The Table

Just when I thought my gastritis was healing nicely and behaving well, the bellyaches started up again, even though I'm still faithfully...

I'm on week 8 of the Baby Steps workout routine and still making it, despite crazy fatigue and feeling blah.     Here is a photo of my ...

I'm thrilled to report that I seem to be done having t he regular bellyaches, cramps, and bloating that have been going on since August ...

I just did 6 wall push-ups and 6 sit-ups.  This is week 6 of my "Baby Steps" workout regimen.  Each week, I add one more increment...

* SUPER to a Fibromyalgia patient is not unlike a regular-sized person being called a "giant midget" in some ways, but it is a tem...

Warning: I need to rant a bit here. When you have been diagnosed with a multitude of health conditions that includes Fibromyalgia Syndrome...

On November 12th, I had an EGD performed.  Gastritis was detected, but no ulcers or other abnormalities, and a biopsy test revealed no H. ...

As you may recall from this post , I've been dealing with some mysterious, intermittent abdominal pains since August 9th of this year.  ...

I've been dealing with many symptoms lately - some old, some new - and have been a bit run down.  I'm noticing little tasks and chor...

I'm just a little left of normal for my "typical fibro" self today. I'm waiting to see if my daily abdominal pains will ...

I just survived a harrowing ordeal.  It has nothing to do with Halloween or the various seasonal pranks or visions of ghosts or demons or an...

What's Erythema Nodosum (EN) , you ask?  It's basically slightly reddish, very tender nodules, occurring just under the skin, usuall...

The other day, Don and I went out with some friends to enjoy some of our favorite beers together.  During the conversation, I started notic...

This is Wellington.   He has lived in our home for many years - a bit longer than I have been around, actually.  When I was having abdomina...

Last Saturday morning, the day I look forward to all week for sleeping as long as I possibly can, an innocent leg stretch around 5am trigger...

I know I've been slacking on the blog posting lately.  Sorry about that.  Things have been a little weirder than usual for me, but I...

So far in my exploratory journey of self-awareness, here are some things I've noticed about my behaviors that I don't like. I pour ...

I realized today, as I sat at home, sick with some virus, that I've got some issues to work out.  In a nutshell, I'm doing some bing...

What a complete fudgebucket of a day today is! My sleep has degraded until it just completely crapped out at 3am this morning.  I woke up a...

This is Mallory. :)  Mallory is going to help spread awareness for Fibromyalgia by posing for photos in various locations.  I take her pictu...

I just got back from a great week long vacation with my husband.  We drove up to his old stomping grounds in Glennie, Michigan to stay with ...

Hey, d'ya miss me?  Hee!   I've been busy with life and not blogging much the past couple weeks.  I guess that's a good thing, n...