What you describe doesn't really sound like fibro to me, but it can be a sneaky illness at times. For a clinical diagnosis, you must have had pain in all four quadrants of the body, and tenderness in at least 12 of the 16 tender points. When you press on these points with moderate pressure, it feels like deep, sore bruise. But the pain doesn't spread. I diagnosed myself with the condition by searching the internet and finding a "map" of the tender-point locations.This is the most definitive test, as there is no blood test or anything else on which to base a diagnosis. That's why it's called a syndrome.

Anyway, I had been having very strange symptoms and was researching that when I came across the information about fibro. I studied about it for two days, and then did the tender-point test on myself. I had fourteen of them. And I was so pleased that I had found this problem that I kept on poking the sore spots for an hour before I went to bed. The next day I woke up feeling like my upper body had been hit by a truck. I would say that from what you've said, you might possibly have a case of secondary fibro, but there is also something else going on that is more important. Ask your PC to send you to a neurologist. They are the specialists who usually treat fibro, and any one should be able to diagnose it. Good luck to you, and I hope that no matter what you find, you will feel better soon! Good luck and best wishes, Ann.