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When I was growing up I ate whatever was thrown in front of me not giving much thought as to what was in the food or how it made me feel.  When we are young our bodies can take so much abuse it’s unreal.  Read this article here for an insight into food and it’s affects on fibromyalgia.

When I got older I started to feel sluggish and started to get hangovers but still carried on eating whatever I…

Something happened to me 2 weeks ago, I was travelling home on my motorbike and I’d been having a hard time with withdrawing off all my fibromyalgia medications, crying every day and generally feeling very disturbed, lonely and depressed. But one day whilst riding home, I felt free, different, like I’d dropped something off on the way home. I got home and after locking up my bike I just sat in…

I haven’t written on here for a while!  I don’t think the excuse I have is a good enough one but I’ll explain.

I always try to look for a positive in every situation no matter how ‘shit’ 

2 weeks ago I was awoken in the very early hours of Saturday morning with a deep pain in the lower right hand side of my abdomen.  It remained all weekend, I had no energy and late on Sunday my bladder felt like…

I have a campervan, it’s a T5 ex courier van my husband and I converted into a camper, a 4 birth complete with pop top, lower double bed, full kitchen, fridge freezer and cupboard space.  Leisure battery and blackout windows and blinds.

I love my van

I did not fancy doing much fancy this weekend so we decided to go camping to Buxton (half hour drive away).  It is tiring with this condition but we…

Here’s my theory, does your diet and lifestyle aggravate fibromyalgia?  Does what you eat and drink stimulate the nervous system and keep you awake at night?  Does not exercising affect sleep?  Does your mindset affect your sleep?  If you answered no to any of these then I would bet you a months wages that it is true, all of it!

I have eaten a largely Paleo based diet for a number of years now,…

I had a particularly rough day yesterday.  I felt really negative and I seemed to slip into a dark hole.  I wasn’t expecting it but I knew something was happening which is why I opted to work from home.  It wasn’t just exhaustion!

Like an idiot I worked from my bed, it was not comfortable for long.  I woke up this morning feeling like I’d been hit around the top half of my body with a baseball…

I average around 4 hours sleep every night which when I get in the number 5 is a cause for celebration in this house 💐. I have a pretty good routine:-

A hot bath with magnesium flakes and organic bubbles

No tv for a minimum of 1 hour before bed.

If I use my phone to update my Facebook page and blog I wear my uv glasses.

I only have one coffee before 7am

I don’t drink alcohol

I keep my room well…

I used to undertake core strength and body weighted interval training 5/6 times a week, I loved it!  I was so strong both mentally and physically.  It is still my goal to get to my core strength back to a level where I feel strong.

Working your core strength is essential, I spoke at length about this with my physio and she said she was shocked at how many body builders couldn’t even hold a 30…

I have kept diaries in the past to track pain which was hard to determine what caused it as I did not know I had fibromyalgia at that time.  Everything hurt like hell 😂😂

I started to keep a Fibro diary about 3 months ago to see what caused pain and exhaustion to try to help me figure out what I could do and not have a Fibro attack, crash whatever you want to call it.

As part of my mindfulness…

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See you on the other side 

I read a great fact based article today about this condition and why it’s predominantly women who get diagnosed.  I absolutely do agree with the hormone link and why it’s again predominantly around middle age, but there are a few exceptions as there is with most conditions, ones that fall outside the ‘norm’.  Read more here

I know why I developed it, I have spinal disabilities and had major…

Wow today has been rough.  I usually have to deal with the pain with Oramorph but I’m resisting this month.  I’ve stuck to co codamol and Tramadol, the first 2 co codamol has done nothing this afternoon, I’m  hoping the Tramadol works.

I’m on my 4th hot water bottle today and the pain is bleeding through.  I know this won’t last, the first 48 hours are always rough, then the remaining 3 days I…

Quiz – How much do you know about Fibromyalgia?

Now this is taken from research and you might have different experiences.  But try this quiz here and see how you get on.  It’s a fun way of seeing what else is out there.

Maybe there is something in this list you have never tried.  I started a new supplement yesterday, I’ve started slow just one tablet twice a day, whilst I see if anything upsets my stomach, so far so good.  My new supplement…

I am not going to lie, the pain is at an all time high as it feels like I’ve got the early stages of flu.  I felt rough this morning, had 2 cocodamol felt slightly better, went to the bike shop to get our new bikes and had another coffee, one more than my usual, felt great, Christ I felt high.  Then I crashed big time, I felt dreadful, exhausted and in pain.

I decided to go for a little trundle…

I did not sleep well last night.  I got less than 3 hours due to having a sore throat all night.  I went to bed, got up then went back to bed late!

I stocked up on throat supplies and took them to work 😂

I went to work and it was very busy, I hardly had a minutes peace to myself, but I enjoyed it and it kept my mind off the pain.  

I completed a 30 minute mindfulness yoga meditation on Monday…

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