Archive for December, 2011
Fibro Feelings – Christmas is Coming…
What is Fibro Feelings? You know the song, right? Yesterday morning I had a Starbucks “date” with someone I’d met earlier this year. During our conversation, I had my first peppermint mocha of the season – in a red, holiday cup, of course! I had only gotten a few hours of sleep the night before [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2011 under Fibro Feelings.
Tags: Back, Caffeine, Christmas, Flu, Hip, Meditation, Vaccine, Yoga
Comments: 4
Tips & Tools for Traveling
The holidays are always a little stressful, especially when traveling is a part of your plan. In this post I plan to share tips and tools for traveling in general. Traveling is hard on the body (especially for those with fibromyalgia), so I start preparing two weeks in advance. I get a jump on doing [...]
Posted: December 12th, 2011 under Traveling.
Tags: Hotel, Massage, Packing List, Tools
Comments: 4
Fibro Feelings – Hip & Holiday Prep
What is Fibro Feelings? I started off the week in a mini flare-up with horrid back pain and pretty bad leg and hip pain too. I wanted to limit it as much as possible, so I took it easy for three days until I started feeling better. After that I just had to accomplish some [...]
Posted: December 8th, 2011 under Fibro Feelings.
Tags: Back, Christmas, Flare-up, Hip, NFMCPA, Orthopedist, Pain, Rheumatologist
Comments: 4
Gifts for those with Fibromyalgia – Part I
As the holidays approach us, most of us are struggling, trying to figure out the perfect gift to gives the ones we love or want to thank. Below I’ve compiled a list of gifts that most with fibromyalgia will appreciate, but would also be great gifts for anybody living with chronic illness. I hope this [...]
Posted: December 5th, 2011 under Advice.
Tags: Bodysense NeckEase Moist Heat Pillow, Epsom Salt, Family, Gifts, Simplehuman Sensor Pump, Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener, Sombra Gel, Stocking Stuffers, Tempur-Pedic SleepMask
Comments: 11