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Keep Calm & Fight Fibro
May 12, 2012
It is that day again.. The one we have to spread awareness to the world for the conditions of Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.. The one when we wear blue *and* purple ribbons at the same time to show the world we have something we need to tell you.. The one where Social media gets…
Isn’t It Ironic?
I have had a new pain occur in my right arm. I knew it wasn’t a fibro pain; it felt different. At first I thought I’d somehow pulled or tore the muscle somehow cuz the pain seemed to radiate from near the upper end of the back of my forearm (what is the right name…
Meds Crash
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have a pain/fibro doc who gets it. One of the things he did was to put me on a pain patch.Some of you may know that I have funky allergies including products found both in food and adhesives. For those who didn’t know, you know now.I’m sure…
Weather Changes – from +20 to -2
I`m up here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and we`ve been having some really funky weather. Our normal this time of year is about 5C. The past two weeks have been lovely: mostly sunny with daytime highs hovering just under 20C.. I`ve lost count of the number of days that have broken the historic high temperature…
Endo Info March 1
The most noticeable and typical symptom of Endometriosis is pain, specifically pelvic pain. The most common time to expect pain is before and during periods, as well as during sex. Some may confuse this with PMS, which presents as abdominal and/or pelvic pain. The discomfort from PMS is typically treated simply with ibuprofen, or up…
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Did you know that March is Endometriosis Awareness Month? We have a whole month to share the knowledge and let people know about it. What can you do? Possible ideas: * Casual Fridays donated to the Endometriosis Association or local research facility; here in Toronto it would be Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre * Wear your…
10 Years Since We Lost Laura
February 18, 2002, Constable Laura Ellis was killed in a vehicular accident on duty responding to an emergency call. In addition to being a police officer, she was also a daughter, a sister, a friend, a lover, a wife, and a mother. To me, she was my sister & I still miss her. Heros In…
He Gets it!
As some of ya’ll know & some don’t, I’ve been visiting the ER more than usual. In a period of about 6 weeks, I was in the ER *Five Times* due to pain flares of my fibromyalgia. Each visit they gave me demerol, but occasionally torodol. I have since gotten an emergency appointment with my…
When It Rains, It Pours
Why is it that when one person has a health issue, it seems like a dozen other people is your circle also have health issues? We’re been up to our necks in it lately.. It started with me on Christmas morning and my fibromyalgia pain getting the best of me (see here: http://bit.ly/AsUG8Q).. Then 2-3…
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Awareness Ribbons 
Fibromyalgia
Chronic
Fatigue
Syndrome
Endometriosis