It reallymakes sense for it to be a combo. I have a chance of having
rheumo arthriits too. But so far I haven't been diagnosed.

Donna

A friend of mine was diagnosed with fibro and she has a thyroid condition also, hmmm

Boy! my last entry was way off base! Don't know where that came from! As a matter of fact I do have peripheral neuropathy. I was diagnosed this year after a year of moving from one foot to include the other. I thought it was probably time to see a doctor. I'll look on the sites you provided and jump around in here to get more info.

As for Chirpractic services, I agree that one should be very careful about what type of specialist they see. some chiropractors aren't all their cracked up to be (no pun intended) =~)

I still look all the time for fibro information.

So Thanks mrsD.

Donna

Well, wonders of wonders - I just found out yesterday I have Myalgia and Myositis. They gave me a large packet about fibromyalgia so I'm thinking the diagnoses they gave me was, in essence, Fibro.

I'm not too surprised to find this out. I've been in pain for a long time and could not understand why my Primary Care Physician didn't have me seek out a Rhematologist sooner. My blood work up said that my C-reactive protein was high. It's got something to do with inflamation within the body. It could mean a lot of things (much worse things) but I guess whith the other blood test results, they were able to rule out some of the worst causes for elelvated CRP (cancer, liver malfuction amoung a few).

I've been on a pain management routine for quite some time now. Morphine (time release) and Oxycodone (for breakover pain). I have several types of bones disorders so was given a visit to a pain management clinic.

I don't know how much it helps because I'm always in pain. I'd hate to stop taking the meds to find out!

****, something else to worry about...

I have Hypothyroidism Type 2, and I take 125mcg of T3 (liothyronine) in the morning which controls my fibromyalgia. I am following Dr. John C Lowe's protocol. He is Dr. Gina Honeyman's former husband, recently deceased, and they are the research team who discovered the connection between fibromyalgia and thyroid hormone resistance.

It is better to use the new term for "Peripheral Tissue Thyroid Hormone Resistance" which is "Type 2 Hypothyroidism" because many doctors immediately assume that there is no-one on the planet who has Peripheral Tissue Thyroid Hormone Resistance! They are operating under the drug company education they received in medical school that says that Thyroid Hormone Resistance is extremely rare and always genetically inherited, but it is NOT true!

The new information says that Thyroid Hormone Resistance may be genetic, but it also may be acquired just like Insulin Resistance. Furthermore,toxins in our environment may be responsible for causing it. There are also Hormone disruptors such as Florine, Chlorine and Bromine all of which can take the place of thyroid hormones in our body.

If you want to know why so many people are suffering without proper treatment and how to tell if you may have this disorder then read "Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic" by Mark Starr MD. Hypothyroidism Type 2 CANNOT be determined by thyroid blood tests! My thyroid tests have always been completely normal and consequently I almost died of Coronary Artery disease. With thyroid treatment my CAD is GONE now! I had 2 heart procedures, and now there is no sign of the problem! I did NO major diet or exercise changes either!

Dr. Lowe's website is down right now since he passed away earlier this year from a head injury, but they say it is being reworked and will be back soon. He is the one who worked diligently to find the cause of fibromyalgia. It's estimated that 65% of people with fibromyalgia have Type 2 Hypothyroidism.