Hi Numbed,

Don't feel stupid about your post. You're concerned with the symptoms you're feeling and seeking information is a good thing rather than just continuing on.

I'm not a Dr but I do work in neurology and fibro is a condition that's symptoms are almost always never described the same by each patient. It effects everyone differently from sensations felt, areas they're felt in and the frequency of occurrences. There really isn't a medically known "pattern."

Fibro effects the peripheral nervous system and usually the mental overriding of sensations to numbness usually stems from the central nervous system.Our brains have the capability to "shut down" the synapses of communication of the nerve impulses that control sensation.

Don't stress to much about how your concern will sound to your GP. I'm a NDT and perform nerve conduction studies to detect neuropathies, nerve damage, etc. and I'm told all kind of symptoms from patients who usually say "I feel like I'm crazy for thinking I feel this" and in reality they really aren't. Most GPs can recognize the symptoms of fibro right off the bat.

But if you don't mind me asking, have you had any diagnostic studies performed to detect the source of your pain? I say this because you mentioned head trauma and if there have been other physical trauma the pain could be originating from an untreated source. (I hope I'm not asking anything inappropriate and you don't have to answer and I apologize if I am.) Sometimes if there's injury to the neck or back nerves can get damaged, entrapped in the areas but can cause symptoms system wide.

I know I'm cutting this short. I have to meet with my parents tonight but I wanted to send this out there. I'll tack on to it when I get home. You're welcome to PM if you'd like if you have any questions I don't mind offering answers with the knowledge I do have.

But don't be discouraged there are a multitude of ways they can treat it.