What exactly is polymyosis?
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What is polymyositis?\n\nPolymyositis is a disease of muscle featuring inflammation of the muscle fibers. The cause of the disease is not known. It begins when white blood cells, the immune cells of inflammation, spontaneously invade muscles. The muscles affected are mostly those closest to the trunk or torso. This results in weakness which can be severe. It is a chronic illness with periods of increased symptoms, called flares or relapses, and decreased symptoms, known as remissions.\n\nPolymyositis is slightly more common in females. It affects all age groups, although its onset is most common in middle childhood and in the twenties. Polymyositis occurs throughout the world. Polymyositis can be associated with skin rash and is then referred to as "dermatomyositis." It also can affect other areas of the body and is, therefore, a systemic illness. Occasionally, it is associated with cancer, or with other diseases of connective tissue (see systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis).
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A fibroid is an overgrowth of smooth muscle cells in your uterus.  They can be anywhere in the cervix, the endometrium, or in the body of the uterus itself.  These usually are benign and the only problems they can cause is excessive bleeding and pain.  Just keep an eye on it and your periods to make sure there aren't any changes and follow up with your doctor regularly.
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Lipomatosis is a condition marked by the excessive deposit of fat in a localized area. Epidural means located over or on the dura.  Dura is a fibrous connective tissue membrane, the outermost of the meninges covering the spinal cord (dura mater spinalis) and brain (dura mater cerebri or dura mater encephali).\n\nI do not have any more information on it, unforunately.  Contact your doctor and ask him about the condition and why it was not mentioned to you during your visit.  If you do not receive a satisfactory answer, then get a second oppinion.
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A muscle spasm is a muscle that tightens up and hurts until it is released by rubbing. What causes it, is either lack of Vitamins in the body and or tension in the tendons.
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A had proshesis? What is that?
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a muscle fiber found near the heart.\n\nA cylindrical multinucleated cell composed of myofibrils that contract when stimulated.
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Fibro is related to several different illneses, from Mono (ebstein-barr syndrome), IBS, to Cancer even...  It seems to exist alongside other diseases, and is not technically a disease.  It is a syndrome with known symptoms, that can be debilitating at its worst.  At best, one can expect any of several conditions, muscle ache, joint ache, Abdominal problems, Lower back aches common.  Stiffness, burning skin, numbness, and on and on.\n\nIf the lumps don't go away, they should be checked.  They could be fibroid tumors, or something worse.  Best to see a doctor to be sure..
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sciatica,  that is what it is called.  the mystery is what is causing it
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I spent years going to doctors and finally from a support group online learned to see a movement disorder specialist neurologist.I also have essential tremor and was so relieved when he told me I had cervical dystonia, finally a diagnosis.  I started on increased medication, (mysoline) and botox shots the next day.  The botox works wonders for me.  The pain went away, pretty much in about a month. Have you tried it?  It is very expensive if you do not have insurance, but there are other ways to get it paid for.  Sorry the dbms did not work for you, I have heard that it is awesome when it does.
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Bell's palsy\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nJump to: navigation, search\nBell's palsy (facial palsy) is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute mononeuropathy (disease involving only one nerve), and is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type. Bell’s palsy affects about 40,000 people in the United States every year. It affects approximately 1 person in 65 during a lifetime. Until recently, its cause was unknown in most cases, but it has now been related to both Lyme disease and Herpes simplex.
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The motor neuron diseases (MND) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity such as speaking, walking, breathing, and swallowing.  Characteristic symptoms of MND include gradual weakening, wasting away, and uncontrollable twitching of the muscles; spasticity or stiffness in the arms and legs; and overactive tendon reflexes. Sensation, intellect, memory, and personality are not affected in MND.  In some types of MND, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease) muscle weakness is progressive and eventually leads to death when the muscles that control breathing no longer work.  Other types of MND progress slowly and last over a lifetime.  MND occur in adults and children, and are more common in men than in women.  In adults, symptoms usually appear after age 40, and may be similar to those of other diseases, making diagnosis difficult.  In children, particularly in inherited forms of the disease, symptoms are present from birth.  Inherited forms of MND are caused by genetic mutations or deletions that cause degeneration of motor neurons.  Hereditary MND include a group of childhood disorders known as the spinal muscular atrophies.  Nonhereditary (also called sporadic) MND are caused by unknown factors, although scientists think environmental toxins or viruses could act as disease triggers.  Nonhereditary MND include ALS, progressive bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, and post-polio syndrome. There are no specific tests to diagnose the MND.
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I have heard the term, but had to 'look it up' to find the answer:\n\n"reflexive muscle contraction elicited by electrically stimulating the skin over a peripheral nerve.  Used to assess the degree of excitation of alpha motoneurons." \nNote: this text spells it "motoneurons" not motorneurons.
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I think you are referring to a condition called Fibromyalgia whereby muscles become extremely painful and movement is severely hampered. It is a kind of rheumatism and is linked to ME and IBS. \nIt comes and goes, and sufferers are better off in warm conditions. Although the pain can be helped a little, no cure has been found yet.
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Symptom of Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue (the inner lining of the uterus) within the myometrium (the thick, muscular layer of the uterus).\n\nThe condition is typically found in women in the ages between 35 and 50. Patients with adenomyosis can have painful and/or profuse menses (dysmenorrhea & menorrhagia, respectively).\n\nAdenomyosis may involve the uterus focally, creating an adenomyoma, or diffusely. With diffuse involvement, the uterus becomes bulky and heavier.\n  or it may be something else please check with link:\nMay God Bless you!  Good Luck kiddo!
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You may have heard of someone having"TMJ".It is correctly called Temporal Mandibular Joint syndrome.Your TMJ is a movable joint cushioned by a disc called the articular disc.Sometimes the ligament that holds the disc in place gets "stretched out" or in a bad position so it holds the disc loosely.The pop is the articular disc popping in front of the bones in the joint.This may be a bite or occlusion problem,please see your dentist.If the pop is accompanied by pain you may be starting to get destruction in the joint which may lead to surgery.Most times we can make a splint and adjust your bite to take pressure off the joint.Your dentist may refer you to an orthodontist or TMJ specialist.Jill dental hygienist
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracillis_muscle
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Guillain-Barré (Ghee-yaw Bah-ray) Syndrome, also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and Landry's ascending paralysis, is a disorder of the peripheral nerves, those outside the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves and spinal roots are the major sites of demyelination in GBS patients). It is typically characterized by the rapid onset of muscle weakness and often, paralysis of the legs, arms and breathing muscles. The cause of Guillain-Barre' syndrome is not known; and why the disorder only occurs in certain patients is still not known. Research to date indicates that the nerves of the GBS patient are attacked by the body's own defense system against disease-antibodies and white blood cells. As a result of this autoimmune attack, the nerve insulation (myelin) and sometimes even the covered conducting part of the nerve (axon) is damaged. \n\n\n\nit took me about 2 years.