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Originally Posted by Auja11007
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.
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What a great response, this clears a few things up for me. Thank you!
I've never had any diagnostic studies performed to detect the source of my pain, no. (I've detatched and been numb and forced myself to be non-reactive to pain over most of my life, until recently)
Uhm, other physical trauma, not that I remember, however growing up, my body was always jacked up on adrenaline and anger, so my body was pushed to extreme levels. One example would be playing bulldogs charge in primary school, they threw the rugby ball to me last, because they knew what I was like, and by the time I got 3/4 accross the field, I had the entire rugby team of 9 or so classmates on me, and I still got about 10-15foot with everyone on me. (physics being the thing that stopped me - one of my friends used his brain, lol, and got off the moving pile took several steps back and charged knocking me and everyone else over)
I probably have had other physical traumas, I just don't remember them because pain and struggle has been a constant thing for me, that it became normalised.
I'm afraid of speaking to my GP about this, especially because of the last 2 years where my Somatization anxiety stuff was in full drive due to stress from pdoc and stimulant medication (and environment) (additionally, I feel like a right idiot).
I'm also afraid of speaking to my GP about it, because of pain killers.
Whilst i'm dealing with my strong aversion to medication and help from others,
I'm afraid of being judged for asking for painkillers and the whole drug seeking thing. I got this from my previous pdoc (who was the one with overwhelming obvious issues with medication).
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