Arthritis in Your Wrist: Signs of Wrist Arthritis, and What to Do About It
When you think of arthritis, you might think of creaky knees or painful, swollen fingers. But if your wrist is feeling swollen and stiff, this wrist pain may be caused…
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More Than One-Third of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Develop Peripheral Arthritis
Doctors and patients need to be on the lookout for these additional symptoms. Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is often described as an inflammatory form of arthritis that causes low back pain.…
Butt Pain and Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
When you have arthritis, buttoning a shirt or fastening a clasp can be a pain in the butt. So is folding laundry with achy joints, blow drying your hair, or…
Feel that cold – Fibro Weather
“Fall Blends” oil pastel by Shelley Lockwood Fall was one of my favorite seasons. Some days, damp ones to be more precise are rarely pleasant or enjoyable. Last week the…
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Dropping the Fibro Ball – Fibromyalgia
There it was again…the “F” ball and from a second Doctor no less. I had no idea what this fibromyalgia was but figured I should probably read up on IT.…
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Tired of Wishing my Life Away Fibromyalgia
Last month was awful. Not because of family, not because of friends, not because of anything that I can control but because of something that is a part of my…
Fibromyalgia Ain’t Gonna Get me Down
I realize for those of you meeting me here for the first time, your initial impression might be that I’m a complainer or ungrateful. I am not. I am thankful…
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Kicking and Screaming Toward the Fibromyalgia Half-Century Mark
As I am reluctantly dragged, kicking, and screaming toward the half-century mark…side note: boy do I wish I had the strength to actually physically resist, kick and scream right now…
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Frankly Fibromyalgia My Dear
Frankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn Apparently my all-time most favorite movie quote “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” not only made the top 100 list…
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Fibromyalgia Minecraft a Virtual Playground
Playing in Minecraft Digital Dirt “When I was a kid, I used to spend hours playing in a little dirt patch in our backyard. I’d build cities with roads for…