Helpful hints for ostomates are necessary especially during the hot, humid summer months. Summer time and wearing an ostomy appliance can be an interesting and frustrating situation. Keeping the skin around the stoma healthy is important all of the time but can present some problems when it’s hot and you sweat. The adhesive might break [...] Read more »
Dealing with an invisible illness. I’ve just read an extremely good article on this on WebMed. Along with comments posted by other people I posted this one too. “I’ve been extremely lucky in the 18 years since being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. My family has ridden the health roller coaster so much with me that they [...] Read more »
This is a letter I actually sent to my doctor today. He’s been playing around with my medications and not having much success. He wanted me to let him know how I was doing so I put it in writing so there wouldn’t be any misinterpretation of what I’m going through. Many doctors like to [...] Read more »
How long did it take to make the world? There are several theories on how the world was created. They include Creationism, Evolution, the Big Bang theory, and Intelligent Design. Creationism has been around the longest. It encompasses the creation story in the Bible. It this story God created the world in seven days. During [...] Read more »
Good Shoes for fibromyalgia patients are a necessity. Fibromyalgia patients should take care of their feet as well as the rest of their bodies. After all, our feet move us from point to point, help us exercise, and assist us in keeping our balance. I know it sounds grandmaish but a good, sturdy, well fitting [...] Read more »
Charley horses are a real pain, any of us that suffer from them can attest to that. Since I’ve been back to work and standing on my feet six hours a day I suffer from them almost nightly. I can wake up anywhere from one to six or seven times a night with cramps either [...] Read more »
Cruising and seniors is a perfect combination for a vacation. Cruising is an all-inclusive vacation with what it has to offer. You only have to unpack once and then set back and enjoy the ride. Cruising can take you most anywhere in the world you want to go and cruise lines will often have nice [...] Read more »
Is changing fibromyalgia medications a good thing? Well, my doctor seemed to think so two weeks ago. For years I had been on 300 mg of for sleep and 50 mg of Tramadol plus two extra strength Tylenol three times a day. I got along just fine on that. I was sleeping seven to [...] Read more »
Getting past fibromyalgia pain isn’t easy. Yesterday, for example, I got sent home from work because my boss could tell I really hurt. She actually chewed me out for not telling her I hurt. She didn’t want me there in that kind of pain. This time the pain has been building for about five days. [...] Read more »
How to fit prayer into your life. In this hectic, harried world where our time is divided between working too many hours to make ends meet, kid’s activities, clubs, our own recreation, more kids’ activities, and maybe a little down time it might seem impossible to find time for prayer. Look at your schedule and [...] Read more »