Hello everyone, I've posted here before but I'm still fairly new to this board. Well, I have been having symptoms of FM for quite some time now and was diagnosed with CFS a few years ago.To make a long story short, I have IBS, IC, Endo, CFS...and a few other things and my internist seems to think FM also and so do I. So she refers me to a rheumatologist (sp?) to speak to him since they are supposed to be more knowledgable in these things and she was mentioning maybe he can suggests some meds, pain and anti-depressants that can help both the FM and probably the IBS. I have already tried the basic meds amitryptiline (sp? horrible
) and nortriptyline (sp?) and proazc and they really didn't help for me so I was hoping this new doc would have some ideas. Well I see the doc and he asks me questions of some of my symptoms then tells me that we wants to check my joints (why?). So, he does all this (checking joints) but doesn't check any of the areas that I tell him I get the most pain at...like my back(upper and lower), neck and legs.Well in the end he just tells me that it's not RA, (I knew that !!!) and that he suggest I go to a pain management clinic. So then I ask him, is it FM?? B/c he doesn't mention anything about it. He tells me that since I don't have sleep disturbances but I have all the other symptoms...then I have an FM type of syndrome???? What?? I felt like he just kept going around he question.He then goes on to tell me that since the basics meds didn't help me and they usually do for FM sufferers then it makes him question it. But he says he doesn't doubt I have a chronic pain prob and I should go to a clinic where they could help me better with pain meds.....and he'll send a note to my internist.So now what? I'm more confused than before. I was hoping this doc would give me some answers or at least work with me with meds or something....I even asked him about acupuncture and he said, "yeah that could help too"....ok so why didn't YOU mention it doc?What kind of doc is this....he didn't even seem to know what endometriosis was or Interstitial Cystitis. So now I have an appointment to see my internist tomorrow and discuss the note he was supposed to send her and further treatment. Although I think she was expecting him to help me not just send me away.....I feel like I'm back where I started and still in pain with no meds or answers
Also I've heard that a lot of pain clinics aren't so great with dispensing meds...giving ppl hard times and treating them like addicts....? Anyone with any answers or suggestions would be appreciated I feel like I'm going no where and feeling depressed from other meds isn't helping either......feel so lost...... Thanx for listeningHoping everyone's having better days than me

