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Posted 11/19/2019 8:17 AM (GMT -5)
I had my 2 children when I was 37 and 39.
Sometimes it's hard to know if some of my symptoms (especially osteoarthritis) are from getting older (I'm almost 70), or if it's all related to fibro. My son is 30 and my daughter is 32. My son seems to have a lot of pains here and there. DD is less that way, but she visited last weekend and I mentioned how all my body-buzzing has gotten worse. Much to my surprise, she said that her body buzzes too! When we have similar bad things, she always says snarkily "Thanks Mom!". I told her to stop saying that. haha
I was concerned when she told me that. Then I started trying to think of what in common we both might have had (besides our genetics!) and what I thought of was too much fluoride. As infants, our pediatrician had us give fluoride drops every day. What he didn't know (and I didn't know yet either), was that the fluoride in our well water was much too high.
I'll need to research if too much fluoride causes problems, other than in bones. But that did make me wonder.
Both my kids seem to have a hyper sensitive nervous system. (Thanks Mom!)
Just curious if you have children, if any of them have developed any of the funky symptoms that fibro usually presents with?
haha.......I should remind them that they are incredibly smart, sensitive, funny, creative people........and maybe I deserve some thanks for that too! smile
Posted 11/19/2019 12:31 PM (GMT -5)
Cathy, I have three adult children and none have the problems that I do.

Your buzzing sensations are seen in a few other illnesses but the symptoms of those illnesses don’t seem to mesh with what you have said in this forum. The buzzing is a nerve problem. And, as we are seeing, doctors now think fibro is a neurological problem which would involve nerves.

I have the pinprick sensations in my hands and my toes. The ones in my hands are carpal tunnel and I know that because there are small areas that are not affected in my hands and those point to carpal tunnel. I have no idea why my toes get that sensation. I’m guessing it’s my back but I certainly don’t worry about it. I get busy and forget I have that. It bothers me the most in bed and I have found if I keep my feet nice and warm, I barely have a problem.

You can have osteoarthritis and fibro. I try not to blame everything on fibro. I learned that lesson when I blamed my extreme back pain on fibro and 25 years later learned it was caused by ankylosing spondylitis. Lesson learned.

Since fibro affects the muscles, tendons, and ligaments, it can feel like you have arthritis but you really don’t. I take a muscle relaxer and do take very little of it and now much of my muscle pain is soooo much better! All this I blamed on fibro. I do have fibro, have the tender points and the chronic pain but it’s not nearly as intense as as it used to be...thanks to my methocarbamol. 👍

I personally don’t think about how I feel. If anything, I think about how to work around my problems to do what I want to do. This way, I’ve given up very little of my life to fibro and the numerous other problems I have. Most people don’t know that I have anything wrong with me. But they do know I’m crazy. 😂. My husband used to call me Crazy Lady for a reason. 😆
Posted 11/22/2019 9:40 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks Sherrine. I sure wish I could NOT think about how I feel. It seems to hit me square in the face all the time. I DO work around my problems/pain. I keep busy and do stuff I probably should quit doing, but sometimes in life, you have to do those things to keep important stuff around you going. Any tips on how not to think about the pain?
Yeah......I'm crazy too! smile
Posted 11/23/2019 12:25 PM (GMT -5)
Cathy, being in pain is a given with fibro. I use over the counter meds and supplements to help knock it down a peg. That’s the best I can do. I will not let fibro control me so I make plans, set goals daily. I start focusing on those and the pain fades somewhat in the background. Of course, if I start thinking about it, it resurfaces and is in my face! I’ve learned that so I don’t think about my pain. I already know I’ve done what I can at the moment. I know when it’s time to take more over the counter meds and I do and then shove it back in the background again.

It’s truly amazing how strong we are and how powerful our minds are! They are so powerful that our minds can “create” symptoms. I used to read medical journals when trying to figure out what illness I had and, by gosh, I was developing the symptoms I was reading about since I didn’t know what was going on with me in the first place! That’s when I threw out the medical books and lived one day at a time focusing on my goals for the day.

Give it a try. Hopefully this will work for you too.

Sherrine
Posted 11/27/2019 8:33 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks Sherrine. I admire your fortitude!
Posted 11/27/2019 12:15 PM (GMT -5)
Hi: I also have 3 adult children, and as far as I know, none of them have any fibro symptoms. All are male, though. Might be interesting to see if there are more female children who develop symptoms. Perhaps others could weigh in.

Great thread with great thoughts and suggestions!
Posted 11/27/2019 12:22 PM (GMT -5)
I have two daughters and one son and none have fibro.

Sherrine[
Posted 11/29/2019 11:39 PM (GMT -5)
I have what is considered a genetic form , my mother , an older sister, and my youngest daughter also has symptoms, so far not as bad as mine are at times..

She has aches and pains that cannot be explained with medical testing..and we are sensitive to things..loud noise, stong smell, she has chronic edema issues, but all the tests of veins etc are negative..she has had a fair amount of job stress this year, and feels fatigued ..she stays active and is traveling some with work at this point..
Posted 12/15/2019 7:32 PM (GMT -5)
Cathy, my mom wouldn't let us have flourished treatments as kids and my fibromyalgia is ridiculous. One daughter admits to having fibro and son acts like he has it but won't admit to it. Other daughter dodged the bullet. Don't think flourish is the culprit.

I know Jeannie typed fluoride but autocorrect kicked in. 😁

Sherrine

Post Edited By Moderator (Sherrine) : 12/15/2019 7:50:37 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/8/2020 3:44 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks everyone. Sorry I've been MIA. I got sick(er) right before christmas and still feel awful. Got some labwork done today, but it will all be "normal", I'm sure.

I suppose that some of us have something that is genetic and will predispose our children to it, but I'm sure others don't have anything genetic. One could go crazy trying to think of what might have caused this.
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