ME/CFS

20 Years and ME/CFS Is Still Hard To Adjust To

The past 2 to 3 weeks have been extremely difficult as I fight another ME/CFS flare. ... More

ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia News Around the Web

Cooking With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome It’s hard to avoid... More

Updates On XMRV Findings In Studies

The XMRV studies have been the talk of most ME/CFS websites these days and the one... More

Post-Exertional Malaise – the CFS Symptom That Doesn’t Know the Difference Between Work & Play

When my husband and I first started dating, we were on the go nonstop.  I went... More

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Interstitial Cystitis

2010 ICA Capitol Hill Walk

The 2010 ICA Capitol Hill Walk will be held on Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 8 a.m.... More

New Clinical Trial For IC Patients with Vulvodynia Patients

There is a new clinical trial that is currently recruiting patients who suffer from... More

Study Reveals IC Patients Are More Sensitive to Pain

Italian researchers have reported through a new study that they have “direct... More

Traveling With Interstitial Cystitis

Thanks go out to How to Cope with Pain for including this post in their monthly blog... More

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Fibromyalgia

Part 1 – Risk Factors for Fibromyalgia In Children

It’s bad enough as adults to be burdened with an illness like Fibromyalgia... More

ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia News Around the Web

Cooking With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome It’s hard to avoid... More

Would You Use Marijuana To Treat Fibromyalgia Pain?

I have been seeing a lot of stories on television lately about people who are using... More

ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Around the Web

  Has The Advent Of Minimally Invasive Surgery Altered The Risk Profile Of Patients... More

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Other Chronic Illnesses

Would You Use Marijuana To Treat Fibromyalgia Pain?

I have been seeing a lot of stories on television lately about people who are using... More

2010 ICA Capitol Hill Walk

The 2010 ICA Capitol Hill Walk will be held on Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 8 a.m.... More

New Clinical Trial For IC Patients with Vulvodynia Patients

There is a new clinical trial that is currently recruiting patients who suffer from... More

GERD, ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Relationship

For the past month, I have been getting extremely sick at least once or twice a week... More

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Coping & Support

Putting Work, Life, & Health Into Perspective

Here in PA, we have been having some really bad weather over the past week – two blizzards within 5 days.  That is a lot of snow!  The snow itself was bad enough but add to that the wind and the size of the snowdrifts have been unbelievable!   I was supposed to work last Saturday morning from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. and my husband told me... [Continue Reading]

Depression Around the Holidays for ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Patients

I know a lot of people don’t understand why I don’t look forward to Christmas, but if you suffer like I do, I know you know where I’m coming from.  For me, the holidays just represent more work, more exhaustion, more flares.  I try my best to stay upbeat for my family but all I can think about is how all of the extras of the season... [Continue Reading]

Finding A Doctor to Treat ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia

Dr. Bruce Campbell offers some great advice on ProHealth on  how to find and work with your doctor when you have ME/CFS and/or Fibromyalgia.  Because ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia are such complex illnesses, there is often several physicians ranging from family doctors to specialists needed to help treat the illnesses.   Some of these physicians include... [Continue Reading]

Putting the Holidays Into Perspective With ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia

Tuesday as I was driving home from work, the radio announcer mentioned that there are only 40 days left until Christmas and I immediately felt myself start to panic and stress.   It has been a really rough few months and I haven’t even started or began to start thinking about Christmas shopping and everything else that goes along with the holidays. ... [Continue Reading]

ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia & Strategies For Improving Intimacy

I have written before on Fighting Fatigue and I have also read elsewhere that the divorce rate involving a chronically ill partner is 75%.  That is extremely high and my first marriage failed in part due the lack of support I received from my ex-husband.  He didn’t believe I was really ill and that lack of support and trust was a huge factor... [Continue Reading]

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My Journey

20 Years and ME/CFS Is Still Hard To Adjust To

The past 2 to 3 weeks have been extremely difficult as I fight another ME/CFS flare.  Everytime I have a bad flare, I feel like I did when I first got sick.  I’m scared, frustrated, angry, confused, depressed and feeling so sick I don’t think I can go on.  To be honest, if it weren’t for my son and husband I probably would not still... [Continue Reading]

Really Sick – Will Post Soon

I apologize for the lapse in posting but I am currently having a bad CFS flare and I am not up to much of anything right now.  I will post as soon as I am up to it.  [Continue Reading]

CFS & Stomach Problems Lead to A Day Of Misery

I have been totally and completely miserable since last night.  I can’t seem to get rid of this exhaustion (thanks, CFS!) and to top it off, a stomach bug has hit – or I think that’s what it is.  CFS has a way of stealing any joy out of life.  Even though I’ve been sick for so long, I still never get used to it completely. ... [Continue Reading]

I Gained 8 Pounds On Lyrica in One Month

I started taking Lyrica the beginning of December and in a month’s time I have gained 8 pounds.  I knew that weight gain was one of the side effects of Lyrica, but I didn’t worry about it because I have never gained weight on any other medications that had weight gain as a side effect (not that I can remember).   This is very frustrating... [Continue Reading]

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