Explore the conditions associated with Fibromyalgia, their symptoms, and how to manage them for improved well-being.
Over the years it is true to say that on the days I have felt my worst I am invariably greeted with the words by somebody or another “you look really well”. I have always kind of smiled at this, even joked about how crap I feel yet people think I look amazing. However, this week it really got to me and set me thinking about the realities of living with what is effectively an…
We love hearing stories about people who have gone into Fibromyalgia remission. So here at But You Look So Healthy, we have decided to seek out those people! Most doctors give little to no hope or guidance on how to feel better. Who better than to ask about feeling better than the experts themselves? No, not the doctors, but the people who have managed to figure it out themselves and live it! Today we talk…
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 my loved one. Those are all key components of becoming the best you can be as a partner, spouse, relative, or friend of a loved one who suffers from a chronic illness such as Fibromyalgia. However, some days are just tough… Click Here to Visit…
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 debilitating than the pain. The overwhelming tiredness makes our bodies feel heavy and weak. It contributes to brain fog increasing memory loss and forgetfulness. Studies have shown that the amount of fatigue a person with fibromyalgia experiences directly impacts the amount of pain they have.…
Fibromyalgia ranks among the most puzzling and common chronic pain conditions. Fibromyalgia pain moves around from one area of the body to another or it seems to be everywhere at once. We experience several different types of pain. The intensity of the pain also changes. It can be very difficult to describe fibromyalgia pain to others. We often feel misunderstood and disbelieved. It is hard for people who do not have chronic pain to understand…
Do you experience pain from a simple touch? Do you cringe when someone goes to give you a hug? Do these simple gestures result in excruciating pain? Skin pain is another one of those fibromyalgia symptoms that just doesn’t seem to make sense. This type of pain is called Allodynia and is usually felt as a burning sensation. Allodynia is believed to be a hypersensitivity to stimuli that would normally not cause pain. The pain…
There are basically two ways to deal with Fibromyalgia: accept it or resist it. We start out fighting against it. We push ourselves. We resist. Eventually, we realize resistance is only creating more suffering for ourselves. We begin to accept things are different now. Our life has changed. Fibromyalgia is not going away. We have to look at our situation realistically. Our old life is being replaced by a new life full of limitations. Click…
Fibromyalgia has long sat at the crossroads of neurology, rheumatology, and mental health. For years, doctors viewed it mainly as a central nervous system pain-processing problem—real, persistent, and often disabling, but difficult to pinpoint with classic laboratory tests. Now, a growing body of work points in a striking direction: the study suggests Fibromyalgia might be an immunologic disorder. If that’s right, it reframes fibromyalgia from a vague “pain condition” into a syndrome with measurable immune…
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 migraine symptoms such that I don’t know which is the cause… such as vertigo; migraine-associated vertigo or FM-related vertigo, or the balance problems and even the sensitivity to sound and light. The thing is FM came first and migraines later and then chronic migraines so…
Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2012, states Juvenile Fibromyalgia (JFM) is correlated with 40% of children and teenagers who also have benign hypermobility (HM). In fact, in adults hypermobility is an often seen comorbid condition. Pediatric Rheumatology, however, undertook an observational study to see if hypermobility affects the pain experience of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia. It must be mentioned that juvenile fibromyalgia is a relatively new area. Often the reason it took people a decade or…