Is it just me?

Is it just me? My Life with: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia), Part 2

2009
It was just a lit­tle dizzi­ness.  Or maybe I was just light­headed.  But it wouldn’t go away.  Maybe it was my ear infec­tion (I’ve had two this year, what’s with that?!), or the med­ica­tion for the ear infec­tion.  But after a week, I’d had enough.  My doc­tor was quick to rec­og­nize the symptoms…


Is it just me? My Life with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia

1985
When I was six months old I began to throw up and con­tin­ued to do so until I became non-responsive.  I was dehy­drated.  They admit­ted me to the hos­pi­tal and said I’d be out in 24 hours… when my heart rate came back down.  It never really did, so they released me from the hospital […]


Is it just me? Forgetting Just How Bad the Pain Can Be

Some­times, even after over a decade with fibromyal­gia, I have to be reminded just how bad things can get.
Some­times, I for­get how every­thing can hurt.  Some­times, I am sur­prised by how quickly the pain flares up.  Some­times, I am pleas­antly sur­prised by how quickly the pain fades away.  Today is not that day.
Today I woke up three […]


Is it just me? Fibromyalgia and a Lack of Emotion

I don’t have a lot to say.  But I do have to say this.
I am sorry.  I haven’t posted an arti­cle in nearly two months.  I have, how­ever, writ­ten a half dozen posts in as many weeks.  I have no good rea­son for not post­ing them.  I do, how­ever, have a confession…


Is it just me? Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Doubts

As I pre­pare for tomorrow’s post and pon­der the aware­ness hype, I keep won­der­ing if we are doing the right thing.  And, to be honest, I’m not con­vinced we are.
I’m not con­vinced we are doing the right things, for the right rea­sons.  In fact, I worry we are miss­ing the point.
I know wor­ry­ing usu­ally proves worth­less.  And I hope this […]