7 ways to cure yourself of Fibromyalgia (or not)

7 ways to cure your Fibromyalgia

7 ways to cure your Fibromyalgia   Drink all the shakes! Take all the pills! Drink milk from a Himalayan mountain goat by the light of the full moon!  All the Fibromyalgia cures out there are totally legitimate, you just need to make 300 payments of $99. If you can’t afford that it’s because you’re too…Continue reading 7 ways to cure your Fibromyalgia

With Fibromyalgia you have to deal with accusations of faking, brain fog, pain, and fatigue. It's the worst

8 reasons Fibromyalgia is the the absolute worst

 In response to the criticism about my “5 ways Fibromyalgia makes you awesome” post being too positive, I decided to write a counter post. I even upped the ante by coming up with eight things, instead of five! Warning: this post contains sarcasm.  1. It turns you into an idiot Fibro fog takes over your…Continue reading 8 reasons Fibromyalgia is the the absolute worst

10 struggles only people with chronic pain will understand

10 struggles only people with chronic pain will understand

1. Putting on long pants When your thoughts go like this: “Can I lift my legs high enough? I’m so stiff I can barely move. How does anyone ever do this standing up? If I sit down on the floor to put them on will I be able to get back up again? ” Help,…Continue reading 10 struggles only people with chronic pain will understand

9 reasons summer is just the worst

Please don’t let it be summer, please! Summer kicks my trash. For one thing the weather  makes me feel horrible and leads to me swell up like a balloon. Also my hands are virtually unusable from the months of April-October. For another thing, my kids are out of school. Now I love my kids very much,…Continue reading 9 reasons summer is just the worst

Ode to my heating pad

Ode to my heating pad

Oh dear heating pad how our meeting was fate As my eyes first fell upon your box I knew we were meant to be Your 12 inch length was just the perfect size Fate brought us together as there is no one else like you How I have grown to depend on you dear heating…Continue reading Ode to my heating pad

10 ways to distract yourself from pain

10 ways to distract yourself from pain

 Holy Pain Batman, I’m dying today. Today’s misery was brought to us by my damaged self esteem due to weight gain. What do you do when you want to lose weight when you already eat well? Everyone knows you exercise, so I did. And instead of doing the easy on my body exercise I  normally…Continue reading 10 ways to distract yourself from pain

Fibromyalgia is fake, right? As much as healthy people think that being too sick to get out of bed would be a nice rest, it's actually really hard to always be fatigued and in pain. And no one wants to watch everyone else go about their daily lives when you cannot.

Top five reasons fibromyalgia is the best “fake” disease

Living with Fibromyalgia is the best thing ever, I love knowing that Fibromyalgia is fake and I get to fake my symptoms every day so people think I’m sick. The best part is:  1. You get to lay in bed all day because Fibromyalgia is fake You get to lay in bed all day and…Continue reading Top five reasons fibromyalgia is the best “fake” disease

10 unexpected life lessons learning from chronic illness

10 Unexpected Lessons learned from life with Chronic Illness

These are ten unexpected lessons learned from life with Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, and Chronic Pain: 1. Heating pads are not well constructed Seriously. I go through a heating pad every few months. I’ve tried every brand under the sun and they all suck. I honestly don’t know where to find a decent heating pad anymore,…Continue reading 10 Unexpected Lessons learned from life with Chronic Illness