hmmm, haven't ever tried MSM, partly because we've been on such a limited
budget since things last went out of control and partly becuase I'm so damn
tired of taking pills as it is!  May have to try it though.

Thanks for the reassurance from you and others though.  I've never had it hit
my hamstrings like this, sometimes the quad but not hamstrings before.  With
Mother having been fighting PMR for several years without it ever completely
clearing..... and it started in her thigh muscles...... and it's considered
autoimmune also.... and the autoimmune glitch seems to have hit me hardest of
our family........  I've been a bit worried that it might be that starting up
for me.  It did improve a bit with the weather settling in this afternoon, so
maybe there's hope for tomorrow.  I can't believe I was digging up the grass
for gardens much of last week and it takes all I have to get off the couch or
out of bed now.  sigh.......  I've been here before, but I guess I thought
with restarting Enbrel I would flare THIS badly with the weather!

Yeah, it's been really low pressure here through the shifting weather.  
Trust me, that happens even this far away from the hurricane zone!  LOL

Heya Cindy,

   I can tell ya just from myself. Hot when ya touch it, like a furnace and
going bone deep-arthritis. Burning like a sunburn or stinging like a bee
sting-FM/CMP.

  Like a toothache in a joint area ( including the bones of the
spine)-arthritis. Achy in a longitudinal way like the flu or losing a boxing
match (lol) - FM

   Stiffiness that fades in an hour or 2 - arthritis. Stiffness that comes
and goes and moves around seemingly at random - FM/CMP

   So Cindy, see if you can remember having the different kinds of pains or
see if you can distinguish them as they may be for you the next time you get
'em.

   I think what this shows as to myself is I've had these DDs (Danged
Disorders) for too many years. Ack.

Hugs from Rosie

Hi Nann!
With the spondyloarthropathies (PA, ReA, AS)  enthetisis(sp?) is often
a problem-inflammation where the tendon inserts into bone.
Plantar's fasciitis is one manifestation of this. The MTX finally
kicked PF's butt for me, but the resulting hamstring tightness is still
with me. (Even with Enbrel, azulfidine and methotrexate). It's a bitch,
no doubt about it. There are stretches you can do, but they didn't work
for me.
To answer your original question, both my AS and the fibro do what they
want when they want, like Rosemarie said.
It sucks!
Char