Hi , I had blood test to see if I had inflammation marker? Or something like that. Then my results came back negative. It took a while for my diagnosis. I was sent to a pain specialist and they couldn’t help me neither. My gp finally mentioned fibromyalgia. I didn’t understand the diagnosis at first. I thought it was something in my head. And the dr put me on antidepressants. I did stop taking the meds. And now I don’t know whether to see my gp again. I suffer every day. The fatigue is awful. And the pain is debilitating. Even to the point where my body hurts if you touch me. Even having the fan on me hurts my skin. My hearing is getting worse and My joints are so weak I can’t walk for long. I don’t sleep well at all. And I’ve been struggling to get to work. I’ve been going to work late. Calling in sick, some days I can’t bring myself to get out of bed. Even getting up through the night to go to toilet. My sister sees how I’m suffering and she’s advised me to apply for PIP. I really don’t know if they will help me. Should I go back to my GP and explain what I’m going through?
Hello, yes it sounds like you could very well have fibromyalgia- I do a lot more videos on tiktok that explains a lot more in-depth about pip and fibromyalgia @fibromyalgiaresearchuk I do think you need to keep in regular contact with your Doctor especially if you are going to apply for pip as you need evidence and the doctor is usually the one they go to.
Hi , I had blood test to see if I had inflammation marker? Or something like that. Then my results came back negative. It took a while for my diagnosis. I was sent to a pain specialist and they couldn’t help me neither. My gp finally mentioned fibromyalgia. I didn’t understand the diagnosis at first. I thought it was something in my head. And the dr put me on antidepressants. I did stop taking the meds. And now I don’t know whether to see my gp again. I suffer every day. The fatigue is awful. And the pain is debilitating. Even to the point where my body hurts if you touch me. Even having the fan on me hurts my skin. My hearing is getting worse and My joints are so weak I can’t walk for long. I don’t sleep well at all. And I’ve been struggling to get to work. I’ve been going to work late. Calling in sick, some days I can’t bring myself to get out of bed. Even getting up through the night to go to toilet. My sister sees how I’m suffering and she’s advised me to apply for PIP. I really don’t know if they will help me. Should I go back to my GP and explain what I’m going through?
Hello, yes it sounds like you could very well have fibromyalgia- I do a lot more videos on tiktok that explains a lot more in-depth about pip and fibromyalgia @fibromyalgiaresearchuk
I do think you need to keep in regular contact with your Doctor especially if you are going to apply for pip as you need evidence and the doctor is usually the one they go to.