ME/CFS
GERD, ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia RelationshipFor the past month, I have been getting extremely sick at least once or twice a week... More
Leadership Change for CDC’s CFS Research ProgramAs of February 14th this year, William Reeves will no longer be head of the CDC’s... More
ME/CFS Pain & Fibromyalgia Pain – Can You Distinguish Between the Two?Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients suffer from pain as well as Fibromyalgia patients. ... More
ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Around the WebFibromyalgia, HIV & Chronic Fatigue When The New York Times reported on a possible... More
More ME/CFS PostsInterstitial Cystitis
2010 ICA Capitol Hill WalkThe 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 PatientsThere is a new clinical trial that is currently recruiting patients who suffer from... More
Study Reveals IC Patients Are More Sensitive to PainItalian researchers have reported through a new study that they have “direct... More
Traveling With Interstitial CystitisThanks go out to How to Cope with Pain for including this post in their monthly blog... More
More Interstitial Cystitis PostsFibromyalgia
GERD, ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia RelationshipFor the past month, I have been getting extremely sick at least once or twice a week... More
ME/CFS Pain & Fibromyalgia Pain – Can You Distinguish Between the Two?Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients suffer from pain as well as Fibromyalgia patients. ... More
ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Around the WebFibromyalgia, HIV & Chronic Fatigue When The New York Times reported on a possible... More
I Gained 8 Pounds On Lyrica in One MonthI started taking Lyrica the beginning of December and in a month’s time I have... More
More Fibromyalgia PostsOther Chronic Illnesses
2010 ICA Capitol Hill WalkThe 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 PatientsThere is a new clinical trial that is currently recruiting patients who suffer from... More
GERD, ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia RelationshipFor the past month, I have been getting extremely sick at least once or twice a week... More
ME/CFS Pain & Fibromyalgia Pain – Can You Distinguish Between the Two?Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients suffer from pain as well as Fibromyalgia patients. ... More
More Other Chronic Illnesses PostsCoping & Support
Depression Around the Holidays for ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia PatientsI 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 & FibromyalgiaDr. 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 & FibromyalgiaTuesday 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 IntimacyI 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]
Finding Blessings In Unexpected Ways with ME/CFSYesterday 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]
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CFS & Stomach Problems Lead to A Day Of MiseryI 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 MonthI 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]
Vacation and Gluten – Not A Good Mix For MeWe left the day after Christmas to go to Georgia to visit my stepdaughter and her husband. I have been doing really well on my gluten-free diet and my energy level has greatly improved. Going on vacation and going gluten-free when you have to eat out every meal is almost impossible and I did indulge a little bit. I also ate gluten over Christmas. ... [Continue Reading]
Trouble with Posting Information On Fighting FatigueI apologize for the delay in posts. I had posts written and scheduled to post and for some reason they are not publishing to the website. Please bear with me during this time as I try to figure out what’s going on. Thanks! I hope everyone had a nice Christmas! [Continue Reading]
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