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Originally Posted by darlindeb25 (Post 792311)

I found this in About.com this am:

I think I fall under the mechanical allodynia. I often call myself "the princess and the pea"...I can't stand things touching me sometimes, not all the time. Some days I can wear a necklace, other days I can't stand it touching me, or it weighs too much...can't stand sleeves touching my elbows, hate pants touching my legs, shoes can't be tight in any way.

While I do not have the extensive sensory involvement most of you have, I do get odd sensations like the sheets feel damp when they are not or that rain drops are falling on my arm when its not raining. Forget using a fan in this heat, the breeze irritates my skin. :(Can't wear a bra, waistbands are painful even tho' not tight, have not found a shoe that does not cause problems. I shaved my maltie a few days ago with an electric shaver and it started my hands to fasciulate so fast, they appear to be vibrating and they are still doing it intermittantly. I used to enjoy a nice hot shower, well those days are gone. Water hitting my skin is unpleasant at any temperature.

.......I shaved my maltie a few days ago with an electric shaver and it started my hands to fasciulate......

What part of the human anatomy is the 'maltie'? :D:rolleyes:;):cool:

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Originally Posted by nide44 (Post 792342)

.......I shaved my maltie a few days ago with an electric shaver and it started my hands to fasciulate......

What part of the human anatomy is the 'maltie'? :D:rolleyes:;):cool:

:D I'll never tell.......:winky:

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Originally Posted by JB63 (Post 792355)

:D I'll never tell.......:winky:

OMG, is that legal?;)

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Originally Posted by mrsD (Post 789032)

Also that it runs in families, and that an 8 fold occurance is possible if family members have it.

So yes, PN and Fibro can exist together. The PN would be the trigger for the Fibro. Research is still ongoing about it.

Hi MrsD, :)

I'd really like to call in question the FM being hereditary. I have FM and there is no one in my family that had it before me. I was involved in a car accident and it started not long after that. In fact I had the symptoms right after the accident but was told it was shock; FM back then though was not even fully accepted as a disorder.

So I believe I contracted it from the accident, not from a hereditary source :)