The Fibrochondriac

Our Health Care System is Broken. Have you noticed?

Kathy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:04:44 +0000

Am I well versed in all the ramifications of the recent health care reform? Not really. I know about it because I pay attention to what Jennifer Jaff of Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness says. And I look at other news sources and listen to what other people have to say. But I don’t consider [...]

Hit the wall

Kathy — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:06:24 +0000

Last night, when I was making the 45 minute drive back to my friend’s house, my eyes kinda gave up on me. The road got blurry, then there were two of them and the oncoming headlights were exploding in my eyes…and it was definitely time to stop and take a break. Which was good because [...]

My little pills

Kathy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:26:37 +0000

I hate being tethered to these pills. I forget these, or run out and my world turns upside down. All pain, no sleep and enough anxiety to freak out a normal person (at one point I was somewhat normal…whatever normal is). I don’t want to sound less than grateful for my little pills. They are truly [...]

Grateful? Obviously not enough.

Kathy — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:19:50 +0000

I have so many wonderful things and people in my life that I am very grateful for. Fibromyalgia isn't one of them. So I have a couple of questions. How does one go about making a lasting change in the way they look at things? What's the impetus that makes the change stick...

Oops I did it again

Kathy — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:55:18 +0000

When it comes to fibromyalgia the golden rule is "If I pace, I can play. If I push I will pay." You betcha. I learned the hard way. Again.

Why I Blog about Fibromyalgia

Kathy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:27:06 +0000

Why do I blog about fibromyalgia? According to Ralph Waldo Emerson "to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived" is to have succeeded. So I'm making my best effort to succeed.

Why I deleted a couple of posts

Kathy — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:37:27 +0000

“Words matter: write to learn what you know” ~Mary Anne Radmacher Why did I delete the posts? Did they make you feel uncomfortable? Like you knew too much about me and my life? The whole point of blogging (other than to help me “learn what I know”), at least for me, is to help other people [...]

And these are the days of our lives…

Kathy — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:58:03 +0000

Yes, this one got deleted. If you want to know why, look here.

Moving again.

Kathy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:08:34 +0000

We’ll be pulling up stakes, packin’ up and heading back up north in a very short time. We lasted a year down here. It was nice, but this wasn’t working out for us. Oh well. We moved to San Diego hoping that I would be more active (and potentially get back to work, at least part-time). [...]

Oh the drama of it all…

Kathy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:20:06 +0000

I have fibromyalgia flares because I stress too much. It causes me a lot of pain. My friend suggested I try the emWave. If I actually used it I think it would help.