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The top knuckle of my right index finger has been a little tender and started "clicking" a year or so ago.  I noticed it while usi...

Today, Bunny, my rice sock, was scorched in a senseless act by the rogue microwave at work today. I still needed her warmth, but the smell o...

For over a fortnight now, I've been dealing with some ridiculous knots in the muscles near my shoulders, neck, and upper back. Since it...

So, last Friday, I went to a new foot doctor about the pain and swelling around my outer right ankle bone.  The whole staff was very nice.  ...

I feel a bit like a dog with a hurt hind leg these days.  You know how they will lift the painful foot up and only hop lightly with it, if n...

This winter has been extreme in several ways, and in much of the U.S.  Between the frigid temperatures caused by the "polar vortex...

As the new year begins again, I reflect on last year's resolutions. I managed to get a couple of them done. (Hooray!) However, I piled ...

The other night, I watched an interesting episode of "Torchwood".  There was a time-traveling character named Bilis who said he w...

A while back, I posted a comment to this article asking fibromites to share our experiences with Fibromyalgia with the FDA, in preparation f...

For the past few weeks, I've noticed a new kind of pain.  It's headache pain, but the odd part about it is that it comes on suddenl...

We had our first snowfall of the season yesterday.  To me, that's the official beginning of the winter... and the beginning of my yearly...

I came across this list today and thought I should share it with you all. While reading it, it all makes sense. Of course these things can ...

Insomnia was one of the symptoms that helped my doctor diagnose Fibromyalgia.  For some reason, we fibromites cannot seem to reach the deep...

A couple weeks ago, I discovered some pain near my right heel, on the outside of the foot, near that ankle bone. I first noticed it at the ...

Well, guess what I decided to do today.  This morning, during my usual 4 flights up the stairs in my office building, I thought perhaps I sh...

I have some things I want to shop for, like clothing and shoes. I also long to just browse at shops for ideas or for pleasure, like I use...

My husband and I hosted a party a little over a week ago. My husband did most of the work and I got loads of help from my in-laws as well, y...

Work stress and physical Fibro stress. Work is very stressful for me at the moment.  There is much to do and so many people counting on me...

If you haven't read or heard about the recent study that seems to prove Fibromyalgia is a physical disease, take a look... http://guar...

The life of a fibromite is riddled with setbacks.  And they always seem to be surprises, too.  You'd think I would expect the flare-ups ...

I came across this article today.  It talks about what a huge difference it makes in the body to be sitting for hours on end vs. breaking u...

I'm finding myself ever entangled in the grasp of life's endless supply of tasks.  Why is there so much to do?  Is there, really?  A...

Last week and even the week before, I had some very strange knots that appeared in my upper, right shoulder blade/back area.  They seemed to...

I have a friend who is very ill with several, chronic, lifelong conditions. Her name is Dee, but she goes by "Line" on Facebook. S...

WARNING: This post is about birth control.  There is a lot of detail here that you may or may not be interested in reading.  I wanted to pos...