Originally Posted by SherriB
I don't have fibro but I do have lupus. I was diagnosed several years ago. I mostly have joint pain and sensitivity to the sun. My hands seem to hurt the most, especially the thumb joint closet to my hand. There are days when I wish I could just "pop" off the painful part and put it back when it finally quits hurting. I dread the day when it gets to bad to sew.
OMG! You described exactly my symptoms! I went to a rhuematologist in Jan. and he drew tons of blood but it all came back normal, according to his nurse. I wasn't hurting that day so maybe it affected the blood results. I almost couldn't function last summer (too much sun?) but over the winter I've only hurt maybe 2 or 3 days each week. My toes hurt too...I thought I'd broken several of them.
Right now my wrists and thumbs are so sore I can't pull the covers up at night, hold a heavy glass, etc.
I'm almost sure I have Lupus, although he didn't seem convinced.
After reading the posts I think I have Raynauds too. My fingers go white in the cold and hurt like crazy even when they're warming up.
Are all these different syndromes related?
I mean are they all auto immune? (Fibro, Lupus, Raynauds, Sjongrens, etc)