Chronic pain is increasingly rampant today. Yet chronic pain and chronic disease are often invisible. In many cases, there are no visible casts, rashes, or runny nose. People with chronic pain often seem “normal,” perhaps just a little more frail or sad than average. I suffered from chronic headaches for four and a half years and chronic hip pain for two…
Fibromyalgia can be a strange disease. Your doctor may say that fatigue and pain are the only real symptoms of fibro, but you can’t help but ask yourself if your recent uncomfortable symptoms are due to your illness. Here are some of the rare symptoms of fibromyalgia you may experience. Rare Symptoms of Fibromyalgia non-cardiac chest pain This is one of the…
Those who suffer with fibromyalgia often have pain that is hard to pinpoint in their bodies. This pain often radiates throughout the entire body so it can make it diagnosing other conditions that you may have very hard. A common complaint that is heard from those patients with fibromyalgia is that their feet hurt to the point that it hurts…
Three years ago, my doctor said the F-word… that’s right, fibromyalgia. I ignored her. But for the last year I have been in constant pain and I find it really hard to focus on anything other than finding pain relief or finding a new treatment that might actually make a difference. I haven’t really been writing about the pain. Everyone in…
My name is Fibromyalgia and I am an invisible disease. I’m with you for the rest of your life. Others do not see me. But your body feels me. I can attack you when and how you want. I can also take care of severe pain. And if I’m in a good mood, I can also assure you that you…
Cannabis for fibromyalgia & nerve pain Fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy have a couple of things in common. Both conditions involve seemingly unexplainable pain, tingling, and can drastically reduce your quality of life. Early research suggests that cannabis may have powerful therapeutic effects for both conditions, and this new pain patch offers a novel new approach for conditions that are incredibly…
This post is aimed at relatives and the close circle that surrounds people with fibromyalgia. Although Fibromyalgia is not noticeable, it is very real. Many people think that a person is not really sick unless they look sick. When you have fibromyalgia, the person can be full of health (on the outside), but inside a procession of terrible terrible symptoms.…
Fibromyalgia has been a mysterious disease, causing pain throughout the body and deep in tissues with no apparent cause. A large proportion of the medical community has believed that the disease was psychosomatic, and people essentially think that they are in pain. But a small biopharmaceutical company, Intidyn, or Integrated Tissue Dynamics, has found what they believe to be the…
The Social Chamber of the TSJ of Catalonia has considered in a recent judgment, S 1403/2015, of 24 February (Rec. Suplicación 6239/2014), fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is grounds for declaring the “permanent disability”. The statement refers to a case of a woman, operaria chemical industry, which suffered a picture of recurrent major depression without psychotic symptoms serious nature,…
Lady Gaga, who’s been on leave from her tour to contend with her fibromyalgia, surprised fans by showing up to a major fundraiser for hurricane relief this weekend. Gaga has recently been in the news not for her signature pop hits, but for her new Netflix documentary Five Foot Two, which shows the pain and struggles she experiences with this…