Hi, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia around 15yrs ago, the pain at times is horrendous but the worst thing is fibro fog I feel so confused I know what I want to say but things just get muddled up.Today I asked my husband a question but we ended up arguing because I just cant get him to understand what I wanted to say, feel as if Im going mad, also Ive started to drop things as at times there is like an electric current going up my arm leaving my fingers all tingly,does anyone else have this problem?
Hi lynda10338 Its all fibro related, I am forever getting words mixed up, coming out wrong my son laughs at me when I do it which I do get upset about. its not our fault and it cant be helped fibro fog has different symptoms of its own, confusion speech problems getting lost in familiar surroundings poor memory poor concentration and a few more which I cant rememeber
it is very frustrating for us. as we know what we want to say but a totally different word comes out. My fingers hands get very painful and as you say tingly.fibro affects every inch of our body their is nothing it doesnt affect unfortunatly. you take care gentle hugs x
All sorts of weird, not so unpleasant, some very unpleasant, some painful, some chronically painful, experiences with no rhyme or reasons for them.... Fibro fog does cause such muddly trains of thought or no thought (LOL) and confusion. I have come out with some real cobbledegoop at times. Weird words come out of nowhere and it can take me awhile to realise it. OR I do say a sentence wrong.
How is the health of your neck?? Mine is pretty scrunched up... so I do have some issues flare from my neck affecting my arms to fingers and my head.
I do drop things to, and I have to be careful not to rush as my head to left leg cancels out and I drop like a stone!
I used to get electrical zaps down my spine and then like gurgling bubbles in the neck to head, really strange. But that was to do with spine and head injuries years ago.
I have been left putting up with chronic pain etc ever since, and only recently I saw a Specialist who identified Fibro. I had wondered for quite some time that I had possibly acquired this dam condition. I was right... grrrr Anyway at least now I can say 'it is a health condition', and 'No I'm not lazy or putting it on!'.. I don't crash out with fatigue and pain to be entertaining, or looking for attention. It is actually a health condition that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
Hi Lynda
Yes, I too at times get muddled up when speaking then forget what I was meant to say............
I too have dropped things many times and those electric current feelings aren't pleasant at all. My husband used to travel the world with his previous job and used to buy me Swarovski crystal ornaments whilst on his travels. The collection began to grow and I was so proud of these ornaments that they used to be displayed on my mantlepiece. On a couple of occasions in the past whilst doing my dusting I have managed to drop them on the floor, as my hands were weak. To avoid further breakages they have all been put away. I'm afraid it's all part of Fibro.
Gentle hugs and hope you have a good weekend.....
x
Hi lynda
Unfortunatly the fibro fog is part of it.
I get cross with myself when I am struggling
To speak or even remember what I wanted to say.
One of the things I also get frustrated with is people finishing my sentences or because it takes me abit longer to say something people stop listening. I then feel like I am boring them so I stop saying anything.
Take care Mace x
Yep so annoying, I use to have a reasonable memory, now sometimes I can't dredge up names, which in the past was never a problem. The other thing that really annoys me is going upstairs and then forgetting why you went there which is a big thing when you have sore joints.
Sore hands on a flare up day is also very annoying, do your hands go slightly redder when sore?
Hiya Lynda,I've had Fibro for 30 yrs now...Fibro fog didn't really bother me until this last 10 years..I even wonder if I had that symptom way back then..but it us hus horrid..I actually thought something was really wrong with my brain at first...stress certainly doesn't help any of the Fibro Symtoms but its certainly worse for me with the Fibro fog...grrrrr....try not to stress Lynda-easier said than done I know, but it does help..be blessed..have a lovely weekend..:-) xxx
Hi Kaz, Thank you for replying its so nice to hear from other people with the same condition, once again thank you & have a good weekend.x
Hi Deb, Thank you for your reply its good to be able to talk to someone else with the same condition, all the best for the weekend.
Hi Bee, thank you for your message,everyone who has repled just makes me feel Im not on my own or going mad. Hugs & great weekend to you.xx
Hi Mace, thank you too for you message,makes me feel Im not on my own with this. Have a good weekend.
Hi Meg, Thank you for replying to my message, there are so many good people out there. Have a good weekend.
Hi Christine,thank you for replying, I now know Im not going mad, my GP told me that everyone has a pain switch & people with fibro well theirs is turned up full with no off.Your right about stress get that & well you know. once again thanks & you too have a great weekend.xx
Hi Mace223 My husband is forever doing that finishing sentences for me, I get really annoyed at him frustrated and angry with my self. Its been really bad this week trying to get the right words out and not being able to finish a sentence.I hate fibro fog with a passion take care gentle hug
Hi Lynda10338 it is frustrating for us, its horrid when the words come out wrong, when your sentences get finished for you, when you cant even remember the word you wanted to say. hope you have a good weekend too. onwards upwards we all go battle on x take care gentle hugs
I get so frustrated when I can't get the words out I went to school for 8 years graduated top of class and can't get simple words out because of the brain fog. It's depressing. I also have this issue when I am very tired that my ears will pop and I can hear my heart beat and breathing through u ear it's so strange. Any one else have this problems.
hahahaha.. YES Becka I do to!!! It is the wierdest thing. I don't have my ear pop. BUT, I can hear the blood pumping through the artery under my left ear. If you put your finger on the area of the artery under you ear it will cease till you release it again. Plus it only happens when lying in a certain position with head on pillow, I haven't had it for awhile now. I did mention it to the doctor but he ignored it..
I just decided that it must be muscular... given that the muscles can be quite tight to rock hard, mostly 24/7 hence the all day/night skull cap headache. But I get a couple of other types of heads, triggered from my munted neck. Anything else muscular. Even the minor muscles over the skull can give you a whopping head/migrain and so sensitive to touch your head.
Hence when your shoulders/neck and head muscles are so stiff/cramped up and sore, your tired. It can be due to the restricted blood flow to the head why your so overly tired, due to the muscle issue.
I have to say that hearing the magnified sound of my artery valve pumping so loudly like that was at first kind of worrying. I'm used to it now.
Tell me about...... Sometimes when......... And also I......... Without earning......... Sorry to tell that humorous joke, but that's like what my daily struggle is, yesterday I was in tears of sorrow as for the FIRST time I hadn't a clue what I wanted to say or what I was talking about. Very worrying at 46 years old.......
Happy Sundays.
We are a 'Class of our own'... are we not Neil....lol..... Who gets top of the class? Who get the 'Ducks' hahahaha
Neilwaud, I know how you feel.. Your about a decade behind me.. I'm past worrying about my memory aspect now, only because I understand what is causing it. It's not like our memory has 'gone burgers'.. It's just slow to rise to the ocassions when we wish/need to call on it. lol... Then when we are relaxed or in our own drift of thoughts we are generally fine... because of no 'pressure' to remember...
