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I am a 64 year old male.  Very active all of my life... played basketball from age 13 to 63 just about every day for an hour or more.  On Feb. 26, 2008 I was hit in my Toyota Tundra broadside by a 65,000 lb.front end loader with a huge bucket during a snow storm.  Broke my leg, broke my pelvis in 3 spots, tore my urethra in half, broke 4 ribs, tore my left hand tendons, took a big chunk of muscle and skin from my left side, just by my hip/leg, crushed my back which left my back black and blue and now hurts tremendously each and every day... all of this which left me in the hospital for 4 months and then rehab.  I was the proud receprient  of  a colostomy bag and super pubic bag, which have all been removed in about 4 months ago... my problem... my hips, lower back and the entire girth of my body from my hips up to my belly button pain all of the time... buring, stiff, sore, and causing exteme discomfort... I have returned to the YMCA and excercise on the treadmill, eliptical machine, recumbant bicycle, weights and stretching aparatus (once in a while I will even shoot a few baskets.).. I can't run anymore, so I am subjected to free throws and the like... but nothing seems to help... my hands are strong and I message the joints and muscles (scar tissue is another problem). on a daily basis.. I take no meds and eat a balanced diet... 5'10" 195 lbs and feeling sore and super stiff every day... the only relief is sleep laying flat on my back..  I am thinking that this is fibromyalgia... have been to the doctors and had all kinds of tests but nothing helps... I message my hips and torso often with no real helps... ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS I WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATIVE...