Today is my first GP visit after seeing the doctor at the pain clinic a few months back, who after looking through my notes agreed i did in fact have Fibromyalgia and he started me on Gabapentin.
I have had so much trouble over the years with doctors regarding my pain.
My Endocrinologist and Neurologist were great! They set up blood work, MRI scans, a muscle biopsy and X-rays, which showed absolutely nothing to why i'm feeling this way and in so much pain. I did have Graves disease and had my Thyroid removed as they thought it was causing the pain, which it wasn't and i now suffer from the Hypoparathyroidsim which i will write about one day.
I eventually saw a Rheumatologist who is usually the main man to officially diagnose Fibro, he gave me a medical and stated i had a lot of tender points and restriction in movement.
He told me, "It's Chronic Pain Syndrome and it will go".
So now three years later, it still hasn't gone! My GP has told me i am now being reffered to a specialst for my Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue.
I am so happy it has finally got to my GP after my Endocrinologist told me this years ago after all my tests came back clear, i even have paperwork of the diagnosis which i did take to my Pain clinic.
When i first got the inkling of it being Fibro, i read a lot of people finally got diagnosed after 5, 6,7 years and it baffled me! I now understand why it does take so long, so many specialists throwing different answers in the mix.
If you are in the middle of a diagnosis....... keep fighting!
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