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Nov 07, 2005 |
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Vicious Cycle of Fibromyalgia and Emotional Impact: What to Do
Author and FM survivor Rosalie Devonshire writes, "If you had been a healthy, active person and develop fibromyalgia, the symptoms can create havoc in your life. Your inability to engage in activities you once enjoyed can cause you to become frustrated, angry, worried, or depressed. Your inability to meet the needs of your children, spouse, job, or community may contribute to a sense of inadequacy and worthlessness...These are all normal reactions to the losses you suffer when fibromyalgia strikes. You are not alone, however." |
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Oct 14, 2002 |
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Living with Fibromyalgia: Nobody Understands?
Deborah A. Barrett writes, "being understood, particularly by someone who shares our experience [fibromyalgia], creates a feeling of camaraderie. You do not have to explain in any detail to produce an accurate picture or evoke an appropriate response. To be understood is to be validated.
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May 23, 2005 |
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To Be Young and Living with Pain: "Fibromyalgia wracks my body, but I won't let it ruin my life"'
Amy Chow writes, "I remember the exact moment I knew something was wrong. One day at ballet practice I noticed a sudden weakness in both my arms and couldn’t raise them over my head. And my back ached from top to bottom. Still, it was a complete surprise when, two years later, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Like most people, I had no idea what that even was." |
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Apr 12, 2005 |
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Don't Just 'Live With It': Advances for Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia can be difficult to diagnose and even harder to treat. But recent advances are ushering in a new era for sufferers. It took Deborah Gillaspie seven years and four doctors to learn that her chronic pain was due to fibromyalgia, and another seven years to find effective treatment. |
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Aug 09, 2004 |
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One Fibromyalgia Patient Seeking Pain Relief is Beginning to 'See The Light'
Ruptured discs in her neck and fibromyalgia left Sandy Butler with pain so severe she was bedridden for a year. Today she’s back on her feet and credits a little-known treatment with easing her pain and restoring her independence. The treatment, called cold laser therapy, or low-level light therapy, directs light energy at tissue to help it heal. |
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Apr 26, 2004 |
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Fibromyalgia: The Answer Is Blowin' in the Wind
Dr. Kevin White quotes Bob Dylan in asking, "How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see? These immortalized words have rung true repeatedly throughout the sordid history of humankind. Yet it should seem startling that Dylan's words might apply to physicians, who recite the Hippocratic Oath, and promise to ease pain and suffering and 'do no harm.' Nonetheless, these words too often do apply to physicians, perhaps no more frequently than when many such physicians are asked to deal with fibromyalgia (FM)." |
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Jan 16, 2006 |
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Fibromyalgia: Practical Treatments for the Family Physician
Richard N. Podell, M.D., is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in New Brunswick, NJ. In this insightful article, he discusses FM and its effective treatments at some length. |
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Aug 15, 2005 |
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The Link Between Fibromyalgia and Posture
According to Dr. Brian A. Rothbart, "all patients suffering from fibromyalgia need to have a postural evaluation as part of their examination." |
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Mar 07, 2003 |
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Fibromyalgia: Finding Treatments That Work for You
Dr. Michael Vesely of LA Health Center writes, "When you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia you will understand that there is not a single medication, a single exercise or a single diet that will offer a 'cure.' You must experiment with different medications, different exercises, different diets and different lifestyle approaches until you find what works for you." |
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Dec 25, 2002 |
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How I Created a Good Life with Fibromyalgia
Joan Buchman, an FM patient and support group leader, writes, "I have experienced many struggles in my eleven and a half years with fibromyalgia, but I have come to believe it is possible to live a happy, fulfilling life with chronic illness. It takes discipline, determination, patience, the willingness to make lifestyle changes and a large dose of attitude adjustment, but I can honestly say that I am happier today than I was pre-FMS."
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