I went to my pain management doc about a week ago. I was there for my refill and I was completely out of my pain medication.
I also have a lumbar spine injury, which is what I believe [after a lot of research] is what the fibromyalgia stemmed from. They wanted me to do a procedure - I think it's some kind of nerve block or some such thing, I forget the exact name of it.
Just as I was about to go in, they took my pulse. If I remember right, it was somewhere around the vicinity of 125/90.
They were worried about how high it was, I remember that much. The procedure they wanted to do on me was unexpected.
I had eaten that day and had no ride home [unless you count a taxi cab], so they insisted on doing it with no sedation - I would be wide awake during the whole thing. I tried to convince them not to do it, seeing as I was not only in pain as it was, but also because I had a high pulse and therefore a fast heart beat.
I was thinking it was most likely from pain [my mother has the same problem with her blood pressure and pulse], so obviously I wanted to leave, get my prescription filled and go home to rest. They re-assured me they would numb it and I wouldn't feel the pain.
So I co-operated, going in there with an open mind - I mean hey, maybe it would actually help the back pain. Why not try it?
About an hour later [and a whole lot of screaming and crying - you're damn right I felt what they did to me and then some], I came out and they checked my pulse again. From what I could hear, the top number went up to 130.
I heard the doctor on duty say he was worried I might go into a-fib, which if I remember my medical terminology, means he was worried I'd have a heart attack. Two hours and a lot of testing later, I left - but here's my point/question.
When I just had my back injury pain, my pulse never went up. Neither did my blood pressure.
When I was diagnosed with FMS, all of a sudden the above happens and I nearly go into a heart attack. Yes, the level of pain I've been in is about ten times worse, I know that.
Could the pain from FMS be straining my heart? If so, has this happened to anyone else?
I'm seeing a heart specialist next Thursday afternoon. I'm asking because I'm not sure if I should mention the possibility.
Thanks for anyone who can help me.
Gabby