Waiting to Be Happy Guest Post by Mandy Mercuri from Take Hold of Pain Have you ever thought this “When I’m ...., I’ll be happy”? You can insert whatever you are looking forward to, dreaming about or convinced will make you happy into this statement. Maybe when I get a new job, when I have a baby, … [Read more...]
My experience with chronic illnesses covers several different illness.
I hope that much of what I share on this blog can be helpful to anyone living with (or without) any chronic illness. However, my experience and my posts tend to be geared towards fibromyalgia, endometriosis, migraines, and IBS and my experience with those illnesses.
In addition to sharing my personal experience, I also try to share medical studies and general information pertaining to living with these specific illnesses.
Check out the posts below for information on the variety of chronic illnesses that I cover here, including:
Book Review: Suffered Long Enough by Dr. Bill Rawls
How often have you wished for a doctor who understood what you were going through? I doubt we'd wish chronic pain on anyone, but at the same time, we'd all love to find a doctor who really understands. Dr. Bill Rawls is that doctor, and while you may not be able to visit him in person, he has … [Read more...]
Dr. Oz on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pelvic Pain
On Friday 12/19/2014 Dr. Oz did a 5 minute bit on Fibromyalgia and Pelvic Pain. These are good topics to combine, as they often overlap. Pelvic pain is a common issue with fibromyalgia and an issue I've dealt with along with fibromyalgia. Unfortunately, I feel like combining them the way that the … [Read more...]
Chronic Pain on Dr. Phil
Every so often one of the afternoon talk shows dedicates a whole five minutes to discussing a health issue. Most recently that talk show was Dr. Phil (again), and again he brought on Pfizer Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Frieda Lewis-Hall. This episode focused on Mary, who has lived for years with … [Read more...]
Verapamil for Migraines and Cluster Headaches
Verapamil for Migraines and Cluster Headaches Verapamil is a blood pressure medication that has been found to improve chronic migraines and cluster headaches. I'm actually surprised it isn't used more, and that I hadn't heard about it until the last six months or so. A search of the … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Interview – Monica
Today I’m interviewing another Fibro Warrior, Monica Radtke of Blaine, MN. Tell us a little about yourself: I am not married, but have been with a gentleman who’s name is Larry for over 24 years. We have no children, just a few fish. I work for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in … [Read more...]
Fighting the Twins: Fibromyalgia and Depression
Depression is probably the most evil thing to come with chronic pain, but for many of us depression is something we were fighting long before the chronic pain took hold. I mostly dealt with anxiety prior to chronic illness. Depression showed up occasionally, but it wasn't the type of thing that … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia, Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (Guest Post)
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...]
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...]
