Fibromyalgia – Those Aches may be Something Else
Fibromyalgia (FM) is noted for its body aches and pains. Because of this, it can be difficult to know when your aches and pains are not FM related. This happened recently to my husband.
My husband is a newcomer to FM, recently diagnosed. And, he has a couple of other serious health conditions. Well, the beginning of this month, he complained of an exceptionally achy body and headache; we both assumed it was the FM. Two days later, in bed all the while, when he didn’t want to get up I insisted he go to the doctor.
Thank goodness I took him. He had pneumonia and they thought he also had the Swine flu. We didn’t realize he had a fever for three days. Since he has restrictive lung capacity, sleep apnea and asthma, I called an ambulance to take him to the hospital. It was a good thing since when going to the hospitals in my area you can sit in the waiting room for hours before being seen. With the ambulance he was taken right into the ER room.
Anyway, he had bacterial pneumonia, and did not have the Swine flu. He was in the hospital two days.
So, the moral to this story is to be careful. I know it’s difficult, but pay attention to those aches and pains and try to notice when they are different.
As a note, this is also important with some medications such as the cholesterol lowering ones. Doctors will usually warn the patient to inform them of any body aches while on the medication. If you have FM, you wouldn’t know if those aches were from the FM or the med.
You’re in control.