Originally Posted by blahel
what are the symptoms of fibromyalgia? right from when you first notice something isnt right to when you flare up? exactly where does it hurt?
For me, it's hard to pinpoint symptoms because so many are intertwined with the lupus. I know I can't spend any time in the sun or I feel like I have the flu that evening, which I think is a lupus thing. I was having a lot of pain in my hip and that is what sent me to the doctor and prompted the lupus diagnosis. Then, I was referred to a rheumatologist who diagnosed the fibromyalgia. If I remember correctly, there are 7 or 9 points on the body that they touch, and if you have so many positive pain points, it's fibromyalgia.