Andrew
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I've been reading the ICC regarding pain. It says:
I'm not sure if I meet this criteria. What I have is a dull ache in my legs all the time. Sometimes it is so annoying I take a warm bath. But I don't feel the need to seek out a pain doctor. I've also had severe stomach aches. Some excruciating. But these were on and off for a few months. Then a couple years later, same thing. But I don't have them now. I also have sever pain in my jaw joint, that is intermittent. Most of the time I don't have it. It's rare.
I have pain in my shoulders. It can get bad enough for me to take ibuprofen, or force me to sleep in a different position. But that predates CFS and was diagnosed as arthritis. I sometimes get pain in area of lungs. Which is annoying and scary. But that predates CFS. And then, of course, there are the sore throats. But I don't think that's what they are talking about.
So I wonder if my pain qualifies as "significant." I'm not even sure what "significant" means in this context.
Thoughts?
Also, what is your pain like? Do you even have pain?
2.Pain
a. Headaches: e.g. chronic, generalized headaches often involve aching of the eyes, behind the eyes or back of the head that may be associated with cervical muscle tension; migraine; tension headaches
b. Significant pain can be experienced in muscles, muscle-tendon junctions, joints, abdomen or chest. It is noninflammatory in nature and often migrates. e.g. generalized hyperalgesia, widespread pain (may meet fibromyalgia criteria), myofascial or radiating pain
I'm not sure if I meet this criteria. What I have is a dull ache in my legs all the time. Sometimes it is so annoying I take a warm bath. But I don't feel the need to seek out a pain doctor. I've also had severe stomach aches. Some excruciating. But these were on and off for a few months. Then a couple years later, same thing. But I don't have them now. I also have sever pain in my jaw joint, that is intermittent. Most of the time I don't have it. It's rare.
I have pain in my shoulders. It can get bad enough for me to take ibuprofen, or force me to sleep in a different position. But that predates CFS and was diagnosed as arthritis. I sometimes get pain in area of lungs. Which is annoying and scary. But that predates CFS. And then, of course, there are the sore throats. But I don't think that's what they are talking about.
So I wonder if my pain qualifies as "significant." I'm not even sure what "significant" means in this context.
Thoughts?
Also, what is your pain like? Do you even have pain?