Coping with Fibromyalgia in Home
There is a book whose title I will not tell, written by an author that will remain unnamed, that everyone in the whole wide world made such a gigantic fuss about. Hollywood even made it into a movie! And all
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Recently I posed a question in Fibromyalgia Support Group, our support site on Facebook. I am looking for more information about this Fibro-monster, but not what I can pull up in a quick Google search or another strange set of
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I had an extremely eye-opening and revealing thing happen to me this weekend. Whilst I was dealing with some minor family upset, I Fibro-crashed. All my energy had been spent and exhaustion socked me square in the jaw. I became
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I can say the 1 good thing about my uber intense type A personality is that when I got sick there was no doubt in my husband’s head I was sick. Watching me struggle up the stairs with a laundry
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I have had Fibromyalgia since mid 2006, acquired during a long bout with a viral infection in my central nervous system. I used Neurontin, Percocet, Cymbalta and Lyrica in the following 4 year after to manage my pain. While on
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I attended the birthday party of a good friend last night. Just an intimate and impromptu get together at her house, I found myself given the opportunity for the first time since I have taken up the proverbial Fibromyalgia cross
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At the end of July I had 2 strokes. Old news to most, new news to a few. I was diagnosed with a treatable and reversible form of Vasculitis, put on Prednisone and sent home to recover. Now I will
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Are There Negatives to ‘Think Positive’ Advice for People with Chronic Conditions? I was in my physiotherapist’s office when she probed an unexpectedly painful spot. This was the year my body began to fall apart and I had gone to
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Learn about the most effective type of laparoscopy for endometriosis. Last summer I had an appointment with my OB-GYN to figure out the next step for treating my internal pelvic pain, which she suspected was caused by endometriosis. The pain
Read moreYou probably vividly remember that moment when you sat in a doctor’s office and were told that the explanation for all your confusing symptoms was summed up in a word: fibromyalgia. For some of you, this diagnosis was the first
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