I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FIBROMYALGIA OVER 8 YEARS AGO AND FOR THE TREATMENT IT WAS DERPESSION MEDS.  NEVER GOT BETTER AND NOW TODAY I CAN NO LONGER WORK.  HAVEN'T WORKED IN THREE YEARS AND THANK GOD FOR MY EX HUSBAND WHOM SUPPORTS ME.  I HAVE TRIED FOR TWO YEARS NOW TO GET DISABILITY AND I HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN.  NOW MY QUESTION IS I HAVE A CONDITION TO WHERE IT SEEMS NO ONE KNOWS TOO MUCH ABOUT.  HERE IT IS.  I GET CALCIUM DEPOSITS AROUND MY LIGAMENTS, TENDONS AND NERVES WHICH I ASSUME CAUSES ALOT OF MY PAIN.  BUT NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW YOUR VIEW ON THIS.  I ALSO HAVE THE FIBRO AND OSTEOARTHRITIS, DDD, TWO BULDGING DISCS, CARPEL TUNNEL IN MY LEFT HAND, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS THAT NO ONE EVER SEEMS TO ADDRESS.  I HAVE BEEN ON MS CONTIN FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW AND THE DOSAGE HAS TO KEEP GOING UP AS I GET USED TO IT.  HOWEVER I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ENOUGH PAIN MED TO MAKE ME HIGH OR WHERE I CAN NOT FUNCTION.  I JUST WANT TO LIVE A SOMEWHAT AS NORMAL OF A LIFE I CAN.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

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Hi kndhrt58 and thank you for your question. Here is an answer from Carol Warfield, M.D., Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Lowenstein Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School:

 

As we age, it's not ununusual for callcium deposits to sppear in various parts of our bodies. Usually they are not painful. It does sound like you have many painful issues which have very much impacted your life. For these reason I would suggest you be seen in a pain clinic. The doctors there may be able to cme up with a number of treatments to help get you back on your feet.

 

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