Fibromyalgia Community

NSAIDs for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

By: Dr Alexa James The lack of inflammatory findings When patients complain about diffuse muscle and soft tissue pain in the tender areas, fibromyalgia (FM) diagnosis is considered. Pure or primary FM is non-inflammatory because it has poor response to anti-inflammatory conditions and has a lack of inflammatory findings about blood work, and examination. It is not associated with other inflammatory diseases. However, there can be diffuse musculoskeletal pain in patients with inflammatory disease such…

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Fibromyalgia

Making Plans When You Have Fibromyalgia

By: Dr Alexa James Plans to make. Could be awesome. Awesome. For days, weeks, months or even a year, you can plan something. Plans for the same day can be made quickly. Planning is a very normal part of being a social human being, quite necessary. However, plans can be stressful and full of anxiety if you have fibromyalgia. You don’t know how you’ll feel minute by minute, let’s say a day or more. Personally,…

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I’m not going to excuse myself for “OK” days

By: Dr Alexa James Our days are dictated by pain, tight muscles, fatigue and many other factors and symptoms for the patient who suffers from fibromyalgia or Chronic Pain. Sometimes we have to go so far as to plan a relaxing day, as far as our plans are concerned. What people who don’t have difficulties to understand with these conditions is how we can be productive some days, take part, enjoy fun activities, but some…

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Tried to be a mother in a chronic condition

By: Dr Alexa James At least by the standards of society, I won’t lie. I succeed in being a mother. Not because I don’t love my kids because, above and beyond anything I could ever have imagined, I do it. No, my body makes me spend more time, energy, and money on ensuring I survive and work than I can on my children, I suck being a mother. It was very difficult to accept that…

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Ways to Aid someone with Chronic Disease

By: Dr Alexa James It can be frustrating if we need help, but don’t want to accept it, or even harder, that we don’t want to burden anybody else. Fortunately, as someone living with chronic conditions that make it harder to do normal business, I can say that there are people who really want to help others. Some people have the best of intentions but don’t know exactly what to offer, or maybe just want…

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What or Who I Am the Invisible Intruder – Chronic illness Awareness

By: Dr Alexa James I was something that was wanted to deny the health community once. You told me I was just in your head, I didn’t exist, you felt like freaks who have lost their minds. Something different than what their practice has been teaching them could not believe. Oh, but I’ve demonstrated I’m so real, and now they know that. I am not in your head as a figment of a psychological or…

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Fibromyalgia

I’m a Marshmallow – it’s called fibromyalgia, “Something always wrong”

By: Dr Alexa James I like being like a marshmallow compared to me. On the inside and outside I’m gooey and squidgy –pretty much the same thing. I have no thick skin, so my outside is just a bit resistant to the inside of the marshmallow. Oh, I go quite pink in the sun. I was a delicate soul always, I take things to the heart. I totally disdain even the things I dismiss from…

by chronicillness•01/16/202002/01/2025•0

Chronic Pain

My Body negotiations: Someone with Chronic Diseases Negotiations

By: Dr. Alexa James I spend a lot of time negotiating with my body as someone with multiple chronic illnesses. I feel I can’t go for days and I’m determined to never give up for days. The emotional range is wide. I was through all of them and I have a great deal of coping mechanisms. My inner dialog is one of them. It could be my enemy or my friend. I have a large…

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Fibromyalgia

MGH Researchers make a key discovery to diagnose patients with fibromyalgia

By: Dr. Alexa James The words’ You look so good’ are often heard by fibromyalgia patients. How could you be ill? How are you?” Or perhaps the nonsensical words” all in your head is fibromyalgic. Recent and ongoing investigations, however, confirm this invisible disease’s reality. This information enables individuals with fibromyalgia and other similar invisible conditions to make sure that their complex diseases are validated. Furthermore, understanding recent research helps to guide and identify natural…

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Somewhere Between Denial and Depression in Fibromyalgia

By: Dr. Alexa James This continuum has slid up and down my life’s experience with fibromyalgia. I often spend my energy trying to avoid both extremes desperately. Sometimes I try to stay positive and concentrate on what I can do. I walk over to repeat the words of Hawking, do not look at the stars on your feet. Out of fear that they will bring me down, I avoid fibromyalgia groups like the plague. I…

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