The Table

I did some digging on the web to try to find out more about what's going on with the lightning pains I've been having lately .  I de...

Lately, I've been working on improving my diet and doing regular exercise.  I've been pretty good about attending yoga and getting o...

This is a good article for people who have been accused of, or have accused others of, being a hypochondriac when it comes to the symptoms ...

Wow, summer is just flying by! Where does the time go? I can't believe July is almost over. I have been doing relatively well with fibr...

So I had two good weeks without many symptoms, feeling good and in control of things with diet and exercise happening and everything.  Then ...

I think I've finally broken the spell of my latest IBS flare-up!  I was headed down one path, but switched gears when I thought of the s...

Wow, I just read this article , featuring a hall of shame for a bunch of fibromyalgia doctors with a definite conflict of interest between t...

Despite my continuing, daily IBS moments, I had a great time visiting the French Quarter of New Orleans last week!  This was my third trip t...

Today I came across a great video.  It's a doctor giving a presentation about Fibromyalgia.  He describes what it is, what it isn't,...

I was afraid my fibro "remission" was ending when I started feeling icky in the belly a couple days ago. I handled it as an IBS fl...

Despite the stress of a bathroom remodel that is taking for freakin' EVER, I am still doing remarkably well, considering how awful I was...

Just wanted to post quickly that I've been sleeping much better lately, and have not been experiencing so much pain as my previous ...

I had the following tests done to rule out other conditions: CBC WITH AUTOMATED DIFFERENTIAL ANA COMMON ANTIBODY SCREEN WITH REFLEX CRP ...

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...