Many Thanks to Sandy And Brian Posted: 05-16-06 15:50pm
Hi just to let you know as promised I
visited my doc about back pain after I
tripped up before my fall I had been
having various aches and pains in
different joints also I hadnt been
sleeping very well. I have been diagnosed
with fibromyalgia but unfortunately I dont
know much about it but at least I now no
what is wrong and have been put on
medication for it which I start tonight
(amitriptyline). Once again many thanks
to sandy and to brian for their help this
is a great forum keep up the good work
jill
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 05-17-06 07:20am
No prob jill,
well at least you have a diagnosis.
Fortunatly there are numerous medications
that can allow you to live a normal life.
You should talk to your doctor about
taking something along with the
amitryptaline. One medication that I use
now that has totally changed my life is
duragesic, it is a transdermal fentanyl
patch and it goes into your system very
slowly over a 72 hour period, this allows
for consistant relief from the riggors of
pain! Some folks do not do really well
with it because it is so powerful and
their metabolism makes the medicine go
into their system too fast but it has been
perfect for me.
This is a long road and the only way to
make it and do well is to make sure that
you are taking care of yourself and
keeping your pain under control and then
you will be able to take care of the
house, kids, husband and so forth.
Good luck,
brian
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jill01
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 9 Location: n/ireland
Thanks Brian Posted: 05-17-06 16:45pm
Hi brian thanks yes I know it is a relief
to know what is wrong now but I dont reall
know much about this condition I guess I
will have a lot of reading to do one thing
could you tell me is the e.S.R rate in
any way connected to this condition as I
had mine tested 2wks ago and it was a
little high at 46 but my doc took some
bloods the other day and it now up to 63!
Just wondered if it was conected in some
way hope I dont have to give p my work I
love my job ! Well thanks again talk
soon jill
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 05-18-06 10:56am
Jill,
i am not sure what the esr rate is. Can
you expand on the term?
Brian
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jill01
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 9 Location: n/ireland
Brian Posted: 05-18-06 17:29pm
Hi brian esr its a blood test that show
the rate of sedimatation in your blood I
think what it shows is if you have
inflamation in your body I looked it up on
the net lol
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 05-18-06 21:36pm
Yes that is correct. Sedement rate is an
indicator of infection or inflamitory
process in the body. They may also do a
test called c reactive protien, another
indicator for the same thing.
Alone they do not mean much but when
compared to other results in the
hematology they can help to determine
certian conditions.
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jill01
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 9 Location: n/ireland
Posted: 05-19-06 15:56pm
My goodness what other conditions !! Will
my g.P do these test as a follow up to
these blood results or what happens now
