I have had upper back, between shoulder blade and spine. This

The blood test was 4-5 years ago and was done to check for many things as the doctor thought I may be diabetic -- overweight at about 220lbs at 5'9". The tests were negative for the things they tested for but I was told there were signs of inflamation and was asked if I had an infected cut, pulled muscles, been working out. They ordered an MRI. The MRI came back clean.

I have seen specialists for back, hands, and also general doctors over the years. This issue has been gradually getting worse over the last 12-15 years. I would guess I have lost 30-50% strength in my hands which seems related. My right side is worse than left. I an left handed. The pain between shoulder blades is usually on the right side, but sometimes on the left.

I did see both. The Neurologist did the nerve conduction tests. The other I think I left with a pain killer that didn't help.. it was years ago.

I've all but given up on traditional medical avenues... that said I haven't found any help with chiropractic, acupuncture, or other less mainstream solutions either. I've even tried cutting out many parts of diet assuming allergy/inflammation causes, again without any luck. I've suspected weight... and lost 45 lbs and exercise for a 6 month period without any relief.

I am familiar with and have read a lot about fibromyalgia seeing researching my symptoms finds this "syndrome". However... I am extremely frustrated when a term such as this is used as possible diagnosis. It is yet another "syndrome"... seemingly another way of saying "I have no idea whats wrong but at least we will give it a name to make you feel diagnosed".

Having read a lot about people diagnosed with this "syndrome", there is very little that routinely helps and largely points to 'live with it.. and take some pain meds when it gets bad'. Volunteering to be a lab-rat at a teaching/research hosptital isn't very appealing. As much as I would like to figure out the cause and mostly a solution to the problem, I have wasted years worth of doctor visits and $$$$ chasing medical answers and am very reluctant to continue doing so unless I have something more to go on than a "syndrome" or lottery chance of being a lab-rat that is helped (instead od time wasted and drugged to cover up symptoms).

I apologize if the above sounds like an insult as it isn't meant to be. I'm just a frustrated person who has spent years jumping through medical industry hoops to get nowhere and have spent too much money in the process just to end up back where I started.

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fibromyangia isn't a diagnosis but a term put on the lack of a diagnosis. I refuse to believe in a diagnosis whos symptoms are anything and everything you want them to be, has no real causes nor real treatments.

Having seen dozens of doctors over 10-15 year period for this issue, I'm not looking for a recommendation to go see more doctors.

I am looking for practical suggestions of what to try or what I/doctors could have missed when looking into the problem. You say it is impossible to make a diagnosis over the internet.. I don't care the name put on the problem.. I call it "Pain between shoulders, lack of sleep, sucks to live without a ifx", you call it fibromyalgia, etc. Let's step past that and look at things worth trying that I haven't exhausted already.

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want a refund.. answer was worthless