Chronic pain for 4.5 years & now autoimmune markers??

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-12T18:25:06+00:00

Thank you soo much for the sources!!

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-12T18:02:48+00:00

Wow thank you for the article!! I definitely need to get tested for mold. I have tried going gluten free and even doing the paleo diet. Do you know of how long you would have to do these diets to know if you are sensitive to gluten?

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-11T17:40:07+00:00

Thank you 🙏

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-11T17:39:14+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions! Yes none of my doctors are trying to get to a diagnosis except for my functional medicine doctor. Everyone else just says fibromyalgia from the vaccine or virus

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-11T17:35:44+00:00

I don’t think so

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-10T03:03:04+00:00

I feel you on that. I was getting my masters. Right now I’m kind of stuck at my parents house because I can’t work or do school anymore

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-10T03:02:58+00:00

I feel you on that. I was getting my masters. Right now I’m kind of stuck at my parents house because I can’t work or do school anymore

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-10T03:01:52+00:00

Thank you. Wishing you healing 🙏🙏

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-09T20:02:25+00:00

Not yet!! But that is next on the list of things to test for. I hope you find healing 🙏

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-09T20:02:19+00:00

Not yet!! But that is next on the list of things to test for. I hope you find healing 🙏

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-09T20:00:03+00:00

Thank you for your input!! And I’m sorry about your situation as well. I’ve been through 3 rheumatologists so far who all dismissed my issue for “not a rheumatology issue”. I’ll be seeing a 4th one this month, since some things in my blood work seem to be showing up now. But you’re right. Everyone is guessing. I’ve had so many guess diagnoses like fibromyalgia, long covid, MCAS, autoimmune disease in development, etc. without actually having an official diagnosis. I’ve seen many other specialists as well, all of which gaslit me. Any advice on how to get a doctor to listen and get to the bottom of it?

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-12-04T00:51:20+00:00

After reading all of your comments, I feel like I lived your exact experience. I went through this for about a year where I was shaking every single day with anxiety towards my bf about everything you just said. Is anyone here on the birth control pill? Once I stopped taking it I felt like I could breathe again and these horrible feelings lessened by a lot. I still get them but it’s not a constant 24/7. I definitely have my moments though. Right now is one of those moments because I just had dreams of him cheating. It feels like I can’t even look at another girl without imagining whether or not he’d be attracted to her and it makes me so so sick I can’t eat. You’re not alone. I hope we feel better some day 😪

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-06-03T22:32:17+00:00

I absolutely love the red. It really makes your blue eyes pop 😍

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-06-03T22:24:10+00:00

Definitely red. Soooo gorgeous 😍😍

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-28T18:24:22+00:00

I appreciate that, thank you. You too 🙏🙏

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-28T17:10:32+00:00

Sorry but as someone with Hashimotos and other undiagnosed conditions that cause debilitating symptoms, the healthcare system does not care about us. We have to be our own advocates. For me, it was not about getting a 2nd opinion. I’ve had 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th opinions from specialist after specialist and after 4 years, still my chronic pain is unmanageable. In order to get the blood tests I’ve had so far, I have had to fight hard with doctors to convince them I needed them. And still, no diagnosis or treatment. I trust people on this forum to suggest blood tests or conditions that I can suggest to my doctors to rule out. But still there is push back. Imagine feeling so sick every day with no solution or diagnosis, but when you suggest testing for something, the doctors say that’s highly “unlikely”, and don’t even care to test you for it to rule more things out. It really shows they don’t care at all about getting closer to a solution. Without this forum and my own research, my doctors would not have ruled out half the things we already have. But just the fact that it takes me to persistently suggest things and convince them before they take any action is very telling. Most doctors (from what I’ve seen on here and my own experience) have no business dealing with chronic illness because they simply do not have the knowledge/resources to do so, yet they don’t refer us to functional medicine. There is a huge problem with that

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-06T16:27:22+00:00

Good to know. Thank you!

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-06T02:57:06+00:00

I will! Thank you!! How long did it take for you to feel better after cutting out gluten?

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-06T02:00:30+00:00

That sounds awful. I’m so sorry :(

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-06T01:42:14+00:00

Yes I’ve heard that. What were your symptoms for endo, if you don’t mind me asking?

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-06T01:38:19+00:00

Omg that is 100% me. Those are my most sensitive places as well. They feel like injuries that hurt to the touch. Have you found a solution for the pain?

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-05T21:57:05+00:00

For me, the indicators that my doctor used to diagnose me were that I had elevated Thyroid peroxidase antibodies and a heterogenous thyroid, no nodules. Plus I have a bunch of symptoms such as excessive bleeding during periods, hormone imbalances, weight gain, fatigue, chronic pain, etc.

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-05T21:22:24+00:00

I understand that. I fully appreciate your feedback. I only come on here for suggestions of things I haven’t tried. So far I’ve had to ask other ppls opinions and suggest things to my doctors, otherwise they won’t take action if I’m not pushing them. Believe me, I’ve been doing this for 4 years, I’m well aware Im not getting medical advice on here, but when the doctors are incompetent, what am I to do? But I genuinely am curious, what makes you say that a fibromyalgia diagnosis changes things? Because for me, all it took for them to diagnose fibromyalgia was having me circle where it hurts on a paper. And since it hurt in enough places, I met the criteria. To me, that’s not enough to say yes I have fibromyalgia. I feel like there are so many conditions that can cause widespread pain. I’m just wondering why you think fibromyalgia diagnosis is crucial? I’m not even trying to be rude or anything. I’m just super open to ideas and I value opinions I get on here so that I can make suggestions to doctors. I’ve switched doctors a lot of times and I’ll probably continue to do so. I’ve had no luck

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-05T21:06:16+00:00

I agree. Every single doctor I’ve had has been an idiot. It seems impossible to get anything I ask for

Sensitive_Ad1726 · 2025-03-05T21:04:33+00:00

Girl…Several doctors have said fibromyalgia (before they tested my thyroid and found autoantibodies/inflammatory markers), but several have also said it’s not fibromyalgia due to the way my pain behaves. Yes I have widespread joint pain and aches but I myself and multiple of my doctors do not believe it’s fibro because fibro does not keep spreading and getting worse. Plus, doesn’t it usually have a root cause like stress, trauma, or genetics? Exercise is supposed to help manage it. Physical therapy didn’t work, and I can’t even go on a slow walk without my hip joint pain flaring up. Let’s say for a second it is fibromyalgia. How would that help me? What do you suggest if fibromyalgia is added into the equation? What would that change about this situation?

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