Stress the Silent Killer in Fibromyalgia
Stress makes mess Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a super spectacular stress free holiday season. So sorry that I disappeared but it’s been a rather extended round of…
Don’t Let Fibromyalgia Stop You from Living
“Do it now! Sometimes later, becomes never.” We have all heard the sayings such as “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” or “if not now, when?” I…
Sometimes Fibromyalgia Flare Ranting Brings Relief
Beware Ranting About a Fibro Flare Been a bad fibro flare week. Yuck! Pretty sure an infection is kicking up into high gear and heading out on its road trip…
Life with Fibromyalgia is simply one task at a time
A big part of my life with Fibromyalgia is figuring out how to stop mentally berating myself over not living up to expectations. Expectations? Whose Expectations? Why my own of…
Timeline of My Aches and Pains
2010 and then 2012: It started with my swollen feet (both were swollen at two different times in my adult life). 2012: Next in line were my neck and shoulder…
Fibromyalgia and Agitation
Fibromyalgia and Agitation. You would be forgiven for thinking that these are two words that belong together. Well not in my world!! For those of you recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia…
Fibromyalgia Frustrations Life
This post may prove to be somewhat controversial but it comes from my heart and I believe I would be doing a disservice to my fellow “warriors” if I were…
In Fibromyalgia, Some Days Are Just Tough
In past posts, I’ve written about feeling ill-equipped to handle the role of spouse, the (still ongoing) process of learning that I can't fix everything, and just being there for…
Fibromyalgia Fatigue: A Constant Feeling Of Tiredness
Fibromyalgia fatigue feels like a constant state of weariness that diminishes your energy and mental capacity. Fatigue is the second most prominent symptom of fibromyalgia and can be even more…
Fickle Fibromyalgia: My pain flare stories
Venturing out of my abode got me thinking about fickle fibromyalgia pain. Recently I have been thinking about the variety of FM symptoms because some of them overlap with chronic…