First, thanks for your generous responses to my new focus on dying on my blog. I wish I could write everyday. But as every adventure should be, this one is full of surprises. What may have seemed like fun one day is a total dud the next. I hope to address a topic tonight that …
Tag: chronic pain
Adventure on Holy Ground #2
I've been home from the hospital since last Thursday, but I'm been awake only a fraction of that time Both the palliative care nurses and nurse friends impressed on me the importance of pain management, so being the good little do-be that I am I've taken my med every four hours, followed immediately by an …
Fibromyalgia: In Remission?
Living with chronic pain is exhausting. I’ve lived with fibromyalgia for at least 18 years. Most of us with fibro have the pain long before we’re diagnosed, so I don’t know how long I’ve actually had it. And here’s a miracle—I no longer have the pain. How did this happen? Last spring I was visiting …
Fibromyalgia – Update on My Lyrica Dosing
Sorry about the goof-up yesterday with my post containing my photo and one of the cover of Caring Lessons. Those of you in the blogging world know how things can get sent without intention! I see by my stats that lots of you stopped by, and I thank you for that. Now for the real …
Caregivers Write Your Stories (#6) / Living with Fibromyalgia Part III
This post is the last of the series on why caregivers should write their stories, caregivers of others and caregivers of yourselves. Three reasons addressed in this series are: to keep a record, to vent ("scream your words on the page rather than hurl them into the air"), and to educate and encourage others in …
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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#5) / Living with Fibromyalgia Part II
In Part II of my Living with Fibromyalgia topic*, I’ll be telling you about the new “career” I started after retiring early (age 58) from teaching nursing, a new career of “everything” fibro. Starting this adventure, I read everything my library held and everything I could find online. When I started to see duplications, I …
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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#4) / Living with Fibromyalgia Part I
What do you think of the old adage that misery loves company? I’ve found that to be true just so far. For example, I want to be able to share my challenges of fibromyalgia with others who have it, but I also don’t want to get dragged down by too many pity party stories. At …
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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#2)
As a caregiver, you might be asking yourself, “Why write my caregiving stories?” I can think of several reasons that writing them would be good and fun. The first is to keep a record. All caregivers know that part of caregiving is keeping track of medications, treatments (changing dressings, taking blood pressures), doctors’ appointments, lab …
Emailing doctors – IN FAVOR!
Have you ever been beside yourself with some ache or pain? Have you ever felt helpless about getting help? Have you ever thought about crashing down the doors of the emergency room? Have you ever known you should not go to the ER because even though you felt like your situation was life or death, …
Ode to a Massage Therapist
For many years I went to the most special massage therapist. And older man, formerly in business, in his second career who wanted to give back to society. And give back he did, generously. He charged only $40, would not take tips because "You don't tips as a nurse, do you?," and readily overflowed the …
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