About Catherine Martin Expertise i have worked in medical field over 20yrs;
i myself have FMS,and have learned a lot about it in my many yrs;
i would like to share all,and help anyone in need;
Experience having FMS and trying to live myself,as best as i can; working in medical field for over 20yrs;
Publications worked on ask.me.com-before it closed down;
Fibromyalgia - Fibromyalgia versus Multiple Sclerosis
Expert: Catherine Martin - 6/2/2006
Question You are wrong. I have been studying the wrong books. Many doctors will tell their patients thay have Fibromyalgia if there is no evidence of burden of lesion. Many people on support groups have both, many people have first been diagnosed with FMS only to have that changed when they start to show damage.
Some doctors are too damn stubborn to admit they made a mistake and some people are discovered upon autopsy to have had MS when they were never diagnosed with it. Some doctors believe that FMS is actually mild cases of MS. And the painful cases of MS are very much like Fibromyalgia. I have been diagnosed with FMS and now I am trying to get some stupid Neurologists to tell me what the flipping lesions and lucencies are on my MRI. Guess what, there are also black holes in my brain and the Neurologists don't know what they are either. If I sound like I am venting, I am sitting here with burning cold numb feet and hands, feeling my myoclonus jerks in WV looking at my MRI lesions and combining the files with known MS cases. They are just alike. who is wrong?
Answer verus;
Fibromyalgia;
inflammation or pain of muscles,muscle sheaths and connective-tissue layers of tendons,muscle,bones and joints;
Body Parts Involved;
-muscular areas of the low-back,neck,shoulder,chest,arms,hips and thighs;
Signs & Symptoms
-stiffness and weakness
-sudden,painful muscle spasms[charley horse]that worsen with activity
-nodules or localized areas that are tender to the touch[trigger points]
-painful muscle areas
-fatigue
-difficulty remaining asleep
Causes;
-unknown. possibly an imbalance in brain chemicals or an autoimmune disorder. research continues into the cause.
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Multipe Sclerosis [MS];
a chronic disorder affecting many nervous-system functions. one-third of patients have mild,nonprogressive disease. another third worsen slowly. the rest worsen rapidly.
Body Parts Involved;
-central nervous system[brain and spinal cord];
Signs & Symptoms;
[early stages]
-vague eye problems,such as intermittent blurred or double vision;
-weakness; difficlty with walking or balance;
-vague loss of sensation,numbness,tingling;
[late stages]
-marked weakness,tremor,speaking difficulty;
-loss of bladder or bowel control;
-extreme mood swings;
-sexual impotence in men;
signs and systems vary widely between persons. sometimes they are mistakenly attributed to emotions or "nerves";
Causes;
-unknown. research suggests multipe sclerosis may be caused by an autoimmune disorder or slow-acting virus;
today in this day an age,diagnostic measures are way ahead with treatments and outcome.
