Counting My Spoons

Inspired Living with Chronic Illness

  • About Julie
    • What’s Helped Me Most
      • ToolKit
      • Vital Plan
      • Oska Pulse
    • Contact Me
    • Work With Me
    • Terms of Service
  • Warriors
  • Coping
    • Tips & Tricks
    • inspiration
  • relationships
    • Fibro and Marriage
    • friendship
  • Conditions
    • Fibromyalgia
      • Fibro Warriors
    • migraine
    • endometriosis
    • Medical Studies
    • Treatment
      • Diet and Nutrition
  • Reading List
  • Toolkit
You are here: Home / Archives for Conditions / Fibromyalgia

Living with Fibromyalgia

This category covers all things fibromyalgia. My experience living with fibromyalgia. Advice on coping with fibromyalgia.  Medical studies about fibromyalgia. My life and experience living with fibromyalgia since 2010, and my advice on how to cope with fibromyalgia.

What causes fibromyalgia

Signs & Symptoms of Fibromyalgia

The Fibromyalgia Treatments That Have Helped Me Most

More Common Questions About Fibromyalgia

Check out the articles below for more fibromyalgia topics.

Tips for Travelling with Chronic Illness

Last Updated: May 29, 2017

Tips for Travelling with Chronic Illness I've traveled a lot lately. And, by a lot I mean I've been on a plane more in the last two months than I had been in the last 5 years. In the last two months I've taken four trips. The first two were a little over a week apart. Then I had a few weeks … [Read more...]

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Coping, Fibromyalgia, Tips and Tricks Tagged With: chronic fatigue, chronic pain, driving, travel

10 Things You Should Know About Fibromyalgia

Last Updated: May 12, 2017

Fibromyalgia: 10 things you should know

10 Things You Should Know About Fibromyalgia   1 . Fibromyalgia is Real   Thankfully, there is a lot less disbelief in fibromyalgia now than there was a decade or two ago (or even 6 or 7 years ago). Unfortunately, there are still those (including doctors) who don't believe … [Read more...]

4 Comments Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, relationships, Symptoms Tagged With: chronic fatigue, chronic pain, insomnia

An Open Letter to ER Professionals

Last Updated: May 5, 2017

An open letter to ER professionals

An Open Letter to ER Professionals Guest post by Danielle Faith Dear ER Professional, I have chronic pain due to a rare illness. I know you’re busy seeing patients and saving lives. I will patiently wait for hours until you have the time to see me. I’m courteous to you staff and treat you … [Read more...]

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Coping, Fibromyalgia Tagged With: dealing with doctors

Shine a Purple Light on Fibro

Last Updated: May 1, 2017

May 12 is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Of the many illnesses I live with it seems to be the one that I give the most attention to, even though it's probably the one I have the most under control these days. I think a large part of the attention I give to Fibro comes from the lack of attention it … [Read more...]

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, inspiration

Fibromyalgia Blood Test May Lead to fibromaylgia vaccine

Last Updated: April 28, 2017

It's time to be sure with FM/a - the Fibromyalgia blood test leading to a Fibromyalgia vaccine.

EpicGenetics  is looking at using the fibromyalgia blood test they've created to screen patients in hopes of developing a fibromyalgia vaccine (or more accurately a treatment for those with fibromyalgia that could reverse the symptoms). It's not a vaccine for fibromyalgia in the traditional … [Read more...]

5 Comments Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, Medical Studies, Treatment

When Your Partner is Struggling with Chronic Illness and Pushing You Away

Last Updated: April 17, 2017

What to do when partner is struggling with chronic illness and pushing you away

The below came from an email sent to me by a reader. After I answered his email I realized that he's so not alone and that my response might be helpful for many other partner's of those with chronic illness, so I asked his permission to share his question. "My wife suffers from chronic illness. … [Read more...]

11 Comments Filed Under: Close to My Heart, Coping, Fibro and Marriage, Fibromyalgia, relationships Tagged With: communication, sex

What Do You Know About Endometriosis?

Last Updated: April 14, 2017

What do you know about endometriosis?

I'm a little late for Endometriosis Awareness Month (March), but if you follow my blog and especially if you get my newsletters you know that I'm more than Aware of Endometriosis. Just a little over a month ago I had my third surgery for Endometriosis (and yes they've removed stuff every time … [Read more...]

Leave a Comment Filed Under: endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, My Life, Symptoms Tagged With: abdominal pain, pelvic pain, sex, urinary issues

The Vital Plan for Chronic Illness

Last Updated: April 7, 2017

The vital plan for chronic illness

  What would make me add 24 pills a day to my already heavy daily pill regime? Finding a protocol that works, that's what. And, Vital Plan Restore Kit is that protocol when it comes to Fibromyalgia, Lyme, & CFS/ME. The Vital Plan Restore Kit was created by Dr. Bill Rawls, a doctor who … [Read more...]

7 Comments Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, Medications, sponsored, Treatment Tagged With: cbd oil, supplements

Fibro Warrior Interview: Ali Hemsley

Last Updated: April 5, 2017

Fibro Warrior: Ali Hemsley

It's been a while since I shared a Fibro Warrior Interview, but recently I made the acquaintance of fellow blogger, Ali Hemsley from Brighton England and she offered to share her story. If you'd like to share your story here as a Fibro Warrior, I'd love to have you do so. Just email … [Read more...]

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Fibro Warriors, Fibromyalgia

Can a Lotion make you Limitless?

Last Updated: March 17, 2017

Limitless Lotion

You know I love to try new things that might help relieve pain or make life easier, and you know I'm a huge fan of CBD oil (or hemp oil extract). So, when offered the chance to try this latest product I couldn't say no. I have been given this Limitless Lotion as part of a product review through … [Read more...]

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, sponsored, Treatment Tagged With: alternative therapies, cbd oil, product review

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • …
  • 28
  • Next Page »

About Julie

Spoonie. Fibro Warrior. E-health advocate.

Julie Ryan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2010 and endometriosis in 2012. She's lived with chronic migraine most of her life. In 2019 she was diagnosed with inter-cranial hypertension.

Julie has a degree in Psychology, and works as a freelance writer and marketer. Freelance work allows her to work when she can and not be tied to a desk or a schedule. Julie believes in living an inspired life despite chronic illness.

"I have chronic illness, it doesn't have me."

More about Julie

Blog title inspired by The Spoon Theory, by Christine Miserandino, an excellent explanation of what it's like to live with invisible illness. Read More…

Disclaimer:

I am not a doctor. I do not claim to be a doctor. I do not play a doctor on TV or the internet. I simply share my experiences and what has worked for me. We are all different and before you try any new treatment, exercise, supplement, etc you should talk with your doctor (the real one, not the one on TV).

Common Tags

abdominal pain acceptance alternative therapies anxiety asking for help book review books brain fog cbd oil chronic fatigue chronic illness chronic pain communication dairy-free dealing with doctors decreasing pain decreasing stress depression diagnosis diet doctors documentary family feeling better flares food sensitivities gifts health holidays ibs interviews mental health oska pacing pain relief product review review self-compassion sensitivities sleep sleep aids stress sunday inspiration support travel

Copyright

All content copyright CountingMySpoons Any content reblogged from this site must adhere to the terms of © Copyright and TOS
That page states in part: "A brief excerpt of content that does not exceed 75 words may be quoted as long as a link is provided back to the source page on this blog and authorship is properly attributed."

Proudly Hosted By:

Wordpress Hosting Done Right

Proud To Be Included

 

Chronic Illness Bloggers
 

Privacy Policy

Counting My Spoons respects your privacy. Your information will never be provided to any third party unless you provide explicit permission to do so (something I'm not likely to ever ask you to do).

Read full privacy policy

Content Copyright © 2025 - Webz Plus Inc