Category Archives: The Fibro Line

Ouch [update]

Posted on September 5, 2012 by G Bitch

I wake up sore, like I overdid 3 workouts, and only less tired, a matter of degrees, than I did when I collapsed into bed. Heat helps some, mostly because it feels comforting and is a distraction. I scramble for … Continue reading →

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#*@*%^#*@*%^!!: Fibromyalgia Edition, Part 1

Posted on March 14, 2012 by G Bitch

I tried to write a post yesterday. I couldn’t. I had 12, 15 tabs open, searching, linking, sniping, connecting, verifying. Then I felt weepy, confused and tired, like I’d blown 4 fuses. I couldn’t make sense of the tabs or … Continue reading →

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Flare!

Posted on October 8, 2011 by G Bitch

It starts as an ache between my shoulder blades and weird pain, needles shooting through my wrists, shins, forearms. The ache in my upper back becomes tightness and incredible pain any time my head moves down or to the side. … Continue reading →

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E.X.H.A.U.S.T.E.D.

Posted on September 25, 2011 by G Bitch

Fibromyalgia [FM] is usually seen as a pain disorder. I can deal with the pain to a certain extent; I don’t let it keep me from moving or living, but when it spikes, I know it’s time to slow down or rest. … Continue reading →

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Fibromyalgia–It’s Real

Posted on May 12, 2011 by G Bitch

  National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day I am grateful this year to have some control over my symptoms, to have much of my mental faculties back thanks to pain relief, and want all that and more for every woman and man out there … Continue reading →

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Ouch

Posted on January 10, 2011 by G Bitch

I am convinced that the primary reason I have fibromyalgia [FM] is 10+ years of untreated insomnia/sleep disorder. Sleep disorders of all types are common in FM, especially sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome [RLS]. Many folks do not have … Continue reading →

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FM Does Not Stand for “Fuck Me”

Posted on May 31, 2010 by G Bitch

[Not this time, anyway.] FM. Fibromyalgia. If you want neglectful or outright hostile treatment from some health-care providers, this is the syndrome/chronic condition for you. I thought my health care was pretty good—I liked my doctor, I could get appointments … Continue reading →

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National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

Posted on May 12, 2010 by G Bitch
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Ouch

Posted on January 31, 2010 by G Bitch

For the first time in some years, I missed Krewe du Vieux. Why? Because I felt like shit. Why? Fibromyalgia. The aches, the stiffness, the idiosyncratic and wandering sharp pains, the mental fogginess, the molasses-in-your-ass fatigue all get worse when … Continue reading →

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