The Table

My fibro doctor, Dr. Wilkin just called in reply to my message from last week Tuesday. He may have been out or something last week because h...

A while back, I added what Blogger is calling "pages" to my blog. This is the top row of links to other content on my blog. They...

Yesterday I felt relatively "normal" (for me) and I think the brain zaps are pretty much through with me, finally. I am still dea...

Despite more violent thunderstorms last night and remaining awake since the 3am tornado siren, I felt like this morning was much better, sym...

That indescribable feeling of being uncomfortable in my own skin and being unable to find comfort that I have been getting in the evenings h...

I've been working from home again today and I noticed the brain zaps are getting less frequent, perhaps because I've been at the com...

Just when I think I'm getting the hang of this brain zap and sweating thing, I am finding that my body is not done finding new, weird th...

I am at home again today, with the air conditioning off, sweating profusely and my feet are still cold.  My bones feel cold and achy.  I...

During my last visit to the neurologist/pain specialist on June 21, 2011, my doctor strongly suggested that I switch from Pristiq (an SNRI ...

Did you ever get sudden jolts of pain during odd times - usually with people around who wouldn't understand? Today, my first day back ...

First off, I'm happy to report that my bout of food poisoning has finally subsided.  :) After being in constant and varying Fibromyalg...

As my work project is finally coming to its fruition this very day, the buildup of mental stress is beginning to wane.  It seems everything ...

Stress is a mess. Okay, I just wanted to rhyme that, but it didn't make much sense. I should say it can make a mess of me. There...

The "I'm always right" theory, from my husband Don, is very valuable to me. It's a confidence boosting way to proceed wit...

Mallory, my Fibroduck and I have been busy lately. In the nicer weather, we like to enjoy my yard, " Native Suburbia ". The pl...

A couple Saturdays ago, I attended a great party at some friends' place. I had a great time and met lots of great people, but my body ha...

So, first a bit of good news... It gets hard to remember to notice the little victories sometimes. That cough I had that caused me some we...

I've finally moved up to 10+6 of my Baby Steps Workouts - yay me! 10+6 = 10 wall push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 6 free weight arm lifting moves...

Exercising: I've been slacking on the " Baby Steps " lately, due to the pain in my left side, which I believe is a pulled mus...

I finally saw my allergist/asthma specialist last week. I told him I had Erythema Nodosum on my legs, chronic hoarse voice, and a nagging, ...

Are you prepared for everything that could go wrong during a flare-up?  Do you have what you need as a Fibromyalgia patient?  Do you have ...

I submitted to Fibroduck a personal account of my transition from normal Benia to the Fibromite Benia I am today. It was published on the...

I left a message for my GI doctor last Friday because I was getting low on the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication and wasn't sure if...

Okay, well, it's not necessarily one I like to celebrate - it's the anniversary of my original Fibromyalgia diagnosis, in 2008. I w...

Baby Steps 10+3 = 10 wall push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 10 leg lifts (using Don's weight bench), 3 arm lifts (each), 3 minutes on elliptical ma...