He described it this way: if he were to accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer, the pain message would travel up to the pain centers in the brain and he would experience pain for a time but eventually the message would subside and the sensation of pain would end. In my case, the pain centers don't close down...they stay open and I almost continually experience pain...even old pain like my leg fracture...almost like a body memory. Muscles, ligaments, tendons....

Fibromyalgia...I now have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia...just yesterday...Rheumatoid Arthritis and now Fibromyalgia...seemingly unending pain...sometimes excruciating...and painkillers tend not to be helpful...

I did my homework when I got home and learned that what I thought I knew about Fibro. was mostly wrong. They know much more about it now. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/DS00079

Fibromyalgia...