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Written by Clarita
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15 March 2012
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Fibro ATTITUDE Is Definitely Essential ~ Clarita
Fibro AIDE
* Acceptance
* Thankfulness
* Tenderness
* Invisible Disabled Enabled Ally
* Transformation
* Upllift
* Diet
* Expectations
" The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief." ~ William Shakespeare
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Written by No1Believed
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29 October 2011
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I posted this as a status because of my recent diagnosis and the reactions I have gotten. I feel much better after saying it:
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Written by No1Believed
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26 October 2011
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So my boss informed me this evening that my co workers feel "jipped" because I often times go sit in a chair in the back office when my legs can't handle the strain or my back feels like it's being stabbed.
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Written by oregonnative
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23 April 2011
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What are we supposed to say when someone asks, "How are you?" Do we then tell them how we are? Do they really want to know? It likely depends on who is asking, and it's up to us to deciper which is which.
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Written by naddya819
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27 April 2010
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Meditation is a wonderful way to reduce the stress we experience in daily life. It’s very simple to learn, can be done any time, in any place, and without taking much time from our lives. Meditation reduces stress, can help us control pain and unhealthy emotions, and even strengthen us mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
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Written by Starr
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12 April 2010
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This article describes the various treatments known and suggested for Fibromyalgia and its symptoms.
It should be noted that the treatments and medications shown here were up to date at the time the article was first published, but the list is being updated all the time, based on the latest research.
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Written by Starr
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12 April 2010
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This article describes the various treatments known and suggested for Fibromyalgia and its symptoms.
It should be noted that the treatments and medications shown here were up to date at the time the article was first published, but the list is being updated all the time, based on the latest research.
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Written by naddya819
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07 April 2010
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You've not been feeling well for quite some time now. At first, you tried to ignore it, then finally realized that you couldn't put it off any more. You make an appointment with your doctor, who schedules a series of strange and intimidating tests: blood work, CAT scans, MRIs and stuff you probably never even heard of. After waiting for what seems forever to get your test results back, your doctor calls you into the office. Then you get the news: you have a chronic illness, something that cannot be cured and that you will carry with you for the rest of your life. You sit there, perhaps still in the exam room, maybe in your car in the parking lot, and you wonder, what now?
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Written by naddya819
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05 April 2010
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Your alarm clock goes off, maybe for the second or even third time this morning. Maybe for the fourth time! It is so difficult to get out of bed because you just didn't sleep well. The aches and pains kept you tossing and turning, and several times during the night you were wide awake for no reason at all. Twice for sure you had such severe cramps in your calves that you had to spring out of bed and hobble around your darkened bedroom until you worked them out enough to crawl back into bed. You know you have to get up, you have to get on with your day, but you're just so tired. You roll over and squint at the clock, willing your eyes to focus so you can see exactly what time it is. You grab for your morning medications; without them you know there's no way you can get out of bed. You swallow your meds with a half-empty glass of lukewarm water you keep at your bedside, and you lay, patiently waiting, until the pain begins to subside.
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Written by Starr
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06 December 2009
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This is a collection of letters I have gathered over time to help you explain and describe Fibromyalgia to your friends and family. Amongst these are also a few from Friends and Family members to those of you who are in a care-giving positions, yourselves.
Many people have been helped by these letters. Please feel free to make use of them to aide in your own situation. The more our loved ones understand, the easier our lives will be.
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Written by Auriel
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06 May 2009
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This is an article that I found online and thought it interesting so I wanted to share it with all of you. You can read the original article and access others at: http://www.fmnetnews.com/basics-overlap.php
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Written by Starr
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14 March 2009
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Most people hope to work for as long as they possibly can. If you have a job that is not physically taxing, you may be able to continue to work with Fibromyalgia for many years. If, however, you MUST stop working, there are several types of disability to look into. Your employer may have a long term disability plan. You will have to find out about this plan from your employer, the human resources department at your job, or from your union. If you worked and paid into Social Security, you may qualify for SSDI. If you do NOT qualify under your own work record, you still may be able to get SSI if your income and assets are low enough.
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Written by Starr
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10 March 2009
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Many of our members have family and friends who just don't understand what Fibromyalgia is, or how it affects us. They don't understand what they can not see. The article that follows is probably one of the best and most popular ways of explaining through demonstration, what we go through as we live with chronic pain, fatigue and exhaustion.
The author, Christine Miserandin, was very creative in her approach. Her original story is available at: butyoudontlooksick.com .
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Written by Starr
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10 March 2009
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Fibromyalgia.
What is FMS?
Fibromyalgia is a dysfunctional systemic neurotransmitter condition, with among other things, disrupted adrenal-hypothalamus-pituitary axis. In layman's terms, it is a disorder of brain chemicals, which is characterized by Chronic Diffuse Bodywide Muscle Pain, Stiffness, Chronic Fatigue and Sleep Disturbances, which result in decreased Deep Stage 4 Sleep (the restful/replenishing part of the sleep cycle).
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Written by Starr
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10 March 2009
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Muscular pain, tingling, burning, and numbness are common symptoms of a repetitive strain injury. However, these symptoms are also common in a condition called Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia basically means pain in the muscles, tendons and ligaments. It affects mostly women and up to 4% of the general population.
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Fibromyalgia
The Facts
by Billie Chainey, DNM (Doctorate in Natural Medicine)
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Written by Starr
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10 March 2009
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More than half of doctors offer fake prescriptions to make people feel better - and that's okay, most doctors say.
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