Category Archives: Fibromyalgia
What Causes Fibromyalgia?
In 2006, I had a horribly traumatic fall down a set of stairs which I recently wrote about here. At the same time, I was going through a particularly painful divorce. I was emotionally, mentally, and physically worn out and beaten up. A year later, and I wasn’t feeling any better. My body and joints …
History of Fibromyalgia
Have you ever wondered about the history of fibromyalgia (FM)? Did you know that it’s been around for centuries? Even though the official term, fibromyalgia, wasn’t coined until 1976, physicians have been writing about conditions resembling FM since the early 1800s. Reports of illnesses with strikingly similar symptoms can even be found as far …
What is Fibro Fog?
Have you ever had those moments where you utterly and completely forgot something, or didn’t notice something? It’s the typical, “Where are my glasses?,” and they’re sitting on top of your head. It’s when I cleaned the entire kitchen counter after dinner, and instead of putting the cooked sausages away in the fridge, I just …
What is Fibromyalgia?
Recently, I had a friend ask me what is fibromyalgia? Well…my body doesn’t process pain correctly. But it’s more than that. My body aches, my muscles cramp and twitch, I’m hot, I’m cold, I can’t sleep, all I want to do is sleep, I’m exhausted….I can’t remember things…wait…what did you ask me again? And on …
Life In The Fibro-Lane 