With fibro and not ME, I don't worrying about showering. Usually. Though I have bouts of vertigo at the mere onset of a cold virus. But I do...
Also, thank the gods, the Sullivan pain-"research" PDF is old and, I hope, out-of-date.
As a fibro-person, I know I will be doing a bit of catastrophizing when I am in a severe flare-up. It's a normal response to extreme pain and...
I've been following Jared Younger's research for awhile now. One thing puzzles me: he has an undergraduate degree in psycology, a PhD in...
As a former RN (I only mention it because I took a research class) with moderate-severe fibromyalgia, I have to say that getting enough sleep is...
No, (yank here). Reminds me of the actor Morgan Freeman who was diagnosed with fibro but refuses to do any publicity for the cause. Afraid he...
Akin to "a form of arthritis" or a form of "mental illness" or a form or forum of fungus, perhaps?
My comments (as a fibromyalgia person). The doc states that docs have a deficiency disorder: that they aren't good with illnesses that are not...
I'm sure all of us are sensitized greatly by the phrase: all in your head. I can't tell you how many times I've heard researchers of fibro say:...
The old adage about fibro that it is "all in your head," meaning a brain disorder, does not encompass the newer research about small nerve fiber...
who is the target audience of this little broadcast? It features a dancer who got fibro. OK, it is basically an illustration of what fibro feels...
Yes, that's him. My gut opinion about alternative docs is that they are the lazy ones, too lazy to work hard in a busy medical practice. (my...
Just wondering, is that Dr. Eric Gordon of Santa Rosa, Calif.? If so, his wonderful IV therapy (thanks to a reused IV needle) gave a CFS suffering...
For some relief I use capsaicin cream at the highest dose. It does help moderate pain, at least for me. Muscle relaxants? tizanidine or such....
And I don't think his research is valid.
I've been a fibro patient since 1996 and my impression of Frederick Wolfe has been very negative. He is a jerk, in my opinion, a nit-picker, a...
Separate names with a comma.
