Coping & Support

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]

Yesterday as I was trying to rest on the couch, feeling miserable from my bad sinus infection and CFS flare, I was having a mini-pity party for myself when I saw something amazing on a television show that I feel I was meant to be tuned into at that particular time.  I was watching The Doctors and I viewed the story of a very courageous woman who suffers... [Continue Reading]

Vacations and the occasional big family event can be exciting and a lot of fun but for ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia patients, it can also mean a lot of symptoms flaring and confinement to our beds.  I always look forward to having time away but I dread it also because I know how much work goes into preparing for trips and how hard the traveling process... [Continue Reading]

We all have found out that our chronic illnesses not only affect us, but our spouses and children as well. When just one person in the household is sick, the entire family suffers. In our house, both my husband and I are chronically ill so our son has been hit with a double whammy. I have discussed before on here the fact that I often feel guilty because... [Continue Reading]

Thanks to How to Cope with Pain for including this post as part of their Pain Blog Carnival!  To read all of the selected posts, please click HERE.  Dr. Bruce Campbell, PhD, a ME/CFS patient, said a woman with ME/CFS motivates herself when discouraged by aiming for a 1% improvement in some part of her life.  By thinking small, Dr. Campbell believes... [Continue Reading]

My Journey

Today marks the 4th week that I have been dealing with all of this fluid in my right ear and it’s not getting any better. I will have times where I think the fluid and pressure is relieving and then it hits me again full force. Since October 10th I have been on a 10-day course of 300 mg. of Omnicef daily and after I finished that, I was on 10... [Continue Reading]

Last week I started cutting gluten out of my diet to see if I will start noticing any difference in my symptoms.  Instead of cutting all gluten products out of my diet at one time, I have been replacing gluten-free items for the regular foods I was eating as I run out of them.  The reason for slowly transitioning is because I know me and I would get... [Continue Reading]

On Monday I was back to see my doctor for my continuing sinus infection and ear fluid issues.  I was at the doctor’s office over 2 weeks ago due to the major fluid buildup in my right ear and even after 10 days of antibiotics (this time it was 300 mg. daily of Omnicef), the fluid was no better nor was the sinus pressure and sinus headaches. This... [Continue Reading]

I just completed a 10-day round of Omnicef for my latest sinus infection that gave me the ear fluid bonus and I’m still not better.  My ear is still full of fluid and I am still suffering from the terrible sinus headaches.  I am so frustrated I don’t know what to do.  The past year has been a nightmare with trying to get rid of sinus... [Continue Reading]