Long before my official fibromyalgia diagnosis, I began experiencing unexplained leg muscle weakness. It’s hard to explain to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves for many reasons. Sometimes it is…
Instead of just saying exercise more, doctors should suggest water jogging to their patients with fibromyalgia and arthritis. It is one of the most effective forms of exercise that involves…
Fibromyalgia and autoimmune arthritis have a lot in common. Yet, these chronic illnesses are completely different. Their similarities are one of the reasons there was a delay in my diagnosis…
Discussing fibromyalgia and mobility problems is apparently taboo. Only one of my physicians have addressed the subject of mobility and it was only because I brought it up. Then there…
There are many fibromyalgia triggers. Some we can do nothing about. However, these six pain triggers can and should be addressed to limit the amount of pain we experience. Addressing…
Anyone who has suffered from an extended flare or has been hit with back to back flares knows how bad fibromyalgia flare stank can be! Hygiene is rarely discussed in…
Fibromyalgia is fake! As someone who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia back in 2003, I assure you that I do NOT believe that it is fake. I may have wished fibro…
Fibromyalgia fatigue versus pain……. If I had been asked which I thought was worse before being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I would have responded with pain. Is fibromyalgia pain really worse?…
What are fibromyalgia flare-ups? Is it non-stop pain that lasts a lifetime?Or is it pain that comes and goes? Do they include more than one pain/symptom? The answer to all…
I've given housework a lot of thought over the years. When I was in my twenties, I used to feel guilty in the wee hours of the morning about not…