Previously, I’ve written about how important the doctor-patient relationship is (and what to look for) and tips and tools for finding a great doctor, but now I want to discuss how to have a successful appointment. Of course, many things are out of our control, like how on time/late your doctor is running, but there [...]

I remember the first time I saw the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. It was the year 2000, my freshmen year at college, and I had to go to the student health clinic. The nurse asked me what level of pain I was in and pointed to the handy face chart. At that time I [...]

For years I resisted getting an e-book reader because I figured it wasn’t something that I needed. Now that I have one I can say that they just make sense for someone with fibromyalgia. Besides the core aspects, there are nifty features that are great for fibro fog days! Things like dictionary and web look [...]

Previously, I wrote about how important the doctor-patient relationship is. In this post I’m going to talk about tips and tools for finding a great doctor, if you don’t currently have one. This task is especially difficult if you have fibromyalgia due to the energy needed to do this and the fact that not all [...]