Fibromyalgia Support Group

today my left knee has given up on me.can hardly walk cant do the stairs very well(tough luck the loo is up there)and such pain no pain killers are helping but ive had it before, it will last a couple of days and suddenly be ok then one of my hands will be affected or a foot . this crippling pain seems to jump from one joint to another does it sound familiar or am i just weird

no not weird, its our new normal,lol.. does ice or heat help?

Have you discussed it with the docs? Any swelling involved? I'm sorry that you are hurting so much. Does a brace help at all?

Is your knee swollen? if it is ice it... if it continues i would see your doctor... BUT you have to understand there are many muscles involved in you knee upper lowere leg attachement front and back muscles and even side muscles...as people with fibro... our knes feet and ankles take the brunt of our weight on a daily basis.. and since alot of us dont use our knee and leegs and ankles like we use to.. the muscles get weak and they do start to hurt especially when we use them to climb stairs get in and out of our car...most dont realize how much goes into daily tasks and when we do less every day when you do something it makes those muscles that havent worked work and they will hurt... when i started back to excerising and i share this with bigger people in zumba and toning classes ... i had to wear 2 knee braces when i did any thing with squats and lunges and any type of bending of the kneee for 6 months until my knees regained there mucle strength... whe you dont use it you seriously lose it and it is a long road to get it back.. it goes the same for the ankle i had a big woman in all my classes at my old gym and she started complaining of her ankle and i had to be blunt with her about being heavy (and i was 210 lbs )you are putting stress on your legs and ankles to cary our weight.. i said you also are building the muscles in the ankle again and your feet,, i suggested ankle brace and she did go get one and she waswearing and it was feeling alot better... and she wore for all her classes.. and when i left my other gym she was still wearing it to every class and said she would till she felt her ankle was ready to do more and would use it on and off when she felt it was better.... long story sorry... but that is how our bodies are.... we need to rebuild the muscles we are losing... that is why i fight so hard every day to get up and Do Smonething.. today i usually do to classes and i opted to do one.. because i increased my weight yesterday in pump class and over did it but i knew my muscles needed it.. am i suffering for it.. hell ya... but i will do it again tomorrow because i know my body needs it... and i will never head back to that bed again and lose what i have regained... sooo

If it is not swollen... brace it.... if it is swollen or feels like it is torn or broken.. then call the doctor and get it loooked at....

Thats my story and I am sticking to it good luck ! hope you feel better..... this disease sucks !

cheers guys for your advise i did strap up my knee today and lucky i had a day off work but as we speak the knee pain is improving and the left hand pain is starting then i have to wear my hand/wrist braces as you say in the us it sucks but dont have time to keep going to doctors and hospitals they r getting on my flipping nerves (flipping isnt the word i usually use but being polite)foxy love you guys want you all as my friends

something is very wrong with this knee now can hardly walk,stairs are nearly impossible i feel awful i am waiting for appt for mri scan right now feeling like its the end never felt this bad sorry to burden you guys but cant bleet to anyone else feeling lowest of the low

well at least they are taking a look at it... no problem...hey if there is something seriously wrong with your knee.. the best thing is.. it can be fixed... cheer up... and feel better and let us know what they say!

I'm sorry you are feeling so low foxy...been there on the knee problems and I am sure the waiting is not helping any. Hopefully there will be an easy fix and you can get that knee back soon!

thanks guys i "kneeded" that may have to wait 6-8 weeks for that scan though ill have to get myself a walking stick keep you informed

at last i have my mri scan on saturday the knee is worse cant walk more then100yds its better if i rest it but im so busy the longer im on it the worse it is and it starts to feel v heavy and like it has a very tight elastic band round it and then my knee cap starts hurting and it feels like my femur is dropping on to my kneecap think im falling apart