Damn. I have bug bites on my feet and ankles. I don’t want to say the “f” word, but that’s what they look and feel like. Hmph. I am absolutely sure now that the birth control pills are causing the…
Good Article About Source of FM Pain
Fibromyalgia Pain: Do We Know the Source? Roland Staud Abstract Purpose of review: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition of unknown origin. Multiple abnormalities have been described, including peripheral tissue and central nervous system changes. The relation of…
No, I Shouldn’t be Home at All
I should be at the Castle, painting. The damned ankle thing has triggered a flare. I was really, really trying to get through this move without one. Dammit. I wasn’t able to get to sleep last night because I was…
Moving, Meds, Visitor
We get rid of clutter in order to make room for fulfillment. –Sandra Felton I detest moving, but it is a great incentive to declutter! And perhaps we’ll find some of the things that have simply disappeared in the last…
Visual Difficulties & Fibromyalgia
I just came across this bit in Laugh at Your Muscles by Mark J. Pellegrino, MD. Now I don’t feel quite as alone with regards to my visual confusion issues this week (they haven’t just been while driving.) My fibromyalgia…
Miscellany
Today’s planned wiring has been canceled, due to me having a pain flare and curiousmay9 being indisposed, as well. I’m hoping I’ll get enough better to go to the PSE meet-n-greet tonight, though. We have to drive shadowkatt across town…
A Decent Explanation of What It’s Like to Have Fibromyalgia Syndrome
A letter to the healthy world from the land of chronic pain and fatigue A LETTER TO THE HEALTHY WORLD FROM THE LAND OF CHRONIC PAIN AND FATIGUE If you were born with healthy genes, you may know me, but…
Traffic Court and Snow in Dixie
Okay, that was interesting. If you please “not guilty” in traffic court now, they make you wait for a couple of hours, then give you a new court date. They’ll have the cop come then, but don’t ask him to…
What If You Weren’t Just Average?
I’ve been wondering about something for a while. I figure it’s likely to sound fairly conceited, but there ya go. Measures of disability, like strength, flexibility, or endurance loss—even the IQ or memory tests given to depressed people sometimes to…
Silly Horoscope/Colors/Cleaning
I laughed out loud at this, so I figured I’d give y’all a chance to do so, too: Dear Cynthia, Here is your horoscope for Friday, February 13: You’re the black cat that crosses everyone’s path, purring all the way.…