Numbness

[Texasanne]

Recently been diagnosed having knee numbness and lower back pain is this a symptom or something else???

[Badbessie]

As a general rule any new symptoms should be investigated to rule out other causes for them. Only when this as been done should fibromyalgia be blamed. So the only honest answer to your question is speak with your GP.

[Texasanne in reply to Badbessie]

Thank you. But I feel I’m under ‘labels’ with my Gp depression, fibromyalgia /me/cfs don’t think they can see past these headers

[Badbessie in reply to Texasanne]

I think we all suffer from being labelled. I have according to my rheumatologist, widespread osteoarthritis affecting my spine and most of my joints. She also as diagnosed complex regional pain syndrome and widespread chronic pain syndrome/fibromyalgia. Due to this my GP blames any newer symptom on one of them. That is why my costochondritis took so long to diagnose. Sadly you need to push your GP for answers. I am also being treated for depression but have never been able to work out why increasing them will help with my new symptoms.

[Texasanne in reply to Badbessie]

Yeah it’s tough. Having been a generally fit person working 50/60hrs a week up until 2yrs ago and having to battle to see a neurologist( and that was only after I started having dissociative siezures )as soon as I got a diagnosis I just feel invisible !!!! I don’t have the energy to fight them as well as dwp !! Maybe it’s time to find another doctor.

[Badbessie in reply to Texasanne]

I went on a pain management programme which helped me in a number of ways. They had a very holistic approach. They looked at the physical, mental, the medications the full Monty. The post programme letter they wrote to my GP in many ways opened his eyes to my problems. I would ask to be referred it may help. I am having problem with the DWP myself. However the letter the programme wrote provided a huge amount of evidence for both ESA and PIP.