Something (or nothing) has triggered a stress attack! Now what? As a result of both my Fibromyalgia (which leaves me with constant low-grade anxiety and ever-present nausea) and my arthritis, I am often struck by anxiety or stress attacks where my carefully cultivated equilibrium is thrown to the wind. WHAT NOW??!! WHY NOW??!! why me…Continue reading “Stress! ACK!!”
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Is Fibromyalgia an Autoimmune Disease?
The Journal of Clinical Investigation recently published a study titled “Passive transfer of fibromyalgia symptoms from patients to mice” (J Clin Invest. 2021:131(13):e144201. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI144201). In this study, IgG antibodies taken from patients suffering from Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) were injected into mice caused the mice to develop fibro-like symptoms. Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic painContinue reading “Is Fibromyalgia an Autoimmune Disease?”
I AM the Fibro Vagabond
WHO AM I? In am a 50 + year old mother of 2 adult children and have been trying to manage chronic disease(s) since first being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in my mid 20’s. It started with an overwhelming fatigue that I could not sleep my way out of!! 2 small children to raise and notContinue reading “I AM the Fibro Vagabond”
The Fibro Vagabond 