I stumbled across information about hypermobility whilst googling about my painful back.
After reading I think it may apply to me, if I list my 'symptoms' could anyone say if they think I might be right. I'm due to see the the doctor this week about pain relief for my back, but don't want to be laughed out of the place for claiming I have this from googling!
So, my palms do touch the floor without bending my knees, fingers bend back, one thumb can bend to wrist, my knees bend 'backward', all of this bendiness was much more pronounced when I was younger. My knees have dislocated from turning over in bed multiple times, I really suffered with knee pains when younger and I remember being taken to see somebody who watched me walking etc and said my hips, knees and ankles weren't positioned correctly and I had insoles made for my shoes, those are long gone!
I have suffered with ibs a lot, ranging from constipation to diarrhoea, I have a lot of stomach pain which I take omeprazole for and have had my gallbladder removed.
I'm always tired. I just always thought I was a total hypochondriac to be honest, but all of this seems to fit with a hypermobility diagnosis.
Would it help to have a diagnosis for my back pain, at the moment I'm just told it's probably sciatica and prescribed strong painkillers for years, no scans or other tests have ever been done.
Thank you if you managed to read through all of that and fully prepared to be told I am a hypochondriac
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Anybody know about hypermobility syndrome
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revelsandrose · 01/12/2019 17:42
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