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Old 07-16-2008, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by NaeNae View Post
Another type of pain we FM'ers get is called allodynia, or tactile allodynia basically it is nerve pain....a cool breeze can blow over my skin or a tag in my shirt causes extreme pain...but when my fibro flares like it right now sitting is excruciating...whatever part of my body is touching the chair is in intense pain.
I have the same type of pain however I could never find a name for it. My DH will often ask me how I'm doing. I will tell him that my skin hurts. He will just brush his hand across my arm a comforting touch and I will pull away because it just hurts!!
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