It has to be fall cleaning because it’s September, right? I haven’t done spring cleaning at any time since we’ve lived in this house, honestly. I haven’t been able to do it. But between a new pain specialist who isn’t…
Long Term Opiate Use Safe; One Woman’s Experience With Savella
There are two great articles from Karen Lee Richards in HealthCentral’s Chronic Pain Connection newsletter today. The first, Long-Term Opioid Therapy – What Are the Effects?, brings us the results of Dr. Forest Tennant’s ground-breaking study. He evaluated 24 chronic…
Do you have chronic myofascial pain (trigger points)?
Trigger points (TrPs) confuse many people. People who suffer from Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) have tender points that are used for diagnosis, not trigger points. TrPs can lead to Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP). Trying to explain both of them is really…
Between Naps
I gave in to my body and stayed in bed all day yesterday. It helped. If I’m not trying to do anything else, I can take my breakthrough pain meds and muscle relaxants. They make me too floppy to walk…
Fibromyalgia or Depression?
There are many people, especially doctors, who claim that fibromyalgia is just a symptom of depression. I’ve had both, and I know the difference quite well. They are very, very different. Being in pain all the time can certainly lead…
Interview: Chronic Pain and Sex
The interview we did is up! Chronic Pain and Sex: a Couple’s Gentle Battle With Fibromyalgia I’m pleased with it. There are very few, mostly immaterial inaccuracies.
FMS at PostSecret
Did anyone else see this at PostSecret today? I was made aware of it by a post to the LiveJournal Fibromyalgia community. Reactions there are fairly negative because so many of us have had bad experiences with people who think…
The Value of Education for Chronic Illness Patients
Paula Kamen, author of All In My Head, talks about the value of education in coping with chronic illness in an excellent editorial in the New York Times, Leaving the Rabbit Hole. This passage, in particular, spoke to me: The…
Happy Friday!
The girl is gone this weekend. I’m starting to feel like the house is just a place where she keeps her stuff and does her laundry! I suppose that’s normal for any parent of an older teen and good practice…
Pain cures for women; Migraines from low-energy light bulbs
I’ve had these two stories bookmarked to post here for a bit, so it seems past time for me to actually do it. The best new pain cures, with a focus on women Many women have a tough time finding…