Fibromyalgia Support for Women
This will be the first Christmas that Tammi Hale spends without her husband Doug in over 30 years. The 53-year old Vermont man, who suffered chronic pain from interstitial cystitis, committed suicide in October...
I’m a fairly open person when it comes to physical and mental illness, but I can also be very reserved, especially about my chronic pain and fatigue. It’s not because I don’t want to share about...
Fibromyalgia is widely believed to be a condition of the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal column. It also includes the eyes and the structures that help our brains interpret what we...
AVACEN Medical (AVACEN) announced that its CE-Marked AVACEN 100 Class ll medical device is now successfully helping those with the widespread pain associated with fibromyalgia in the European Union. Fibromyalgia diagnosed Amanda in Essex, England commented, “I...
One of the most frustrating aspects of fibromyalgia is how little it is understood by others — and how difficult it can be for patients to describe the challenges they’re dealing with. To help more people understand,...
This week, I spent a few hours sifting through online media archives to compile my annual list of the top fibromyalgia news. As in previous years, 2017 brought a mix of good news and...
There are shocking statistics regarding the number of Americans who suffer from chronic pain, in thousands of years science hasn’t come up with a really great way to treat chronic pain. Migraines, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis,...
“Here’s to a happy and healthy New Year!” Before my diagnosis, I remember thinking how empty those words sounded to me. Of course I was going to have a healthy year- I’m young, I’m...
Author: Denise Reich (Contributor at themighty.com) When I was six, I was hospitalized with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. At the hospital, I was encouraged to get out of bed, get dressed and spend as much...
Although fibromyalgia has not yet been considered a type of autoimmune disease, this condition is often associated with similar autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers are still not sure of what causes...
