This week’s Fibro Warrior is Elizabeth Turp of Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. She lives with her partner and loves the outdoors, music, Liverpool, food, and friends. She works as a writer, counselor, and group facilitator. After living with chronic illness for more than ten years she was recently … [Read more...]
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.
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.
What is Small Fiber Neuropathy
In the last few years we’ve seen many articles about the overlap of small fiber neuropathy (or small fiber polyneuropathy – same thing) with Fibromyalgia. And, the hope that we may be able to use skin biopsies of these small fiber nerves to diagnose Fibromyalgia. I’ll be honest I thought for a … [Read more...]
Deep Breathing for Fibromyalgia
Improve Your Life with Deep Breathing for Fibromyalgia by Donna Grant The title of this post sounds bizarre, doesn't it? As unconscious breathers, we don't have to think about breathing we just do it. It's something we take for granted and we often don't think about the … [Read more...]
Review of CBD Muscle Rub for Pain Relief
Review of Fay Farm CBD Muscle Rub for Pain Relief There are multiple ways of using cannabinoid products without smoking marijuana, and some that are even legal in non-medical marijuana states, CBD oil is one of those. This review covers using CBD muscle rub for pain relief. When The Fay Farm … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior – Sheri Peterson
This week we are getting to know Fibro Warrior is Sheri Peterson, from Colfax, Iowa. She is a 36 yr old mom of two boys, one of which has cerebral palsy. She enjoys reading, shopping, singing karaoke, playing darts, and listening to music. Sheri is a reader of my blog that I connected with on my … [Read more...]
The 3 Ms of Coping with Chronic Pain and Fatigue
Coping with chronic fatigue can be difficult on the best of days. However much we struggle, we need to focus on maintaining a three important things in our life. I call these the three M's of Coping. Coping with chronic pain requires that you maintain relationships When you live with chronic … [Read more...]
Low dose naltrexone for fibromyalgia
Low dose Naltrexone for fibromyalgia Dr. Jarred Younger has been researching the potential use of Naltrexone for Fibromyalgia pain relief since 2009. One of his earliest studies examined the effect of 50mg of Naltrexone on Fibromyalgia patients and found no significant results. That same year he … [Read more...]
Yoga and Fibromyalgia
Yoga and Fibromyalgia: What You Should Know (guest post by Sarah Woodard) During the 23 years I can be certain I’ve had Fibromyalgia, including those prior to diagnosis, I’ve tried many different physical activities such as running, martial arts, and yoga. While each of them has been … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior – Kim Penix
This week I’m interviewing Fibro Warrior, Kim Penix from Southeast Michigan. She has been married to her loving husband for 26 years (impressive!). They have two kids and one grandchild (she certainly doesn’t look old enough to have a grandbaby). They also have a dog and a cat. She enjoys blogging, … [Read more...]
The Pain Scale is a Chronic Pain
I hate when doctors ask me to rate my pain. It's probably my biggest pet peeve when visiting the doctor (right up there with being weighed - who needs that stress?) How am I supposed to rate my pain? They say it's on a scale of 1 to 10, but what am I comparing it to? Recently, I had a … [Read more...]
