Archive for June, 2009

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Thank You FibroFolks! Chronic Pain and Taking Time to Be

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Network

I am prepar­ing to leave on vaca­tion, but I would be remiss if I did not take time out of my evening to stop and give thanks for the out­pour­ing of sup­port I have received over the past few days.  Within min­utes of my last post, my inbox, com­ment queue,  and Twit­ter men­tions list were […]

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Please Help! Fibromyalgia and My Breaking Point

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Network, Please Help

Fibro­folks, I need your help. Des­per­ately.  But first I ask, that like any good friend, you allow me to vent… a nec­es­sary step in iden­ti­fy­ing just what sort of help I need.
I hate feel­ing like a fool each time I go to the doc­tor.  I hate invis­i­ble pain from an invis­i­ble cause.  I hate being unable […]

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Fibromyalgia and Endless Appointments and Judgmental Folks

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Network, Traits

Some­times I feel inse­cure about the quan­tity of med­ical appoint­ments I have had this year.  But today I real­ized some­thing.
If I don’t jump all over minor issues, as they arise, I’ll be mugged by a flare up… even­tu­ally.  So, to those of you who don’t under­stand the nature of chronic pain con­di­tions, and think I’m […]

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A Year Ago on My Life with Fibro

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: A Year Ago

Being Over­whelmed with (not by) Fibromyal­gia: This seems to be a trend.  Not just with this blog… but with my life since March.  I begin a project with an idea, I plan it out (an extra-essential step for fibro­folks), and I exe­cute.  I do not, how­ever, per­sist.  I put things on hold.  I rest up.  […]

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Fibromyalgia and the Flector Patch

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Network, medication

Per my chiropractor’s advice, I went to visit a med­ical doc­tor Fri­day morn­ing… except mine was out until today, so I saw the nurse prac­ti­tioner.  Long story short, she thinks I’ve rapidly devel­oped sco­l­io­sis.  And she thinks this rapid change in my lower back is caus­ing my mid-to-upper back to pull to the right.  Or […]