Okay, I am finally back! I wanted to use this blog to document all aspects of life with fibromyalgia, but last week I just completely and totally bailed. Waiting for the results from the doctor became so so very stressful for me, and I didn’t want to write about it on here because admitting it [...]
I make it a habit, during the second week of classes, to go to my professors’ office hours and inform them of my fibromyalgia. I find it extremely helpful for the moments when I need an extension on an essay or something of the kind. I am registered with my university’s Disabilities Services office, and [...]
I keep rewriting the beginning of this post. The reason is that I don’t really want to say what I’m about to say. Lately some things have been going wrong with my body. For awhile I assumed that it was just in connection to my fibromyalgia but it soon became apparent that something else was [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I spent much of yesterday afternoon rather flustered and upset (a fact which I’m sure my roommates and friends can verify…). However, by the end of the day I had managed to relax about it a little. While the situation was aggravating, it is not catastrophic. I’m going [...]
I went this morning to get tested for allergies. I had an appointment in February, but by calling and asking to be put on the waiting list, I got an appointment the next day! I thought this boded well, but the trip ended badly.
Essentially, the problem is that all the skin prick points failed [...]
As I predicted in the early hours of the morning, today is not a great day for me. My fibromyalgia is acting up, and I can really feel that I am fighting a cold.
I think the reason this day has hit probably has to do with the the chaos and excitement of getting ready [...]
It is about 4:30 in the morning. I am awake because I am feeling unbelievably awful – I’m talking hardcore ill. I feel sick to my stomach and the backs of my hips and legs are tense and restless. Needless to say, I can’t sleep at the moment. I try to keep track of what [...]
Thanks for all the well wishes! It was lovely to open up my computer this morning and receive so much love :) I can feel that I’m still fighting against a cold, and it seems like my body is working to stop my fibromyalgia from flaring. However, I do think I will be better soon. [...]
I have arrived in Kingston and have only a few days before school starts up again. This morning I was sooo stiff from driving in the car yesterday. I felt like a statue being forced to move – it was not fun. Yoga was a little more painful at first, but I knew it was [...]
A friend of mine lent me a book called Insight Yoga: An Innovative Synthesis of Traditional Yoga, Meditation, and Eastern Approaches to Well-Being by Sarah Powers. This book is what I’ve been using to explore Yin Yoga, a type of restorative yoga which involves holding poses for an extended period of three to five minutes. [...]
