October 28, 2007 – 10:33 am
I just got a news alert from Google for this article from the Cincinnati Enquirer about the benefits of exercise and other conservative measures for fibromyalgia sufferers.
The patient in the story tells an all-too-common tale of cocktails of painkillers and multiple diagnoses, who experienced a turnaround with pool-based exercising. This meshes exactly with my own […]
October 4, 2007 – 11:27 am
Frances Winfield Bremer, the wife of Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, is the new spokesperson for the NFA, according to this release. Mrs. Bremer was herself diagnosed with FMS 25 years ago. Her husband apparently plans to help out with his wife’s new responsibilities by being a “spokespouse” - good for him, I say. […]
September 27, 2007 – 11:07 am
I’ve been in a rut of sorts lately.
See, usually I’m pretty highly functional for a fibromite (thanks in no small part to tramadol). But the last few days I’ve been feeling increasingly run down and … off, I guess, is the only word to describe it. (Remember our discussion about how hard it […]
September 25, 2007 – 11:09 am
Have you ever experienced the sensation of synchronicity - the phenomenon of things happening that resonate with you over, and take place simultaneously with, similar incidents in your own life? I just had a whopper.
Seems that Jeanne Hambleton, the blogger behind this post and FMS Global News, one of the top fibro blogs […]
September 24, 2007 – 1:16 pm
Hattiesburg American (Mississippi) has a wonderful profile of Chinika Hood, an amazing woman who is , even after a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia, still using her journalism skills (even after having to quit her job and abandon the amazing five-year plan she’d created). She’s creating a website which will debut in January dedicated […]
September 24, 2007 – 1:05 pm
I’m still in crunch-mode - hopefully will have time to post a more in-depth article or two later this week. But I just found this amazing comment on Flickr’s Simple Pleasures With Fibromyalgia/Coping Skills thread, which goes over some really useful information about sleep - how to get more of it and the right kind. […]
September 20, 2007 – 8:33 pm
Don’t have much time to post today but I wanted to share with you all this incredibly helpful rundown of the top signs that you might have been diagnosed incorrectly. Via CNN.com. Next week, they’ll share “empowered patient” tips on dealing with the incorrect diagnosis.
September 17, 2007 – 1:36 pm
Sometimes, our wellness (or level of wellness, or at least the extent to which we hurt) depends on our ability to adequately communicate our answer to a seemingly simple question: “How are you feeling?”
Why It’s So Hard To Talk About Pain
It’s not so easy to answer when you hurt all the time. There’s the […]
September 13, 2007 – 10:58 am
Here’s a fascinating article by Rich Carson of ImmuneSupport.com that explores whether stress-induced damage to the hippocampus, resulting in a shortfall of dopamine, is to blame for fibromyalgia. It’s called alternatively the “hippocampus” or “dopamine hypothesis” and it strikes many in the field as promising.
A quote:
Specifically, the hippocampus is extremely sensitive to stress, […]
September 12, 2007 – 12:08 am
What is it about the word “discipline” that makes us queasy, I wonder?
This Yoga Journal article, http://”Hot Buddha, Cold Buddha”, sheds some light on the question, as well as on the curious human tendency to “forget” our resolve when it comes to exercise (or, in this case, yoga). Speaking of Patanjali’s writings on yoga, […]
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