Fibromyalgia, Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy by Lauren I’ve struggled with intermittent, unexplained pelvic pain for many years. As a teenager, my cramps were excruciating. My family doctor thought it was ovarian cysts and gave me a prescription for the birth control pill. … [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.
Spoonie Caregiver – Simon
This week I'm interviewing another spoonie caregiver. Simon lives in Cheshire in the Northwest of the UK, he’s 45, works as an IT Manager, for a Global blue-chip company. He is also a qualified hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner and Time Line Therapist. How did you and your partner meet? And … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia and Herpes virus: Is there a connection?
Despite the instant negative reaction to the thought of the Herpes virus and the association with sexually transmitted disease, there are a number of different Herpes virus, including those responsible for Chicken Pox, Shingles, and Epstein Barr (mono). Even the ones with the most negative … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia Blood Test – Is it Real?
Back in March of 2013, I posted about the Fibromyalgia blood test that had just become available, nope not through your doctor, but through a company that believes they've isolated something that allows them to determine from your blood whether or not you have Fibro. It wasn't something that … [Read more...]
Sunday Inspiration: When Things Don’t Go as Planned
This week's inspiration came from a reader's blog. Kimberly's blog is full of inspiration; however, her most recent post really touched off on something that I've been facing over and over again - dealing with life when things don't go as planned. Are you ever so tired, depressed, achy, and … [Read more...]
Pelvic floor dysfunction and fibromyalgia
I asked my friend Beverly to write a guest blog about a pelvic floor dysfunction - a topic that has affected both of us. She found that physical therapy improved her pelvic floor dysfunction. Unfortunately, I saw the same physical therapist without the great results. Our wedding night … [Read more...]
Guys with Fibro – Joshua Hutchinson
Each Wednesday I share the story of a different Fibro Warrior. This week I'm sharing the story of another of the guys with Fibro - yes, guys get Fibro, too. Joshua Hutchinson lives in Gilbert, AZ with his two dogs, a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix named Bonnie and a Boxer named … [Read more...]
Botox for Fibromyalgia Pain?
A reader questioned the idea of whether botox would work for Fibromyalgia, since it works well for migraines, and has also helped her TMJ. So, I decided to do a little digging in the medical literature and see if I could find anything to back up the idea of Botox for Fibromyalgia. There are multiple … [Read more...]
Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia
A 2010 review of studies on alternative treatments for Fibromyalgia in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine determined that the following have significant effect on treating Fibromyalgia. Acupuncture - Having needles poked into your skin doesn't sound pleasant, but it really … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Julie Ryan
I decided that I should probably interview myself, but I wanted to do something a little bit different, so I decided to do a video interview. I will include a transcript (sort of) below, for those who prefer that over the video. Tell us a little about yourself: My name is Julie Ryan, I am 38 … [Read more...]
