The pain scales used in hospitals and doctor’s offices may be a useful tool for people of average health, but they are utterly useless when it comes to conveying the pain experienced by those of us with fibromyalgia.
The day I received my diagnosis of fibromyalgia is also the day I formed a love/hate relationship with it. It was a hot summer day in Arizona when I received my diagnosis. I entered my doctor’s office with hope of finding out why I felt like crap and what could be done to make me feel better. Little did I know that only one of those would come true.
Living with fibromyalgia is more than painful.
It is frustrating and often embarrassing.
This wretched chronic illness has caused embarrassing moments from the beginning.
Today I am sharing seven of my most embarrassing fibromyalgia symptoms.
This month we are scaring up healthy habits! No tricks just a bag full of treats for your body and mind.
The Disabled Diva’s Product picks for Sept. 9-13 2019
The Disabled Diva’s Product picks for bathroom safety!
This week’s product picks were chosen to help you get around with less pain!
Everyone likes hearing that they did a good job or that their work made someone else’s life better, right? Sure, but when you have been continuously doubted, made fun of, or shamed because of your chronic illness, accepting a compliment isn’t so easy.
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Chronic pain from fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis may require making modifications to how I do things, but it doesn’t stop me from doing what I want to do.
To this day I struggle with the notion that I need to be awake and working during a particular set of hours. But I am getting better at not allowing this way of thinking to prolong my flares. Because that is exactly what happens when I do fight.
The Disabled Diva Blog Weekend Recap May 27-31, 2019 This week…….. I shared a peek into my on the go chronic pain relief bag. Click here to see […]
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The Disabled Diva Blog Weekend Recap May 20-24, 2019 This week…….. I asked readers for their thoughts on natural and alternative healthcare products. My poll ends soon, so […]
Through the years I have not only made changes to how I address and relieve my chronic pain, but I have made changes to how I vacation too!
Here are a few tips to help you better enjoy your summer vacation!
The Disabled Diva Blog Weekend Recap May 13-17, 2019 Only one blog post this week: I’m so tired, my tired is tired! $33.00 worth of some of my […]
You see this young girl lying on a park bench, what is your first thought?
Don’t tell me what you think I want to hear or what you know would be most acceptable to be said, but tell me what your true first thought was………
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