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…
Category Archives: Fibromyalgia
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…
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…
Who Do You Sleep With?
Who do you sleep with? A partner? A pet? Alone? Myself, I tend to sleep with a partner.. There are many disadvantages & advantages to sleeping with a partner.. Disadvantages: (S)He may snore or talk while sleeping (S)He may be a restless sleeper and putting two together could be a nightmare (S)He may be used…
Pain
I hate being it pain! I can’t stand that I feel ‘fine’ when I wake in the early morning to take my meds, then later I am in more pains. It’s scary that when I lay here and I can feel the pain creeping down my body until every muscle hurts, even if it’s not…
Camping with Fibro
I saw an article of tips written up by Adrienne Dellwo, on about.com.. Having been an avid camper pre-fibro/CFS, I just had to share these tips and others.. Housing: A camper. an inexpensive tent trailer, a bigger tent, or Yurts.. All have more room to move, share & keep everything you need Clothing: Multiple changes…
How are they linked? Part 2: XMRV-CFS Series
How are XMRV & CFS linked? XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Series Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic, have recently discovered the presence of a retrovirus in blood samples from patients diagnosed with chronic CFS/ME. The human retrovirus, identified as XMRV, has now been found to be in…
What is XMRV? Part 1: XMRV-CFS Series
What is XMRV? XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Series XMRV stands for Xenotropic Murine leukemia virus-Related Virus. Basically it is human retrovirus similar to HIV and HTLV-1 and is a sibling virus to a virus that causes a type of leukemia in mice. Xenotropic means a foreign growth (xeno=foreign, tropic=growth). A virus that typically infects a…
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