Fibro F.O.R.D.

Oh yeah...If my body were a car.... I think it is a "Fix Or Repair Daily" model. Boy would I like to be able to trade it in for a newer model! But one day we will have a perfect body with no more sickness no more pain...what a great day that will be! If you have Fibro it does seem like you just get one problem taken care of and then something else in your old jalopy goes wrong! This is how it has been for me for quite awhile but this past year has really been the ride that has knocked the nuts and bolts out! But, as my doctors keep telling me....."we just have to keep taking care of each problem as they arise one by one".....and try to keep up the maintenance and keep this old jalopy on the road! So..my dear Fibro F.O.R.D. friends....make sure to get your oil changes and tires rotated and such and keep on truckin' as long as you can!

Fibro Fruitfulness

If you are anything at all like me and you are suffering in silence from your Fibromyalgia but you no longer can do the things you used to, then you probably feel a bit useless! Maybe you in former days were very busy and productive and now you spend most of your days sitting or lying around with very little energy! I was thinking about this and as I have been adding more and more people to my friends list with Chronic illnesses I noticed that many of them have learned to find a new way to be "fruitful" or productive.  I need an idea.....so I started looking...wow...some make necklaces to promote Fibro awareness, some make bracelets, some paint, some draw, some write poetry.........you know what I found out? People who are sick are very fruitful! They become very creative! They learn to use their disability for something good. Now if only I could think of something for me to do......hmmm....... I guess I will just keep writing for now.

Fibro Foolishness

I have dealt with the many symptoms that come with Fibromyalgia for many years, although it has taken my doctors a long time to come to the conclusion of this diagnosis. Of course there are numerous tests to rule out all of the other diseases that are similar and some overlap with Fibromyalgia. Through the years there have been many well meaning people offering up remedies and various treatments and so called cures. I have learned to be very skeptical toward most of them since I have tried many, to no avail! For the most part, they are money makers for someone! Be careful if someone is trying to sell you a cure for Fibromyalgia! There is not one! The research that has been done so far has not proven out any one theory and there are many as to the causes, and many as to what will help. Really, until the research is 100% sure of what it even is, and what causes it, then the cure is non- existent. So...just saying ,be careful; and don't waste your money trying to buy everything out there that claims to cure it! The best thing you can do for yourself is get plenty of rest, drink plenty of water, eat plenty of meat, fruits and veggies, and don't overdo on your good days or you will pay for it for the next few! Make sure you have a doctor who knows Fibromyalgia...and since it does affect the central nervous system, it makes sense to have a Neurologist....mine is great! Beware of the Fibro Foolishness!