I’ve been running on empty since my pregnancy with Nu. Thinking that I was fighting Fibromyalgia, I actually engaged in…
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What it’s Really Like to Live With Fibromyalgia
I tend to sanitize my illness for people. Or I’ll say what’s bothering me the most (usually my neck or…
Amitriptyline for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain
Amitriptyline for fibromyalgia and chronic pain is a bit of a sticky subject for me. It was the only thing…
The Perils of Pacing
When you have chronic pain and fatigue, you get used to doing what you can. Using the energy you have….
The Big Three O
I’m turning 30 this week. I have no trepidation about it, because I feel like I’ve achieved a lot. I’ve…
I Don’t Want to Feel Like That
Recently I’ve been called upon to make a big decision, to go to India for two weeks with my husband…
“Normal,” Relatively Speaking
I thought I was relatively “normal,” physically speaking. Just with some extra pain and fatigue. But as I have come…
Tensions, Accepting Life as it is
The tension of chronic illness, aside from any symptoms, is the desire to fight it and the need to accept…
What I Learnt About Fibromyalgia While on Maternity Leave
I have learnt a perhaps unsurprising fact in the year since I have either not worked, or worked less than…
Experiments, Or How Do You Know?
A well designed research study tries to ensure results are attributable to the experiment and not something else.
But with fibro/CFS things change daily. There are a tapestry full of threads that make up my conditions and my context. I’m having a flare up, despite doing everything in my power to be well!