cali_jo wrote:I'm a new user and I'm not sure if my postings are being submitted so you might see my replies twice.
I too suffer occasionally with the burning sensation on my arms and thighs. marzypan: I have been unable to work and have been fighting for disability for the past 3 yrs. It's hard for people to understand that just because you're able to do something one moment doesn't mean you're able to do it the next. If it isn't the symptoms making you unreliable for work, it's the medications/treatments.
On top of having FM, in 2000 I suddenly developed diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol; and in 2003, arthritis in various areas including my neck and lower back and a degenerative impairment [that they can't seem to pinpoint what it is].
I get so tired of doctors saying, "you have to choose which is more important, your health or working" and when you choose your health they suddenly don't believe or won't confirm that your health/symptoms are really that bad. They turn tail and run leaving you with egg on your face and they do this without letting you know that they retracted their support. I found this to be the case at my recent disability hearing. The same doctor who told me to apply for disability, that she would sign any document testifying to my condition flipped and put in my medical records a statement that indicated I was exaggerating my symptoms. Not only that, there was no mention whatsoever of my constant complaints or pleadings for help.
If you're like me and believe that what you tell your doctors and what they tell you goes into you records, BEWARE review you medical records.
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