I currently take Depot Lupron for the Endometriosis, it suppresses the estrogen production to keep the growths fromai cycling and spreading. For both Fibrimyalgia and Endometriosis pain I take Lyrica, Norco and Ambien.
Fibromyalgia and Endometriosis are very different, yet have many commonalities. Many endometriosis sufferers have TMJ, asthma, chemical sensitivity, migraines, depression, ibs and the list goes on.
Fibromyalgia is a triggerd/overactive brain response/signal, while Endometriosis is endometrial tissue found growth/chocolate cysts inside and/or outside of the reproductive system.
Stagesh are determined by the amount if internal organ involvement. It attached itself to ANY organic surface in the pelvis region such as liver, bladder, bowel, kidney, and yes, the sheath of the spine.
There the tissue begins to grow, but out also responds cyclically during a womans cycle engorging within blood, sloughing off, and reattaching to yet another surface or organ, then these growths attach to each other and can web/fuse the organs together or to the pelvic wall. They also begin causing scarring and adhesions that can make moving the wrong way feel like you are tearing your insides.
Fibromyalgia can add a whole new level of hell on top of it. Neither one is curable, all you can do is attempt to manage the pain and stop the spread of the growths before they can seriously interfere with the function of your internal organs. It can fuse your bowl to your pelvic wall and other organs and the adhesions can seriously interfere with bowel function. It had also been found to tear and growths can get inside the bowel as well. It can grow and cause adhesions on your liberty, kidneys, bladder, stomach and even attach to the outside of lungs, all restricting function and causing pain.
Before fibromyalgia I was able to go to a chiropractor to regularly realign my spine because the adhesions are pulling it out, the ems result being my right leg almost am inch shorter than my left before an adjustment. After fibrimyalgia, I can no longer use chiropractic, a simple adjustment can trigger an unbearable painful episode.
I too have had for shoulder and thee knee surgeries and more nerve blocks in my back, shoulders and neck than I can count. I am on self injections for migraine, have nebulizer for asthma.
It was so many years before mine was detected that there was nothing to be done and surgery was waaay to risky. They cauterized what they could safely, patted me on the head and said have a nice life....but it doesnt work that way. I ended up on the Depot Lupron nearly 15 years ago after continuously showing up in the emergency room for at least once a month.
Depot lupron suppresses the return production in order to stop the cycle and retard the growth ol of the adhesions. I am one of the lucky ones who can take it, so only one week out of the month is hell due to endo, the rest I can thank Fibromyalgia for. Especially the "glass" hips, where I feel like I have ground glass in my hips and lower back making it nearly impossible to walk.
Fibromyalgia had caused pain and aching in my joints, my worst areas are my neck, shoulders and arms to the elbows, back to the middle of my shoulders..... Then my lower back, hips, pelvis (and the endo participates as well) and down both legs to my knees.
But I still have a job, a man who is absolutely wonderful and even though my life went from 100mph. to nearly zero... I am happy and learning to live with, and work around my pain and physical limitations.
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