Hi Pat...Had to go back to the rheumatologist, had an incident where both of my hands went numb and cold while I was carrying something. A new and exciting symptom! I asked my Dr about the whole cycle of what I'm experincing, and basically she said that the spasms in my upper back and neck muscles (the knots, trigger points) cause all the connecting muscles to shorten and contract, therefore causing the muscle and tendon pain, tissue inflammation, etc...Just a viscious circle that I can't seem to stop! So I had another lovely procaine injection to try and break up the knots. She also thinks I may have some median and ulnar nerve entrapment going on. Oh joy! Now I need to find a neurologist because I'm getting very tired of all of this. SO I will try massage therapy, and I'm going to order those therapy balls from Elaine Petrone that were mentioned and just try everything! I've changed my diet, vitamins, etc, so we'll see how it goes! I don't think I have CFS, though...It seems as though I have a few symptoms of this and that, but nothing with a defnite name except the trigger points, so I'll keep digging too!
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Hi Pat...Had to go back to the rheumatologist, had an incident where both of my hands went numb and cold while I was carrying something. A new and exciting symptom! I asked my Dr about the whole cycle of what I'm experincing, and basically she said that the spasms in my upper back and neck muscles (the knots, trigger points) cause all the connecting muscles to shorten and contract, therefore causing the muscle and tendon pain, tissue inflammation, etc...Just a viscious circle that I can't seem to stop! So I had another lovely procaine injection to try and break up the knots. She also thinks I may have some median and ulnar nerve entrapment going on. Oh joy! Now I need to find a neurologist because I'm getting very tired of all of this. SO I will try massage therapy, and I'm going to order those therapy balls from Elaine Petrone that were mentioned and just try everything! I've changed my diet, vitamins, etc, so we'll see how it goes! I don't think I have CFS, though...It seems as though I have a few symptoms of this and that, but nothing with a defnite name except the trigger points, so I'll keep digging too!
March 7, 2010 - 2:42pmSue
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