Looking for advice

[Soapy1525]

Hi am new to all this and looking for abit if advice I have osteoarthritis in my back that was fount on X-ray I recently had a mri which came back pretty normal, i think I may have fibromyalgia my body feels awful am in pain constantly my back knees feet neck I get pins and needle feelings in my shoulders and right arm am so stiff some days I can’t manage to do the Normal daily activities but my legs feel that achey I need to move them it’s terrible I suffer with headaches and recently had a eye test I have a little swelling behind both eyes also been given glasses,am always tired my eye can just shut and am gone but some nights am waking up constantly in pain moving around sometimes am that bad my partner can’t sleep in the bed, I tend to forget things all the time and remember when it’s to late or think right this is what I need to do then it’s totally gone. Just recently am having trouble with blood pressure being so high and temperatures high but don’t feel poorly to have a temperature if you know what I mean also my hair falls out a lot too Am 30 this is making me really low atm within my self I struggle with almost everything but try to push myself but I feel it shortly after when I can’t move am on tablets such as tramadol naproxen laxido buscopan pepermint oil something to stop my periods and currently antibiotics for a month even tho I don’t seem to have infection or feel poorly in that way is they anyone that feels like me as am struggling atm and wondering what the hell is going on

[Marz]

Gosh that's a lot to cope with. Have you had your thyroid correctly checked ? The Thyroid hormone T3 is needed in every cell of your body so if low - then things begin to go wrong. It's a bit like trying to spread a teaspoon of butter on a loaf of bread - just not enoygh to go around ! Also some of your symptoms sound like low B12 - Folate - Ferritin - VitD so do ask your GP to test as they are not routinely tested and are often missed ...

[rosewine]

I too was wondering about thyroid problems as my friend had very similar symptoms before she was given thyroxin. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms are the same as fibro ones. Have they done any blood tests as they often decided we have fibro when tests for things like thyroid problems, RA and lupus come up negative?x

[Hidden]

Hi there,I have fibro and osteoarthritis to,sounds like both to me what you described to a t.have they took bloods?

[Soapy1525]

They taken bloods my thyroid is good went back to the doctors Tuesday he called me into see him my blood pressure really high again gave me beta blockers aswell now I just don’t know what to do am currently working but on light duties but also ringing in a lot because I feel so bad I can’t physically do it thanks for the above comments xx

[Marz in reply to Soapy1525]

When you say your bloods were good - did you see the actual results and did you obtain copies ? You are legally entitled to have copies of all your results - so you can monitor your own progress and check to see what has been missed ! - yes it happens. All surgeries should now have records on-line - but sadly not all. You could enquire if your surgery does. Docs often say things are good when results are in range - but it is where you are in the range that is important

For the correct Thyroid Testing you will need the TSH - FT4 and FT3 - sadly the NHS seem to think they can diagnose a thyroid problem by testing just the TSH - a Pituitary hormone. Also Anti-bodies need testing to rule out Hashimotos - Anti-TPO and Tg. Hashimotos is auto-immune and brings with it other problems like Low B12 - folate - Ferritin - VitD - so all need testing and they need to be optimal - so your thyroid hormones can work well in your body.

Low Thyroid is responsible for at least 300 symptoms in the body and Hashimotos is the most common thyroid condition affecting millions globally. So easy to rule it out by testing anti-bodies.

Low thyroid can be a reason for raised blood pressure - as can raised thyroid hormones. Sometimes it is helpful to seek out the root cause of things. Even magnesium has a positive effect on blood pressure .... I have read.

i have Hashimotos - B12 Deficiency caused by surgery - Crohns - aches and pains when gut inflammation is raised - and so I have learnt from others who know more than me to find wellness ...

[Soapy1525]

I haven’t see a copy of my results but something I can get and post as I don’t know what am looking for I feel really stupid atm I been to doctors again this morning he’s upped my dose of beta blockers and also gave me pregabalin for nerve pain and spasms in my muscle am sick of going to doctors am there at least twice a week atm because the pain relief I was currently on isn’t doing much now my next physio appointment is Tuesday and back at doctors Friday thanks x