the mainstream, and
I'm not sure who to trust for alternative work anymore. I originally was
seeing a Nurse Practitioner in practice with a Homeopathic MD, their
suggestion was Prozac! What has helped me is Cranial Sacral therapy, I've
just started again, used it last year and I went into a 'remission' of
sorts, don't know if it was related to the CST or not, but I'm convinced it
did something.
And the guilt feelings! When I'm laying on the bed totally wiped out, and
my 4 yr old is saying "Play with me Mommy", oh that's the worst part of
all. Like I said, no answers, but lots of understanding........ Let me know
if I can be of any other assistance.