Fibromyalgia and O/A

pringle
pringle Member Posts: 17
edited 14. Mar 2013, 05:30 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hello every one I am new to this forum
does any one else have O/A and fibro if you do ,can you tell me how you can tell which is which I have O/A in my hands and feet I have cervical Spondylosis as well in my neck I have had a bad neck since September with muscle spams was on Diazepam and codeine also take Amitriptyline
( don't take the Diazepam anymore ) can't take anti inflammatory have a reflux even taking Lansoprazole ,
at the moment don't know which is which :?

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  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Pringle

    A big welcome to the forum, I'm afraid I can't answer your question, I do have OA in my hands and suspect elsewhere but do not have fibro, I have seen a few posting on here that do have it, hopefully some one will come along to help, the anti-inflams don't help me at all my so my GP is referring me back to ortho's, pleased to meet you hope to see you around...............Marie xx
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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,884
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Pringle

    Welcome to the forums from me :) I am so glad you have found us. Plenty of people on here have fibro, but I am not one either sorry :(

    All I can say is the arthritis pain I have is burning (the OA stuff - neck for example) and the inflammatory stuff is not 'burning' but an excruciatingly sharp 'evil' pain. Both are inside the joints where I think the cartilage (sp) is though.

    That wasn't a very good discription you know sorry I make a noise when I discribe it to others in real life and hand gestures over the areas too :oops:

    I hope someone who can help happens along soon

    Love

    Toni xx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello pringle and welcome
    I always believed that Fibro was more in the muscles , but to be honest I am not sure...hopefully someone with both will be along soon with more info x
    Love
    Barbara
  • pringle
    pringle Member Posts: 17
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you everyone for the warm welcome :D
    It is a problem tyring to decide which is which but as time goes on it will probably resolve it , Just as I had posted on here I got a call from the Hospital re appointment to say that they had got some gloves for me to wear at night ,
    As any one got them if you have do they do any good

    Dear me only just joined and already bombarding you all with questions
    love to all xx
    :)
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello pringle. I'm afraid I'm another who doesn't have fibro. We do have a lot of fibro people though it doesn't look like it right now :roll: I hope someone will be on soon.
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  • fibrogal1
    fibrogal1 Member Posts: 11
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi there,I have Fibro and o/a so join the club!
    Fibro is in the muscles with specific pain points.It can be in any muscle,mine is mostly in my arms,legs andshoulders.Im lucky my back so far is ok.Fatigue is another biggy,I can sleep anywhere any time of the day.the pain I have is a burning ache.I could cut my biceps off some days.If I overdo anything I pay for it the next day bigtime.So pacing is what we have to learn to do.Im on Gabapentin the epilepsey drug,it stops pain messages getting to the brain.Tramadol for pain and Amyltrips for sleep.Im keeping doses low in case things get worse and I need them.I have just been refered to a pain management clinic for cbt and advice on pacing etc.If you need anything else just ask.OA is in the joints.I cant take anti inflams as Iv had a gastric bypass.Maz x
  • pringle
    pringle Member Posts: 17
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    HI Fibrogal1
    At the moment don't know where I ache the most muscle or joints think I must be in a flare up , can't take anti inflam have a reflux even with the Lansoprazole it's a no , at the moment all I can take in the day is Codeine, my neck is the worst just seen the rheumatologist and she said it was muscle spams (CMP) I have tried everything you can think off not a lot of difference had these spams since September at the moment I am waiting for some physio on them have you every had any thing like this ? just wondering what kind of psycho they do
    xx
  • constable
    constable Member Posts: 2,115
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello to you and nice to meet you. Sorry I am unable to help as I just have OA. But just wanted to welcome you on here. You will find that we are a friendly bunch and are always there to help or ask for help. Just general support. You can have a good rant as well, if you are having a really bad day. That does really help.

    I shall look forward to see you posting around the forum.
    Karen xx