I'm new to this forum and new to fibromyalgia. I have just been diagnosed by my rheumatologist, and I don't really understand this condition too well. I've felt very isolated since I started experiencing this pain for the past few years.I've felt like I was crazy and felt like everyone around me thought I was crazy too- including doctors.Now that I've been diagnosed and I've read more about the condition, I'm not sure it's exactly what is going on with me.

I've been having widespread pain throughout my body for a few years. Almost every a.m. I wake up with lots of stiffness in my hands and feet plus my hands just feel sore. Sometimes the stiffness and soreness will go away and then 4-6 hrs. later I feel achey, stiff, sore- sort of how you feel when you're about to come down with a bad cold or the flu. I do have at least 8 trigger points in the neck, shoulder area, and lower back.The weird thing is they hurt very bad internally, but they don't always hurt when they are touched. Does that make sense? The other thing I'm wondering about is soreness and burning in the armpit area. I get reocurring pain just around my armpit. It first starts to feel very sore and then will start to burn.There is no swelling in the lymph node there, just pain. Usually the pain will radiate down along that side of my body to about the ribs. Does that sound like typical fibromyalgia type pain to you?

teri

I think those sore spots you are referring to are called: referred pain? I have many of those spots.

Hope you can have a nice weekend.

Welcome to the group! What you are going through is normal... well, I think it is, or maybe Im just NOT normal lol I was just telling someone last night that sometimes I worry that maybe I have been mis-diagnosed. I think alot of that is DENIAL!! I, too, have a delayed pain reaction to touch. What you said about armpit pain was interesting. I have some armpit pain that I never really paid alot of attention to before. And that's one of the wonderful things about this group! You read things and a light goes off in your head! The other pains you mentioned are similar pains I think all of us with Fibro experience.

Just know you are NOT alone! You have found a wonderful group that you can vent, cry and ask questions of! Its also a great place to catch a good laugh sometimes! I am quite new to it myself, but I am here with any help I can offer. Keep your chin up!

Cath

teri

You are in my thoughts and prayers. If you ever need anything, feel free to post it or pm me. Good luck and i hope to see you in the forums!

Love, soopergirl