Posted in Fibromyalgia, Uncategorized on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Here is how it works: An exercise to get family and friends to understand the constant pain we are in with Fibromyalgia:
Place a clothespin on your finger
Set a timer for 30 minutes
See how long you can bear the pain. Did you leave the clothespin on for 15 minutes? 10? 5?
For each minute you adverted that [...]
Posted in Fibromyalgia on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a long month. I had my back injections 3 weeks ago. I was given percocet and valium before the procedure and for afterward for muscle spasms and pain.
The first night I was really itchy and I hurt, and Asher was there with her lovely little baby nails. Later that night there were people [...]
