Other illnesses in addition to FM.

[Barbykins]

As well as FM, IBS, Psoriasis, Migraine and Depression, I now have Recurrent Anterior Uveitis (eye) and Bursitis in left hip.

On reading up on Bursitis I now wonder if that is what I have in ankles and wrists as they are inflamed with pockets of fluid around the joint and extremely painful.

Since I started with FM, only elbows initially, I have not had a single day when out of pain somewhere in my body. I think that if I ever have this day, I will think I have died and gone to heaven.

Next week I have to attend a medical assess to see if I am fit for work !!

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Hi Barbykins,

I know just what you mean about not having a single day without pain, I thought that the other day. I'm fortunate in that I realised I'm not as bad as everyone else on here. I've heard of Bursitis, maybe a trip to your doctor to ask him before the assessment.

Good luck with the assessment next week.

Sue

[dinkydo]

Hello barbykins, I am relatively new to this site so I am just familiarising myself with it all. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 4 years ago and have also been living with depression most of my adult life so I have been taking antidepressants (various) for almost 25 years! I am also on medication for high blood pressure and have gallstones. I try to be positive and look on the bright side of life but it is difficult when you live with constant pain. My pain started of in my left hip and initially my doctor thought it was sciatica and this was approx 10 years ago. Gradually the pain started to spread over my body so I was relieved when a diagnosis was made as I thought I was going mad having all this pain and all blood test etc coming back clear. Today I feel like I have ran a marathon so I am going to have a long hot bath. Hope you`re feeling better x

[renrobin]

Hello Barbykins, Only joined this site yesterday so it's very new to me.

I was diagnosed with Bursitis a few years ago and had the most agonising injection into the joint, which did no good at all!

I went private and had an X ray which showed that there was no deterioration in my hips and was advised to have another injection - which I refused!

Ended up having physio which included laser treatment on the area which helped considerably - not available on the National Health!

I never know which part of my body is going to hurt next and just have to live with the pain killers I keep trying.

Vitamin D3, the sunshine vitamin is something everyone with an autoimmune problem should try with a good A to Z multi vitamin.

Hope you feel a bit better soon honey.x

[jazher]

Hi,

I have underactive throid, problems with my skin especially on my hands.

I had carpol tunnel, which i had an op for and it hasnt really worked.

I also have slightly high blood pressure.

I am going to a cfs clinic to see if i have chronic fatigue/ME too.

My eyes have started with problems of double vision and blurry so i am going to optitions next week to see whats going on there too.

My family have plenty of auto immune diseases too, so i think it actually runs in families.

kel xxx

[mrscp1946]

I have been diagnosed by my GP with Fibromyalgia for 15 years. I told him I thought I had it and he said that if I went down the route of tests it would take 2 yrs before anyone might do something about it so he said he would give me the Amitryptline and pain killers and if that helped I had FMS. I also have Prinzmetals angina ( heart pain that you can get anytime not just on exercise) due to the menapause so he put me on HRT which helps no end. I really miss him but he went to be a police doctor.

I've had my Gallbladder removed and my ovaries. At the moment I have sciatica and arthritus in knees, elbows etc. Also all the other parts of FMS

I think the Gallbladder disease is genetic as my Grandmother, my Father, My son and my daughter have also had it. My Mum also had the operation but I think she just wanted to be just like the family LOL. All in all I am a wreck. So pleased to have a good husband who looks after me and does the cooking and cleaning.

[Ebony]

I have bursitis quite often in my hips so it could be another part of FMS, I am having terrible pain in my hips now especially during the night, its as if the pressure of laying on my side is causing the pain. I have had x-rays and was told there is not bad arthritis in my hips, it has now started to hurt when walking which I find difficult and painful already.

[Sarah-Jane]

Thank you for leaving your comments everyone. Although this was not for me I have finally found some fm sufferers who have, have had, or may have had bursitis as that was the initial diagnosis for me last February. I too had the steriod injection into the worst hip [my right] but it did nothing for me. It has taken a year but I can finally sleep on my left hip, never my right. I also feel that my bursitis is what caused the fm to develop. Although I had other signs too. They thought I had carpal tunnel, then a trapped nerve in my neck, but found nothing. They thought I may have arthritus, but other that some osteoarthritus they found nothing. Also there are no reasons for many of the pains I suffer and the sensitive skin on my thighs and pressure points other than fm.

I wish you all well and many easy nights