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…
Author Archives: Kelli
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…
Do I Prefer Hot? Or Not?
If we’re talking weather, I am not a big fan of extreme hot (>40) or extreme cold (
The Worst Place for Christmas
The Worst Place for Christmas… is the Emergency Room.. Second major flare for December got so bad, yes I actually went to the ER in the wee hours of Christmas Morning.. The only people who are there on Christmas morning are the ones who don’t have a choice, that it is a complete Emergency.. There…
Today’s ER trip, Dec 10 2011
We got to the Emergency Room near 6pm this evening. It wasn’t busy, yet; it’s Saturday night so ya it will get busy. After registration, I was sent straight out to the ambulatory waiting area in the back of the ER. I was back there for about 10-15 minutes before I was brought back to…
My Acceptance
My biggest issue with my medical issues is me. I have so much trouble accepting my limitations. I am still trying to figure out how much I can and can not do. It’s more the can not that is my issue. I used to be way more than I am now. I used to be…
Addiction or Dependance?
My Significant Other is always concerned about the potentially addictive medications I am on. I try and assure him that, while dependant, I am not addicted. He doesn’t see the difference between the two. Unfortunately, when I am tired or just generically fibro-foggy I find it hard to explain. Medical dependance is a body’s need,…
FM & Heart Disease
As many Fibromites have dealt with abuse in their youth, I figured this tidbit of info might be of interest… According to CP24, a local news channel, a recent study shows that women Who have experienced abuse, physical, psychological and/or sexual abuse, have an increased risk to die from heart disease.. I do plan on…
Why Do We Only Get a Day?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and February is Heart & Stroke Month. I understand why these medical conditions have a full month of awareness because they are the top two killers of women. But why do conditions like Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome not only have one day of awareness, but have to share…
XMRV-CFS Link Shot Down Again
Well, it seems that there is even less credence with the XMRV-CFS study by researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic. With the strong possibility that the initial results were as a result of contaminations, there have been may studies published since the initial report, None have been…
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