Good morning Cheryl.....
Yes, I agree with you 100 percent. It is unfair to who folks who dont meet the Fibro criteria and so much more unfair to those that actually do have Fibro. Yes, they always look at it as a womans issue. It is not. Its about someone having a chronic painful condition that needs to be treated properly. Unfortunately that doesnt happen often enough.
I was at my new Rheumy's office that first time last week and there was a lady there that I befirended. Well she had a dx of Fibro. She didnt agree with it....but when we discussed some of the symptoms....she had many of the Fibro symptoms. Perhaps it is a secondary conditon for me. I just dont think it "jives"
Art and I surfed through the internet last night and I didnt even meet eleven of the trigger points. Where I hurt they were not tender spots.....you had to press down real hard.....then yeeeeeeeeeouch!!! Like my hip, my knee, my ankle and my right hand. I told Art about the doc pressing on my chest to see if it hurt...there it did hurt alot.....felt like he was jabbing an ice pick there. Art asked me to point out where he touched. He said that was my sternum and thats inflammation from the spondloropathy....he said.....put a Big "X" on that doc. We'll stay with my old Rheumy, he may not be jovial, but he has pinpointed all my conditions to date. And he does BELIEVE women get "spondies"
What your old Rheumy said.....my Rheumy told me that spondloropathy is a very serious disease and needs to be treated properly. This he told me when we had that "special talk" about having more time to discuss what's happening!!
Take care
Toodles!
Angie
