One of the problems those with fibromyalgia face is thinking through their fibro fog. Fibro fog is known by quite a few terms: brain fog, cognitive dysfunction, mental fog, mental fuzziness and dis-cognition. It manifests itself in an array of ways: confusion, forgetfulness, word mix-ups (seeing/hearing/saying one word instead of another), concentration problems, poor word recalls, [...]

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 [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? Recently The Helpful Hubby and I participated in our local Arthritis Walk through the Arthritis Foundation. Although we have been involved as participants before, this year I joined the volunteer event committee and The Helpful Hubby volunteered at the walk. The day before the event I tried to reserve as much [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? Shortly after I wrote my post on sensitivities I watched, Sherlock Holmes. There is a scene at the beginning of the movie where Holmes waits for Dr. Watson at a restaurant. Holmes began looking around, making observations about his environment and the things in it. First he listened to a couple having a fight, [...]