Does It Sound Like I Have Eds To You?

[Guest Hanice]

I can do the prayer hands at my back.

My spine disks/joints are CONSTANTLY getting out place and I easily relocate it by a brisk movement. My back hurts all the time because of this. My chest bone is ALWAYS cracking also. I don't get any other types of dislocations. I have "slippery" veins and am borderline Chiari. And tu tun chhhh I have pots.

[Racer]

So what your saying is that you are stretchy and possibly have hypermobile joints? EDS seems like a very complex diagnoses, with the different types and such a wide range of symptoms. How about skin involvement? arthritis? nerve pain? fragile blood vessels?

I probably meet the criteria for EDS or a related disorder. I used to be able to do stuff like the reverse prayer pose, but now in my late 20's, pain and stiffness has really started to set in. Anymore, attempting to do those sort of "tricks", or accidentally contorting in the wrong direction is extremely painful, like makes me want to cry sort of painful. Nerve and joint pain is bad enough just doing everyday stuff. I tend to figure that my problem is a bit more then what the average normal stretchy person experiences, and probably caused by something like EDS. Of course I have numerous other issues that makes me think EDS. I dont think they diagnose on hypermobility alone?

I know very little about EDS, so maybe a person with EDS can give you more advice on the "red flags" to look for. To me, the few symptoms you listed seem like they could be caused by a large number of things.

[Guest Hanice]

Thank you racer. It really sounds like you have it bad with pain.

[Racer]

Thank you racer. It really sounds like you have it bad with pain.

sorry, didnt mean to make anyone think I am in bad pain, it is manageable pain most of the time, just have to avoid aggravating things. I guess one of my points was supposed to be that, most of the time pain is a good indicator that something might be wrong. If your back hurts all the time, regardless of the cause, you should get those sort of things checked out!

[Guest Hanice]

No problem. Its great that your pain is manageable. Mine is too thankfully. I used to hurt so much that I felt like crying from frustration. Im used to it by now. Kind of.

I HAVE gotten checked out by my chiropractor and he said I was okay. Xray and all. My chest and back are always cracking and hurting when they dont crack.