Are bulging discs the worst symptom of fibromyalgia?

Hello doctor,

I just want to confirm with you that fibromyalgia does not cause bulging discs. My workman's company blamed my fibromyalgia for disc bulging because in the past I have had headaches and neck pain with my fibromyalgia. The bulging disc pain was within three hours (numb, hurting, tingling arm all the way down) after helping a coworker shovel and then running a big vibrating roller. It was different than bursitis I have ever experienced. I developed a headache after the pain in my arm calmed down. The headache was in the front left of my forehead. Definitely not a tension fibro headache (I also have occipital neuralgia that came with the fibro in the back of my scalp). After hearing that it can happen while doing anything was when I came to the conclusion that that is the only thing I did differently that day. I feel like no matter what happens to me the fibromyalgia will get the blame. After researching degenerative disc disease, almost everyone has it. I do not think this is a well known fact. It happens as you age and can be as early as your teens and 20s. People also want to blame things on that as a pre-existing condition, yet if they had an MRI they would have it too. Otherwise, my spine is beautiful according to my doctor. I am 51 years old and was a heavy equipment operator and a PCA for my aunt at the same time while having three teenagers at home. The fibromyalgia and stress are really getting to me now though and I am having a tough time even working eight hours a week as a PCA. Just so tired and fed up with misconceptions and the lack of doctors and public awareness. I hope this post and your answer will help other fibromyalgia patients because I know I am not the only one dealing with this.