Dear Dr Gardner,
The most recent diagnostic told that i had thoracic outlet syndrome and fibromyalgia.

Before this thru a course of 1 year have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel syndrome, Tendonitis, and so on.

I have water retention and have gained 16kg in 3 months. I am at 76kg a wait i have never been in my life. am always around 57-65kg.

i have had severe pain on my left hand and aching and heavy feelings on my left arm til the shoulder joint.

I have done all the possible bloodtest over 25 of them.
The only thing it showed was that my ESR value was between 55-65 each time i took a reading.

What do you think is going on with me?

Pls help.

There are only so many things you can do on your own.  These include

• cleaning up the diet,
• paying careful attention to sleep needs,
• movement,
• reducing toxin exposures,
• thinking healthy thoughts and
• reducing or managing stress.

When these are in place (especially fixing the diet), most people have clear and consistent improvement in their health.  When those things are insufficient, then a physician is needed to look at other lab and have other options for care.

Most of the symptoms you describe are best handled within the realm of alternative medicine.  Some possible sources of these kind of complaints include:

• toxic metals or chemicals in the body and brain (especially mercury from amalgam fillings),
• viruses that the body has difficulty getting rid of (C. pneumonia, Mycoplasma),
• long-term stress,
• hormonal disruptions (thyroid, adrenal fatigue),
• immunologic breakdown or
• sensitivity to viruses or vaccinations.
• Neck trauma may cause fibromyalgia.

Some other things to try if you have not tried them yet:  Try a therapeutic massage therapist to help with thoracic outlet syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, and tendonitis, as many of those problems are caused by tight muscles pulling on joints and at the insertion site of the tendon connected to those tight muscles.