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A comprehensive look at Fibromyalgia pain, its symptoms, triggers, and effective strategies to manage and alleviate discomfort.

  • The Weight of Fibromyalgia on My Body and Soul

    The Weight of Fibromyalgia on My Body and Soul

    Fibromyalgia is such a complex condition. It affects you physically, cognitively and emotionally. Sometimes, if forces us to change who we are or suffer the consequences. This is where I have a hard time because I have dreams and goals and I’m not ready to give them up. Today I woke up feeling the weight of fibromyalgia on my body and my soul.

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    Getting Out Of Bed

    Most people hate getting up in the morning. I know very few people that just jump right up and seize the day. It is a process, am I right? Most days are hard to get going for me, as I’m usually stiff and hurting as soon as my eyes open. I try to do some stretches in bed to help ease it but some days are harder than others on that front. So I pull myself up from lying down and sit there for a bit, trying to gain strength to move my body. The weight of myself feels unbearable.

    On days like this deciding to take a shower or not is a major decision. I think on one hand it could help loosen my muscles and relax me. On the other hand, it could take so much of my energy I might be done for the day.  I try to get up two hours before I have to leave for work so I have time to adjust to the whole mess. Then there is the catch 22 of if I’m having a really hard day it is almost impossible to get myself up that early.

    Trying To Think Through The Weight Of The Fog

    It isn’t just the weight of my body that is causing me trouble. It is my mind as well. I can’t seem to think to make a decision as simple as taking a shower or not. It is like a weight is being put on my brain and I just can’t lift it no matter what. It is days like this that I fear driving myself to work. Will I be able to react as quickly as I need to? Will I remember where I am or where I’m going? These are valid concerns that I’m sure any fibromyalgia warrior can relate with.

    This weight continues on throughout the day making finding words difficult. Sometimes I feel like an idiot as I try to stammer through a conversation where I know I sound stupid. But I am NOT stupid and you are NOT either. This is what fibromyalgia does to us though. Being cognitively impaired is a result of the weight of fibromyalgia.

    The Weight Of Fibromyalgia On My Emotions

    The impact fibromyalgia has on my emotions is sometimes greater than all others, especially on days where I have been struggling consecutively. As I have explained in my article Fibromyalgia and Mental Health, I have been battling depression my whole life. Fibromyalgia can take that depression and increase it ten fold sometimes.  The weight of fibromyalgia on my emotions plunges me into darkness and it takes a lot of strength to pull myself out. The anxiety and worry over everything gets to be too much and makes me more exhausted. All the while, I have to push through and go to work each day because I have to, not necessarily because I am able to.

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    In the end, the weight of fibromyalgia hurts my soul. I tend to be a pessimist however, I work really hard to stay positive or at least re-direct my thoughts. My soul captures all this pain, agony and fatigue and I have to decide what to do with it. Do I let it drag me down further? Or do I give up? Do I call out sick and lie around and feel sorry for myself? For me personally, the answer is NO!

    Breaking Free From The Weight Of Fibromyalgia

    I know I’ve painted a pretty grim picture, but it is my truth and probably for some of you reading this as well. The above is how I feel almost every day at some point during the day. How do I get through it? Well, one foot in front of the other my friend, one foot in front of the other! I feel I have no choice but to keep fighting, keep re-directing my thoughts and keep finding ways to take the weight off of me. Here are some steps I take to pull myself out:

    • Exercise: I know with all I said, you might wonder how. Believe me, sometimes I wonder as well. I modify my exercise to the daily ability I have. If it is a tough day, maybe I just walk in place a few times throughout the day and add in some stretches. I give some ideas on how fibromyalgia warriors can exercise in The Spoonie Exercise Challenge.
    • Healthy Eating: I have found that I overall feel much better when I put whole, real foods into my body. This may seem like a no-brainer, but when you are addicted to sugar it can really be a hard challenge. In a couple articles I have given some ideas on Healthy Breakfast Ideas and also How To Start An Elimination Diet if you want to check those out.
    • Planning: This is a tough one, because you can’t always plan for a flare or know you aren’t going to feel well. I plan my meals out each Sunday and try to prep as much as I can. I enlist the help of my family in all areas they are willing. This is also often where I have a hard time as asking for help in the right way can be a challenge for me. I use my planner and write out all my responsibilities for the week. This helps with the brain fog and just keeping myself as organized as possible.
    • Meditation: Admittedly, I don’t use this one as much as I should. But, it has helped calm and center me. I like to do breathing exercises to calm myself and take my mind off my anxiety at the moment. Sometimes, when I am at work and the weight of everything feels too much, I just close my eyes and focus on my breath for a few minutes. It doesn’t fix everything but it does help get me through the moment.

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  • Secret Weapons For Fighting Fibromyalgia

    Secret Weapons For Fighting Fibromyalgia

    You don’t live with chronic symptoms such as pain, fatigue, brain fog, insomnia and the like for over 15 years and not develop any tricks. For my teenage and early adult years my symptoms were ignored by medical professionals and there was very little information about fibromyalgia out there. I had to come up with my own secret weapons for fighting fibromyalgia.

    After pushing myself through about four years of trying to work full time and be “normal” I realised I couldn’t keep going that way. I was miserable, at 25 years old I felt more like a grandmother. So I began a whole life change. 

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    Fast forward nine years: I have tried a multitude of things, some very big things like reducing my work hours and moving to a warmer climate, and lots of small things like trying many supplements and medicines and treatments. 

    I experience half the pain and fatigue levels I did back then. I sleep much better (I still have trouble, but it is a lot better!). My central nervous system has calmed right down and anxiety is mostly a thing of the past. I have three healthy boys aged 5, 3 and 1. And I am grateful every single day. 

    Of all of the things I have tried, what do I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone and everyone? What has the least side effects and most benefits and applications? 

    Yoga and meditation.      

    I use these to help me get to sleep; when I am stuck in that place in the middle of the night (you know the one- too sore to sleep, too exhausted to get up?); in the morning; during the day; in a car or plane; on the floor with a toddler or two next to me. Almost anywhere anytime.  

    There are many tools on offer under the umbrella term of “yoga”.

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    The three key ones for me:

    • Breathing
    • meditation and
    • asana (poses)

    It’s great to see that research is catching up with what practitioners have known for years. I have certainly experienced these myself. 

    Yoga helps with:

    Here’s the thing – I don’t do long classes (most of my practices are under 20 minutes), my body doesn’t speak pretzel (I don’t do advanced poses) and I pilfer the tools and use them when and how I need. 

    But no one really teaches us in this way. Early in 2019 I was trying to rebuild my practice and physical strength after a particularly trying pregnancy and modifying heavily around severe pelvis issues, but I could never seem to find the right class for me. Some of those “for chronic pain” classes on YouTube were way out of reach, even as a long time practitioner. Some of those “for chronic fatigue” classes were way too long for me. I was always having to make it up myself.  

    Then I noticed people who follow my blog and social media saying they couldn’t even try yoga because they wouldn’t even know where to start. And I thought that was a real waste as the tools are really useful. 

    So, being the pragmatic person I am, I took on the challenge of training to be a yoga teacher with three small children and a chronic illness. It sounds so crazy to say that, but I did it! 

    I made yoga and meditation my weapons but they are not secret.

    In Foundations of Yoga for Chronic Pain and Fatigue course I have made a beginner’s toolkit especially for those with chronic pain and fatigue so that they can “do” yoga and make their own toolkit to manage going forward. The goal is to end the course with tools they can use every day, forever.

    It isn’t about the perfect pose, it’s about using the pose and where we are on the journey with that pose to help us. It isn’t about meditation but using meditation as a tool for rest. 

    This has strengthened my resolve and I am on a mission to reclaim mindful movement so that we can use it to improve our quality of life and I’d be so delighted if you would join me. I hope my secret weapons for fighting fibromyalgia help you as well.

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  • Suffering From Fibromyalgia Or Fighting It: The Choice Is Yours

    Suffering From Fibromyalgia Or Fighting It: The Choice Is Yours

    Having Fibromyalgia is like a roller coaster ride. Most days I just don’t know how I am going to feel. I try to have a positive mindset and I find it helps when I’m around others with a positive mindset as well. However, I realized that not everyone wants to hear or see positivity right now. Frankly, I can understand that – I use to feel that way too. I started to realize I have a choice in either suffering from fibromyalgia or fighting it.

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    My Suffering Journey

    I was not always positive about my attitude towards my illness. In fact, you can read my first article on admitting I was sick publicly, Coming Out With An Invisible Illness. In addition to not being positive, I didn’t want anyone to know I was sick. It was like my dirty secret.

    Why didn’t I want people to know?

    • If people knew, they might want to talk about it.
    • Telling people I was sick was admitting it to them and myself.
    • Admitting I was sick might mean I wasn’t able to fulfill my goals.
    • If I admitted I was sick I might have to slow down and put myself first.
    • How can I put myself first, when for so long I have put others first?
    • If I put myself over others, I would feel selfish.
    • I said a main reason was I didn’t want people to feel sorry for me. I said that because really, I felt sorry for myself and was ashamed of that feeling.
    • If people knew, they might think I was weak.
    • Staying in denial meant I didn’t need to make any changes.
    • My self-esteem was too caught up in how others viewed me (still is). If they thought differently of me, like I was less than I used to be…. maybe I was less than.

    This way of thinking only made my illness scream louder at me that I needed to stop. Fibromyalgia is hardly ever on its own. On the contrary, it has a web of other illnesses that usually come with it. So pushing my mind, body and soul beyond its limits is something Fibromyalgia does not like. When my body finally gave out on me, I had to face my illness and myself. Doing something like this makes a person go through the stages of grief.  So, one of those stages is finally acceptance, right? That is what happened, I accepted I was sick.

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    Negative Self-talk

    In doing so I became very depressed. I did what I had been dreading, I felt sorry for myself. The negative self-talk was going like crazy at this point.

    • “I don’t know how I’m going to do my job anymore”
    • “I’m a horrible mother, I can’t even take my son outside for a walk”
    • “How can I finish school? I can’t! I’m going to have to quit”
    • “Why me?”
    • “I’m not strong enough”
    • “When will this end”

    I know you can relate to some of these. Honestly, this way of thinking and living can take a person down a dark path. You might be asking, “Why are you telling me all of this?” Well friend, I am telling you to show you how deeply negative my thinking can get. So, how do I pull myself from the negative to the positive you so often see from me?

    Path To Positivity: It Is A Choice!

    Yes, I make a choice each and every time. I choose to find some light in the darkness and so can you. It takes practice and a little effort, but I’m confident you can do it. Here are some steps to help you through.

    1. Write down all the positive qualities about yourself and save this for later.
      1. Mine would be: sense of humor, kindness, wit, intelligence, & empathy.
    2. When a negative thought appears, pull out your list (if you need to).
    3. This is where you remind yourself of the positives from your list.
    1. Yes, I have fibromyalgia and I’m in pain. However, I am also funny and can laugh at myself. I got this!
    2. Yes, I am feeling depressed right now. It seems to be pulling me farther into the darkness and all seems hopeless. However, you have pulled yourself out of darkness like this before! You are strong-willed and determined and you got this!
    3. Put this on repeat (believe me it takes practice).

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    How To Make Changes

    Now you may be saying this is great, but this alone can’t change my negativity. This is true. There are more tools you can use to keep yourself positive.

    1. Mindfulness – yes, meditation can help keep you focused. There are many different types of meditation available. I encourage you to pursue one and make it a daily ritual.
    2. Gratitude – I learned in my positivity psychology class, that one of the ways to pursue happiness is to show gratitude. Give it a try by writing a letter to someone you know that did something nice for you. Simply put, let them know how much that gesture meant to you and thank them. Trust me on this- it will feel good.
    3. Goal setting – You might be thinking this is where I lose you. This one will be different for everyone. Some of us are really very sick and can barely function. I know there is a goal you can set for yourself though. I recently set a goal of walking for 5 minutes every day. To those who can easily walk longer, that might not seem like much. However, to those who can’t even walk 5 minutes you know how big that can be. Making your goal small and obtainable will leave you feeling positive when you accomplish it.

    Fighting vs. Suffering

    So, are you fighting your chronic illness? Or, are you suffering from your chronic illness? This is a choice only you can make. It is personal and individual and there really isn’t a right or wrong answer. You can even do both sometimes I know I do.

    Fighting your chronic illness means that every day you choose to keep going, even when you think you can’t anymore. It means that you consciously turn your negative thoughts about yourself and your illness into something positive. Lastly, fighting your chronic illness means that you will not be its victim.

    Suffering from your chronic illness means that you let your illness control you. Don’t get me wrong, our illness always controls us in some aspect whether we like it or not. However, when we suffer, we have no choices, we are the victim.

    As you can see, in both these scenarios we have the same illness. In one we feel more in control than we do in the other. As I said before, there are days I am fighting fibromyalgia and days I am suffering from it. The difference is the way I choose to look at it, with positivity or negativity. We can’t control that we have a chronic illness, but we can control how we handle it from here.

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  • How I Let A Pandemic & Fibromyalgia Break Me and How I Fixed It

    How I Let A Pandemic & Fibromyalgia Break Me and How I Fixed It

    It has been awhile since I sat down to write. Life has been overwhelming, wouldn’t you agree? I’ve been contemplating my place in the world and what I want that place to look like. I’ve shed most of my responsibilities and stayed away from social media, so you might be wondering why now am I deciding to write? Well, to be honest I feel broken and I need to put myself back together. So, let’s find out how I let a pandemic and fibromyalgia break me.

    Too Much On My Plate

    It started with putting too much on my plate. I love this analogy! What happens when you go to an all you can eat buffet? You eat too much, don’t you? You sit there with too much on your plate and not only that but you have several different plates sitting in front of you. I don’t even eat everything, so what does that mean? It means things get wasted. That is what I have been doing. Trying to accomplish too many things at once has led me to wasting certain things in my life.

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    I had to admit I couldn’t do it all anymore. So it became necessary to not only put less on my plate but to make my plate smaller.

    Fibromyalgia and Depression

    If you have fibromyalgia then you have probably battled with depression. For some reason they tend to go hand in hand. It could be due to what fibromyalgia does to your body and soul. For me, depression came first and I easily fall into it and I’m not talking about just feeling sad. This is full blown, can’t move, paralyzed with darkness depression. I talk a lot about fighting depression. Honestly though, it is an illness on its own and I don’t control it. If I use my tools I can manage it, but I can’t seem to do anything to make it go away.

    Staying home for months has made it clear to me that I am an introvert, no doubt about that. However, there is an extroverted part of me that thrives on spending time with other (select) people. In fact, I now believe that being social in some way is what has helped me keep my depression in check. Without that interaction, I have fallen into the abyss. Really, I had let a pandemic and fibromyalgia break me.

    Fibromyalgia and Anxiety

    My anxiety is deeply rooted for many reasons and I tend to let my mind go on the worry trail until I’m so worked up I can’t cope. This, my friends, takes practice to control. Lucky me, I also have IBS and that alone has created an anxiety in me that is hard to beat. So you throw in a pandemic and worry over my health and my loved ones and you have a recipe for disaster. If you are someone who is not worried about getting the Coronavirus, then I am happy for you. I am not one of those people. I worry about my family, my friends and myself.

    For my friends that have anxiety like I do, lets talk about how we can take a little control back. First of all, have you heard of the expression, “don’t worry about what you cannot control?” This is a hard one, but it is necessary. Can you control getting the virus? Yes and No. You can wash your hands, not touch your face, wear a mask and social distance. You must weigh the cost versus benefit when it comes to any activity outside the house. We can’t control other people, so all we can do is control our own actions. Sadly, anyone not following safe behavior is not someone I am going to be around right now. All of these steps help calm my anxiety as I take control of what I can do.

    Putting myself back together

    To be honest, I started writing this article a month or so ago. I was feeling completely broken. Now, I wouldn’t say I’m back to normal yet, but I’m getting there. I take as many steps toward wellness as I can take and forgive myself when I falter. An example of this is that I force myself to do things like ride my bike, go for a walk and stretch. I find my center while meditating. I am part of two clubs at my university and on the board of one. This has reminded me how important it is to be a part of something bigger than myself.

    I try to remain in the present with a hopeful eye to the future. This is hard with so many horrible atrocities happening all around us. Now more than ever, I am controlling who and what is around me. I deleted all my social media apps to prevent myself from going on there and I try to keep as much positivity as possible. I’m not saying that I’m not paying attention, I’m just weeding out the unnecessary. For anyone having a hard time like I am, I want to remind you of the available resources out there for you. There is the crisis text line, just text 741741. In addition, there is always the suicide hotline 800-273-8255. Sometimes it helps to speak to someone outside your life. If you feel comfortable it also helps to confide in a friend or loved one. You may find that they are also having a hard time right now. We will get through this together.

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  • College Student With Fibromyalgia? Here Is How To Stay Organized.

    College Student With Fibromyalgia? Here Is How To Stay Organized.

    At the age of thirty-nine I decided to go back to college and finish my degree that I had started over 20 years prior. If I thought college was hard at eighteen, I had no idea what was in store for me. At this time, I was married with three kids and a full-time job. I wondered how I was going to fulfill all my responsibilities. I didn’t know at first what my end goal was going to be other than just getting my AA. It wasn’t until a couple years in that I finally decided on Psychology.

    Not Your Everyday Challenges

    About a year into taking 2 classes per semester and working full-time I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I always ran myself ragged as an adult, so I was used to feeling tired all the time. This time though the tired came with pain, a lot of pain. My first reaction was that I wasn’t going to let anything stop me, not even fibromyalgia. I pretty much didn’t until 2018. This was the year that fibromyalgia stopped my whole life. I had to take time off from work and school for a few months. Even when I went back to both I still wasn’t at full capacity.

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    I seemed to have developed a tenacity in my old age though and I still wasn’t going to quit. I kept on taking 2 classes per semester and working full-time. Let’s not forget still raising a family at the same time. This has not been easy, but nothing worth doing is.

    Staying Organized

    I often hear, “I don’t know how you do it” from people. I always tell people my two secrets are that (1) I have a planner that I use for everything and (2) my house is a mess (don’t judge). When you are working towards a goal sometimes sacrifices have to be made. Sadly, what I sacrificed a lot of was taking better care of myself (see above flare). The other part that has been hard is the fact that I am a Virgo and I LOVE organization. But loving being organized and having the energy to clean and organize your house are separate. I can’t do it all, so I have to choose.

    This is exactly how I organize my college career down to the semester level. I do not claim that what has worked for me will work for you. The key is you have to take your own life circumstances into account and do what is best for you.

    It helps if you define your goal completely. This means knowing what you are working towards and how to get there. If you were like me and couldn’t see that far ahead then I broke down my goals.

    1. Finish my AA
      1. Use your college advisor to help determine what classes you need.
    2. Find my passion and/or interests while working on my AA
      1. Take classes that sound interesting, not just requirements. If it meets both even better!
    3. Decided major is psychology
      1. Map out the reality of what it will take to choose that major and what jobs are available with each progressive degree.
    4. Transferred to University to complete my BA
      1. Make sure the university you choose has proper accreditation (regional, etc)
    5. Choose what to do with BA                                             
    6. PhD or Masters?
    7. Decided on Masters….choose graduate school/program

    I’m still working on this, but this is my basic guide on decisions I need to make and breaking the big goal down to smaller ones.

    Semester Goals

    The first step I take at the beginning of each semester is to map out my semester. I am addicted to Erin Condren planners, but you can use any that you want. I write out each week’s readings and assignments, making special note of bigger projects or exams. This really helps me plan out my energy to make sure I complete everything when I have the most energy. I recommend planners and even wall calendars so you can easily visualize what is to come. You can even use technology and utilize apps on your phone for assignment reminders.

    Speaking of technology if you are using Word or Google Drive make sure to break down courses into corresponding folders to keep all your documents organized and easy to find.

    Each week I look at what is expected of me in my classes and then I fill in other responsibilities outside of school. Each Sunday, I review the week ahead and see where I can fit each item in the best. I have learned to give myself plenty of leeway for those days I don’t feel well. This has served me well over the last seven years. Granted there have been times I had to really struggle and push through pain and exhaustion, but that is also just part of living with fibromyalgia.

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    More Tips and Tricks

    1. When I was working on my AA, I had to take classes at the college physically. This was a challenge since I worked all day. My secret to getting through these days was to not just pack lunch for work, but dinner as well. I went straight to school after work and sat in my car. This was my free time and I could either eat my dinner and do some homework or take a nap (which I often did). I recommend only a 20-minute nap at the most, otherwise you will feel too tired to go on with your night.
    2. Since enrolling in Penn State World Campus all my classes have been online. Still I feel drained after work and so I often lay down for a quick nap before starting any homework. Sometimes this ends up that I cannot function the rest of the night. This is where the planning and allowing leeway from above comes in. This is why I plan for earlier deadlines to give myself more time if I need it.
    3. Join clubs! You are not too old, and this is a great way to establish social support. In addition, if you do want to go to graduate school having some extra-curricular activities is good for your application.
    4. Wellness is so important to maintain while completing college. This is the one area I struggle with the most and need this reminder myself.

    Ways to maintain wellness

    • Find nutritious snacks to keep at your desk while you study.
    • Read while on the treadmill or bike.
    • Get enough sleep.
    • Drink plenty of water.
    • Use meditation to clear your mind.
    • Sometimes you have to just put it all down and go for a walk outside!

    These are just some of the ways I have gotten through college as an adult-student with fibromyalgia. I think being a college student with fibromyalgia is possible and I hope these tips help you! Feel free to reach out if you are in the same situation. I would love to hear any tips and tricks you may have as well.

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  • Joint Health And Fibromyalgia

    Joint Health And Fibromyalgia

    Joint health concerns are not uncommon for those with fibromyalgia and many have joint involvement of some kind. 

    More people with fibro are exhibiting joint or bone density issues and a tendency towards any of the various forms of arthritis.

    Effectively treating joint issues requires addressing all areas, including diet, movement, lifestyle, and better sleep strategies. 

    Joint involvement or joint disease can vary in degree depending on history, ongoing deficiency and active TRP’s (trigger points) that can ‘pull’ on and exacerbate the integrity of joints.

    In fact, many of the fibromyalgia TRP’s are located in close proximity to joints used within daily range of motion such as knee, hip and shoulder joints.

    FEELING ALL FLARED UP ?

    Although various aspects of fibromyalgia are not inflammatory in nature, any form of arthritis that often accompanies fibro is an inflammatory condition as well as a perpetuating factor within fibromyalgia.

    And, inflammation often coincides with many co-conditions and/or digestive illness. 

    When working to strengthen joints, we are also working on the surrounding areas including tendons, ligaments and muscle.

    For instance, in osteoarthritis, the joints can become out of alignment through wear, injury, active TRP’s (trigger points) or inadequate muscle strength.

    In the case of rheumatoid arthritis, the inflammation is more active due to the body attacking itself as an ‘auto immune’ response.

    Yet, In all cases of arthritis, the inflammation, TRP’s, myofascial constriction and any deficiency need to be addressed.

    ADL’s (Activities of Daily Living) can be more challenging for people with joint related pain. We talk often about the differences between these activities of daily living that can sometimes be detrimental and the focused exercises that strengthen and create greater agility within the body.

    This is essential to understand and remember. For example, while leaning down to clean a bathtub may be nearly impossible with painful joints, participating in focused exercises can be done by most people.

    Safe and effective exercise 

    As a practitioner and trainer living with and specializing in fibromyalgia, I get it, I will never tell you to just “go exercise” I want you to have the best tools. 

    Because joint pain can be debilitating, we need to be sure we are keeping our activity safe and effective.

    I always recommend using variety in your activities to avoid repetition and stress on joints.

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    For instance, we use the bike for increasing strength around the knee, but only in short increments, like 3-5 minutes. We also want just enough intensity to get the blood flowing around those joints. Blood flow will help to decrease pain.

    For joint health, it is essential to focus on increasing muscle strength whenever possible. Joints and muscle support each other.

    Joints are strengthened through daily strength applications, starting with body weight exercises and progressing to light to moderate weight training.

    Using weights that strap around the ankle/lower leg area can be very effective when working to strengthen knees and ankles.

    Exercises such as leg lifts or lying on a raised platform using ankle weights can be done safely even for those who cannot get down on the floor. A bed can also be used. 

    We also use light compression wear around vulnerable areas like the knees, feet (nerve pain) and shoulders. We find Copper Wear helpful.

    Experiment with different compression wear until you find brands that help you and feel comfortable for every day wear. Compression is essential for increasing blood flow while protecting joints and muscles.

    What about nutritional support for joints?

    We have experimented with various remedies for joint health over the years. We have found a few that seem to be more effective over long term use. 

    • Hyaluronic acid, Strontium, Collagen (Great Lakes brand) Fish oils, CLO (Green Pastures Cod Liver Oil), Glucosamine, Biosil liquid, and FG’s Joint Jello as shown below. 
    • I also like MSM for joints, hair and skin. Although I am not linking one here, as I have found many good brands out there, including Jarrow for MSM. 
    • Additionally, I use and recommend Boswelia for natural anti-inflammation and respiratory support. The Savesta brand is a good potency. 
    • Anti-inflammatories such as curcumin, ginger, black cumin oil ..
    • And I especially like the Krill Healthy Joint Formula shown below:
      Be sure whatever brand you take is of good quality. 

    Krill Healthy Joint Formula, a patented combination of krill oil, hyaluronic acid and astaxanthin.
    Research has shown krill oil to be especially effective for joint health.

    Hyaluronic acid (found naturally in joints) lubricates and cushions joints, supports cartilage and soft tissue.
    This form of HA combined with krill oil has been found to be better absorbed as well.

    Krill oil, a natural source of astaxanthin, suppresses free radicals, can reduce inflammation and enhances mitochondrial function, making this a perfect supplement for fibromyalgia and joint health alike.

    Fibro-Girl’s Joint Jello For Joint Health

    Do you want an easy and fun way to get heal-thy collagen into your diet? How about a healthy jello that tastes good and helps to nourish not only your joints, but skin, hair and nails as well..

    This jello recipe can be made as low glycemic as needed OR with full strength juice, depending on your dietary needs.

    My recipe is a lower glycemic version to keep the natural sugar content low.

    Lisa’s Joint Jello Recipe:

    • -Simmer one cup of juice liquid (1/2 tart cherry OR cranberry juice,1/2 water) on stove in small pot.
    • -Add one Tbsp. of Great Lakes gelatin and stir until dissolved.
    • -Add one more cup of cold juice liquid.
    • -Add up to 1/4 cup diced or grated organic orange peel or carrot. 
    • -Stir again and pour into glass pan or ice cube trays and put into refrigerator for at least three hours to gel.

    Enjoy and share with other family members.. we can all benefit from healthier joints and better sleep as well!!

    The Oska for cellular healing 

    We have been using the Oska for just over a year now, and it has become another tool in our toolbox. 

    Check out the Oska if you haven’t yet. Top of this article right under navigation bar. The Oska Wellness company is giving our followers 55.00 off and a 60 day money back guarantee.

    Oska works at the cellular level on joints, muscle pain, tendons, ligaments. It is not a cure, and it is also not a tens unit which does not heal on a cellular level

    What about the power of butter oil and fermented cod liver oil?

    Green Pastures Fermented Cod liver oil with butter oil is a powerful combination for the body and joints. Check out the link and read more about this product we have been using for years. If it is not in the budget right now, make a note for later. It is worth trying. >>

    Our skeletal system is the ‘foundation‘ of our bodies. 
    Everything we put into our bodies must go through the process of digestion and this can affect bone and joint nourishment.  How and when we sleep also affects the integrity of our bones and joints; create a lifestyle that supports this foundation while supporting a more functional life with fibromyalgia at the same time.

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  • It may look like this if your fibromyalgia can text you.

    It may look like this if your fibromyalgia can text you.

    By: Dr Alexa James

    Fibromyalgia cannot, of course, text the people who live with it, but it could look like that if it did. It was thus a hypothetical question that we asked to share what a text conversation with fibromyalgia might look like in our Facebook community. Many people talk and we have compiled a list of few messages for you.

    Here is what community share with us:

    1st Warrior Share Their Fibro Conversation.

    Fibromyalgia: “When bad emotions turn sideways, I’m what happens. I began when you were very young and grew up with you. I found the right time to attack, and I have been staying firmly in your brain and body. And I’ll change you completely regardless of what you do.

    Me: “Yes, this is true of everything. There’s no way you’ve been prevented and not my fault. I can remember a time when you didn’t come across me, and I don’t expect to change that at any time. I’m sorry about it some days ago, and I don’t want to accept it. And then there are days when I just want to kick your ass. But mainly for everything I don’t like about me, I just blame you. I know, however, that I will have to work with you to do anything in this lifetime. Okay, I’m going to do what I have to do, because you are going to paralyze me least. But I do not like it. But I do not like it. And I do not like you.

    2nd Warrior Share Their Fibro Conversation.

    Fibromyalgia: “Hello, I’m here to wrack your life!”

    Me: You can make my hell days but I’m going to survive, “she says.

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    3rd Warrior Share Their Fibro Conversation.

    Fibromyalgia: Is going to say, I am forever changing your life. Your strength, energy and autonomy are gone. You can’t do the things that you like to do. You’re never going to feel pain… and it’s going to get worse if it’s worse. I’m going to make people discuss you, doubt you and leave you. Any money you make will be spent on doctors, medicines, any kind of supplement in your search, if you can manage to keep a job. But you will not. But you will not. And you feel more defeated every day, discouraged and despairing.

    Me: have compassion on me, please.

    4th Warrior Share Their Fibro Conversation.

    Fibromyalgia: “I am sorry to hurt you,”

    Me: “Give me my life back … please”

    5th Warrior Share Their Fibro Conversation.

    Fibromyalgia: Hello …

    Me: Why don’t you leave me alone?

    6th Warrior Share Their Fibro Conversation.

    Me: I’m cold, I think I’m going to curl my blanket up.

    Fibromyalgia: This thing, you mean, that feels like a concrete sheet? Here’s a HOT FLASH, however, to warm and also warm your body.

    Me: Please don’t. Not a hot flash again!

    Fibromyalgia: it’s too late baby, Enjoy. I just showered.

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  • 12 ‘ Harmless ‘ comments that people with fibromyalgia actually hurt

    12 ‘ Harmless ‘ comments that people with fibromyalgia actually hurt

    By: Dr Alexa James

    Fibromyalgia has changed me in many different ways, most often, I don’t feel like my own age and some people think that I either don’t look like my own age, but what a fakes smile or some make-up can do surprises me, that can make you seem like an ordinary, happy and healthy person, but it’s not the way I feel.

    Fibromyalgia is an ill-understood disease. Missing understanding and support almost everybody here face a major problem. You hear such harmless comments, which have actually shattered the heart and drive your spirits down, when you are living with fibro or another chronic illness.

    “Hurtful remarks are not always obvious. We asked a question. What’s “unharmful” about the fibromyalgia that somebody told you? “to our Facebook group” why fibromyalgia “and asked them to share their sentiments and experiences regarding this question with us. You shared your feeling with us, and we compiled a list of your comments below.

    Most of us have heard all of it lose weight because of its weight, and you will be all right. People don’t trust them and say that they lie and apologize for their work. All in your head. Everything in your head. You have never had chemo or radiation, so you can’t count what you’ve had cancer (the FYI is). Are you just silly or psychologically? You should be in a hospital if you have so many mental illnesses. Why do you not eat and exercise if this fat is yours. Your only 26, how are you that sick? (I have multiple diseases that prevent me from doing it.) You’re faking because you want to be careful? And many more. So much more.

    You definitely heard these at some point. It is not clear to people that this ridiculous situation is just as frustrating for the ones of us. Just one morning, what I would not be giving to wake up, only one morning, and not pain.

    Here is what the community share with us:

    1st is You’re Always Sick

    • ALWAYS you’re sick!
    • Just get up and begin to move around. You will feel better!
    • You’ve always got a headache
    • Don’t you hurt anything?

    2nd is You are Not trying hard

    • Stop using it as an excuse. You need to push yourself, the more you exert the easier it will get
    • I know exactly how you feel but really have a job.
    • All you have to do is practice more.
    • People suggest I move more, go to other places to get my MS, etc.

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    3rd is to Lose some weight

    • If you’d lost the weight you placed on you don’t like this, my husband tells me. Your body doesn’t use it all to carry. He never sympathizes with my sorrow. I had him read the other day, finally, about fibro. His answer, doctors say it isn’t real in your head. It’s not true. And I cry with pain. I cry with pain.
    • I am depressed with comments regarding my weight gain (which comes from medicines). Normally I can’t work, and even no longer recognize myself. Thanks for pointing out the apparent!
    • Essentially, I am told that I don’t have fibromyalgia that same family member recently told me to “save” me. It wasn’t my weight.

    4th is It’s a Mental Thing

    • This is a mind. You’re not hurting your body, it’s just your brain lying to you.
    • You won’t get any more in pain if it’s sorted out, and this was said by my own.
    • You thought you were looking for a mental physician.
    • It’s in the head.
    • I was said to be a hypochondria to care for my health and if I could take part in the summers.

    5th is Doesn’t everyone feel tired?

    • “I’ve also been hurt. My 59yr-old dad’s suck it up.
    • The sooner you can solve anything your problem is, the better, my rheumatologist said that. I’m 24
    • people are more conditioned than you and they get up to work. We all got aches and pains, because we’re old.

    6th is Do Exercise

    • I’ve got RA and Fibro. I’ve got RA. There are people who suggest I go out and walk like I’m going to… 2 miles per day, 6 days a week for 20-2 years. Because of RA, I need new knees and a back surgery… I can only begin walking again.
    • Train more, get into normal sleep

    7th is “You’re so young! “

    • You are younger than that! No,
    • you’re going to grow out of it. Out of it I’m not going to grow. But thank you.
    • You’re young enough to be in this great pain–from the numerous physicians
    • You’re always in pains. If it bothers you so much, why do you not give up work?

    8th is It’s not that bad

    • It’s not so bad you’re supposed to try working so many hours a day. All I could say to them was that I wasn’t able to stay on my feet for three hours without my pain being so bad that I was barely able to walk to take a break when time came.
    • The only thing in pain you’re not. Oh, I’m on handicap. Recall?
    • We all get up and deal with pain. “Everybody has pain.
    • Get over it I’m paining constantly and I go to work still you need to be stronger and put the pain at the back of your mind! You are being lazy
    • Everyone has aches and pains”

    9th is You’re Lying.

    • “These people are mankind’s garbage, trying to steal money of people who work.”
    • I told my sister that an interview was going poorly because of my fibroid fog.
    • “While they are not working, I can tell you how to walk, so you’re lying.” She told me she didn’t think “this is one thing,”

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    10th is “At least it’s not cancer”

    • Not cancer, at least,
    • Comparing people to another disease, essentially if you’re not dying, it disregards the fact that a chronic syndrome without treatment does not affect your entire life.
    • I had someone tell me the other day that my fibromyalgia showed that I couldn’t have bad omg. I told that she needed her ignorant self to educate that woman.
    • I have that from my ex-wife, it’s not the worst then cancer!
    • “Is not autism alone?

    11th is Who told you?

    • My last appointment as a doctor, my doctor told me who you told me that you were fibromyalgia? would he stab me in my heart so well?? Certain docs just don’t think until they open their mouths…. Set me really back
    • I was treated just like I was insane. Some don’t believe Fibro to be real. I had it a couple of times. Hope you never have a right condition for pain

    12th is Eye Roll -Making us feel Guilty

    • My6-year-old daughter told me that she couldn’t play her friend because she had to look after her sick mom.
    • My 12-year-old daughter asking if we could go any place, and first of all I would like you to be better so that we can do more things” “DONT WORRY MOM THERE ARE LOTS OF PLACES TO SIT……
    • “You have to be gladder”
    • “I don’t have anything to say about it, but I’ve got plenty of eye-rolls, sounds like” we go here again ”
    • I’m guilty of being ill.
    • Get your pain under control anyway, “my brother after having missed another family,”
    • The worst thing ex told me I was just a burden for him.
    • He’ll get your pain under control somehow. He never wanted to take care of me. When I spent years looking after him, I took him to surgical doctors and knew what he should do. But the cake was taken. For him, I’ve been a burden.
    • They’re not making that pill?

    I think those comments follow almost everybody with a “hidden” disease, some of whom also have no hidden disease. In your comments, tell us if you heard one or two of them … tell your friends and family to let them know that they’re hurting us.

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  • Fibromyalgia’s Best Exercises and Workshops

    Fibromyalgia’s Best Exercises and Workshops

    By: Dr Alexa James

    Chronic body pain causes fibromyalgia. Continuous tissue and muscle sensitivity can cause problems with sleep. The painful regions can include the neck, the back, the elbows and the knees, which are sometimes quite severe. Their bones are also called “tender points.” Fitness can help to soothe your fibroid pain and help you cope.

    It seems counterintuitive to strap on your running shoes and go for a jog when you’re struggling with fibromyalgia. In the past, doctors have recommended rest when pain erupts, but new investigations have shown that fibromyalgia exercises are helpful during fibromyalgia and can actually be helpful in preventing it.

    Less Pain, More Energy

    Don’t let fibromyalgia’s muscle pain and tiredness sideline you. You could and ought to move. A few simple exercise tweaks can improve your energy, ease pain and rigidity, increase your mood, and enhance your sleep. Before you start, check with your physician.

    Get active

    As the first course of fibromyalgia treatment, many doctors recommend a fitness and exercise program. This is before any medication is considered. It is important to remain active, even if your doctor prescribes medication for your condition. Movement should be a key element in your treatment plan as a whole.

    Research shows that 12 weeks of moderate aerobic training combined with strength training can improve pain and well-being in general. According to the Cochrane Library. According to the national arthritis institute, regular exercise is one of the best ways to treat Fibromyalgia.

    Walking

    It is an excellent type of light aerobic practice that lists the healing benefits: it provides your muscles with oxygen and nutrition to maintain their health, helps them rebuild resilience, boosts energy and reduces pain and stiffness. In fact, an overall review of research found that the most effective way to improve FMS symptoms is to use low-impact aerobics.

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    “Replacement movement, or back-and-forth movement, helps relax” adds Iversen, who is also Chairman of the Department of Physical Therapy at the Bouve College of health studies at the University of Northeastern Bouve. The swimming and water in the hot pool (warmwater relaxes muscles, the water flourishes helps movement, while cold water can make muscles tense) and use the elliptical trainer (which is less impact than a bandwidth) are other effective types of aerobic exercise.

    Strength training

    Aching muscles may be balky at first, but force is an important component of physical fitness overall. It can be a good way to start working with a strength training video, and don’t forget to modify where you need to start. If you don’t have stupidity or want to start with lighter weights, take some canned goods and start!

    Biking

    A ride on a bicycle is an excellent way to practice low impacts without taxing the lower body. Muscles and articulations start warming and smoother when you ride. To start with, take a paved road and start with shorter routes and build progressively on longer trips.

    Low-Impact Aerobic Activities

    Aerobic activities such as walking, cycling and swimming can be started. You don’t even have to go to a fitness center to practice. You can just walk across the park or swim at your country club. Just say that for at least 10 minutes a day we are engaged in this physical activity.

    Household Chores

    Household tasks may not classify as a workout if you want to lose weight, but they can help considerably if you just try to stay active and fit. Don’t cut homework because of your condition but try to do those things that are right for you and can help you. Gardening, mopping, mowing the lawn and taking out or playing with your children are just some fewer challenging activities which will always keep you active.

    Bodyweight exercise

    Fibromyalgia bodyweight exercises are easy and convenient because your own equipment is the only thing you need. Seek videos or classes to adapt the exercises at your own pace and make it easier for you to start and more difficult to get going. Fibromyalgia exercises have certain special considerations, particularly if you have a comorbid state. Before starting any new exercise program, it is important to talk to your doctor.

    Turn up the Heat

    Swimming and water sports are a form of mild aerobics, and by swimming in a heated pool you can improve the results of this exercise. Many studies have demonstrated the potential for significant fibromyalgia relief by exercising in a pool with warmed water. This is perhaps one of the best fibromyalgia exercises and within a few weeks you will notice results.

    Stretching

    Do that at least once a day to improve flexibility, loosen tight, rigid muscles and increase the range of motion that will facilitate daily movements, such as watching over your shoulder or reaching a ladle on the top shelf. Extending during workouts can also help you tolerate better training.

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    Balance Training

    Chronic pain not only affects joint mobility, but also affects your balance and restricts activities. It also affects your balance. With a poor balance, there is a great risk that you will fall, which can become even harder if you have chronic pain. Balancing training activities can help you considerably to address these problems and also improve the functionality of other activities.

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  • I’m searching for the pain relief, not for the pain. Oh, I’m searching for bread administration, not a miracle!

    I’m searching for the pain relief, not for the pain. Oh, I’m searching for bread administration, not a miracle!

    By: Dr Alexa James

    The chronic pain of such a hot button is pain relief, pain medication, and the treatment of pain. People believe that people who are suffering from chronic pain or seek pain medicines can not go beyond the truth. Individuals with chronic pain and chronic pain seek one thing alone, pain relief or pain control. Unfortunately, many pain conditions are widely misunderstood, especially fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia, therapy and management of this condition are very little understood. In some instances, fibromyalgia is the most painful misunderstanding and how to handle it in all aspects, especially the pain.

    We suffer from other conditions that also cause pain for most people with fibromyalgia. Autoimmune conditions, arthritis, degenerative disk conditions, spinal problems, etc. On top of fibromyalgia, all of these conditions cause pain, daily pain, relentless pain, uncontroverted pain! So, what do we want from life, pain management and pain management, but above all, understanding of our pain! So why can’t we get so desperately needed pain relief???

    The best solution is, right now, the current epidemic of opioids. I’m not here to begin a discussion about this but simply to debate how it has an impact on people like us. People like me who suffer every day, people who want to have better than bad days, people who want to have a sharp edge removed from what we feel every day.  First and foremost, we are trying to find a little relief for people suffering from chronic pain and pain. When we tell an average person that they will have pain from now on every single day, not just headache or joint pain.

    Pain which will continually disrupt their lives, pain that makes it nearly impossible to perform “daily” tasks, pain which makes good sleep difficult, pain that makes it impossible to work, pain in your social life, pain in your family, your day-to-day life, pain that makes life easier to enjoy, well, impossible! Well, I don’t think masses would be silent if we told the average person that this is their life from now on!

    Those of us who suffer the way we do want nothing but hope and a little relief. Some people could “work the system” to get pain medications, therefore there is abuse of pain medicines, pain med addiction and opioid drugs. Unfortunately, some of those suffering from addiction and abuse simply sought treatment for pain. The healthcare system was left rolling due to these problems!

    The sufferers left unfortunately are the ones who benefit from pain medicinal products and need them for a life that is somewhat’ tolerable.’ This is so wide-ranging topic that you will try in one article to address so many avenues and a controversial subject. But rest assured, chronically painful people want to listen, we want a voice, we want to say a saying, we want a choice. And the headline on local news speaks of excessive deaths as I write this. We fight to make our voices heard, no wonder!

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    Now please understand that I don’t want to promote the use of pain medicines in an unnecessary way, nor do I try to normalize the use of pain medicines. I hope that there will be more options. More options for pain alleviation that will ultimately make pain patients feel like a ‘ drug seeker. ‘

    A handful of medicines can be used to treat pain related to fibromyalgia that cannot be discarded, although many individuals with fibromyalgia can also be diagnosed with a slew of additional pain and fibromyalgia, and some of the treatments for fibromyalgia do not exist where our options and access to appropriate pain management are very limited. And some of us have serious reactions to the drugs that are out there, or they just do not work for us.

    We want a treatment plan to help relieve some of our pain, medication, therapy. Many of us have taken the path of uncertainty and unsuccessful treatment. Medicines and therapies work for everyone differently, I’ve spoken it over and over, and what works for one person can not work for another. The side effects of one person are very different from the effects of another. Nobody has the same body chemistry as anybody else. It is difficult to treat pain that what works for one person, can work for another or cannot, does not all people react to a certain medication or treatment in the same way.

    It is a way of hope that we have to find. Hopeful and hopeful abundant, the “alternative” therapies will improve and broaden our options for relief from pain. It is hoped that we will not feel like a drug addict if we need pain relief. We also hope that a physician who will assist us can finish without doubting us. With fibromyalgia, we struggle to get people to know our daily business even remotely, let alone to question our doctors about the validity of our pain and suffering.

    Unfortunately, now we are in a time of immediate dismissal or judgment if we have any type of pain. It must be stopped. The health care professional must be able to achieve the knowledge they really need on PERSON and PATIENT. The use of pain medicines may or cannot be included. But the more the patient AND the person understands the more hope they will see the whole image and not just a screenshot and can work with the patient to find a solution or to develop a plan. It’s time for you to find a new one, which I am finding at the moment, if you’re not in contact with your doctor or health care provider.

    Sometimes, especially when it comes to chronic pain conditions it is difficult to advocate for oneself. But we cannot give up! We must continue to fight for the United States! We need to struggle and hopefully find a common ground or a decent treatment plan. Nobody with chronic pain expects to live entirely without pain; we know that this is a totally unrealistic objective.

    But what can we hope to find is a treatment plan that addresses the most, if not all, of our needs and a plan is provided to attempt to achieve them and, most importantly, we want a healthcare provider who understands our struggles and is ready to listen not only to our needs but is ready to help us try, regardless of what the treatment plan involves, to achieve a pain management goal.

    We’re all looking for the same outcome, whether it’s tomorrow, next week, next month or years away. Those who are suffering from chronic pain simply want to see what we are suffering and to find options so we can “live the best of our life! “We do not need to seek the pain medication, we want the control of pain, we don’t need the pain medicine, we want the treatment of pain. We want to understand and support, however, most of all!

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