Can you have ME without the pain ? The only pain I have is when standing for five mins (no longer) I have a back ache.

[nightbird]

(((Tishie)))

So sorry you have back pain. It's no laughing matter at all.

Maybe you can see a specialist and perhaps, a support brace might help awhile.

Hoping you get better.

And just in case you want to take it on yourself till you see someone, I have aches from where I had surgery, and it affects my lower back.

I use anti-inflammatory nutrients, like ginger root.

You can make a big pot of tea, and refrigerate the rest...

Take a ginger root and boil it first in filtered water, then let it simmer for at least 20 minutes.

Sip it all day. Hot and cold. Add some agave nectar or honey to it, and some other spices if you like, and see if it helps while you wait for an appointment.

Also, there are elastic belts, with shoulder straps (you can find them online) that come in lots of colors, and help give support around the waist and below it, taking pressure off the back.

If you get a black one, or a navy one, it doesn't look too bad with jeans and a tee. It helped me after surgery much.

Best to you. hope it's not serious.

Love and Painlessness... (is that even a word, doh)
Night
xoxoxoxo
sending get well wishes to you... by the bubble load!

Awwwww thank you for your advice night !

What is ME(ive always known that as chronic fatigue?)

[arcanum]

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is the most common name[1] given to an inadequately understood, variably debilitating disorder or disorders of uncertain causation. It is also commonly known as myalgic encephalomyelitis or ME.
Symptoms of CFS include widespread muscle and joint pain, cognitive difficulties, chronic, often severe mental and physical exhaustion and other characteristic symptoms in a previously healthy and active person. Fatigue is a common symptom in many illnesses, but CFS is a multi-systemic disease and is relatively rare by comparison.[2] Diagnosis requires a number of features the most common being severe mental and physical exhaustion which is "unrelieved by rest", is worsened by exertion and is present for at least six months. All diagnostic criteria require that the symptoms must not be caused by other medical conditions.


Not sure if im s'posed to do that but it let me anyway ~ i am lazy and that was easy!
I have CFS because of ED~BHMS and fibromyalgia. I have continual pain throughout my whole body, i am on lots of meds for it and some days are better than others but the pain never goes completely. For my back i usually use an electric heat pad off and on to soothe the pain. An elastic belt does help too if you have to stand alot and you can buy instant heat pads from the pharmacy they work for up to 12 hrs and go under your clothes.

[Pup]

Every one with CFS/ME has different symptoms, different levels of severity, so I think you can have it without the pain... I am not sure though... either way, I can relate, I do have the pain though, and I may have ME/CFS, so if you wanna talk or have someone listen and understand (to an extent, of course), PM me... take care of you.