Archive for October, 2010
Fibro Feelings – Flu Vaccine Reaction
What is Fibro Feelings? Last Tuesday I got a flu vaccine. I hadn’t gotten one in a few years, but this year my doctor really thought I should get one. I had gotten the flu vaccination shot (TIV) the first four years I had fibromyalgia and never had any problems, so I figured I should [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2010 under Fibro Feelings, Organizations.
Tags: Fibro Fog, Flu, Headache, NFA, Vaccine
Comments: 15
Tips & Tools for Cleaning & Homekeeping
For most people with fibromyalgia, cleaning and homekeeping are big chores. They are tasks that need to be completed, but often times cause pain and/or fatigue. In this post I will share some of the tools that help me accomplish these chores easier. Besides using tools, pacing myself helps greatly. Opposed to cleaning the entire [...]
Posted: October 25th, 2010 under Advice, Household Tasks, Living with Fibro.
Tags: Breaks, Cleaning, Laundry, Sensitivity, Tools
Comments: 2
Fibro Feelings – A Nice Fall Day
What is Fibro Feelings? Last Saturday The Helpful Hubby and I spent a wonderful fall day together. We started off our day watching our college football game with our alumni group. It is always fun to together with a group of fans, all wearing school colors, cheering a team along. Eating bar food and caffeinated [...]
Posted: October 21st, 2010 under Exercise, Fibro Feelings, IBS.
Tags: Ankle, Fatigue, Walking, Wrist
Comments: 2
Creating Fibromyalgia Subgroups
In the newest Fibromyalgia AWARE edition, Volume 23, Dana Herrera wrote an article entitled “Comparing Apples and… Apples, Creating FM Subgroups.” I was excited to read more about this topic, as I am anxious to see how it will help us create treatment plans in the future. The article discussed how individuals with fibromyalgia often [...]
Posted: October 18th, 2010 under Organizations.
Tags: Fibromyalgia Aware, NFA, Research
Comments: 6