The Table

Since yesterday morning, my left, upper eyelid has been twitching intermittently throughout the day.  It's nothing I haven't experie...

I just saw my new Fibromyalgia doctor today.  She is a Rheumatologist, recommended by my niece, who also has Fibromyalgia.  It was overall a...

This is just a quick update to let you all know that I managed to successfully wean off Savella on my own, during four weeks of graduated do...

As I mentioned in my last post, I'd just recently been doing a lot of research about Chronic Lyme Disease.  What started it all was a ve...

I finally made it into work today after spending the last three and a half days in bed.  I am tempted to think I jinxed myself with my last ...

I've completed the first two weeks at the first stage of lower dose of Savella for my weaning off: one tablet per day.  Yesterday, I sta...

Have you discovered Pinterest yet?  It's a fun way for members to organize their interests by "pinning" various websites, pho...

Just got a call from my fibro doctor's office - one of the staff told me this:  The doctor "tried to call Friday" so he's ...

With two calls into my fibro doctor and still no response, I've made the decision to wean off Savella.  I've also decided to fire my...

I just got back from an appointment with my primary doctor to address my recent five-day headache and neck pains, sinus congestion, and nose...

Feeling Lame Update: As you may have read in my previous post, yesterday, I was a hot mess.  I'm not skipping along merrily just yet ...

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, yet again, but despite my best efforts, my sleep has been ridiculously scant and superficial for the pas...

The last few weeks have been interesting for me.  Don and I took the last two weeks of the year off work.  The first week, we traveled to Mi...

I came across this About.com article about how to keep fibro muscles loose, which can be a challenge.  Just thought I'd share it here fo...

The last time I had my vision exam, I got a new contact lens prescription and a new, light-framed set of glasses - after two failed trials a...

Fed up with my tight pants and unflattering photos like this one, Me and my gut on last July's Beercation I decided to get back ...

In the last several years, my body has become sensitive in myriad ways.  Among the latest is the fact that my skin becomes itchy and breaks ...

Dumb, silly moments will, though I cannot explain why, sometimes send me into a giggle fit that recurs for hours. What's on your mind...

For the past month or so, I've been experiencing an increase in pain daily pain in my left hip and lower back up.  The pain started up b...

Yesterday, I spent some time outside, playing with my camera, during what will probably be the last nice weekend of this year.  October in...

If financially and medically possible, I would love to retire at my current home, in "Native Suburbia". http://www.icode6.net/na...

Benia's Weekly Pills I just loaded up my weekly pill organizers for another seven days.  Here's a lovely photo of all the pills ...

As you may already know, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the many coexisting conditions that I experience as part of Fibromyalgia. ...