Lately, everything had been going well. I have been managing a full schedule and being as healthy as I could-despite the fibro, endo and all the other side issues I am dealing with. In May I was sent to a specialist for endometriosis who decided to send me for blood tests to check hormone levels….
Tag: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
10 Things doctors don’t tell you about living with chronic pain
Being 23 years old and a Guinea Pig… Or a lab rat, whichever you prefer… I’ve come up with a list of 10 things that Doctors don’t tell you about living through Chronic Pain. Okay. This is one that was already in the intro… Feeling Like a Lab Rat. Living with these conditions you will…
Mandatory Vacation
Work, School, Skating, Social Life…A body can only take a tight schedule for so long before it starts breaking down. Once the break-down starts, good luck getting back to “normal”. …I know it has been a while since my last post. But I broke my body with over-scheduling and even though I am better, I…
Addiction to Pain Killers
Every week I seem to have a theme happening with my posts. This week the theme I have jumped on was addiction. If you missed my other blog that I posted on Monday about the addiction to adrenaline, you can click here. After the adrenaline addiction post was added, I received an email asking:…
Adrenaline addiction resulting in temporary pain relief
Being an athlete is not always easy. Every sport is hard in their own way, however I can only talk as a figure skater since that is the only sport I have continued to do for 18 years and counting, (done: ballet/dance, swimming, field hockey, track and field-but none ever stuck). As you know from…
Skating my way through pain
May 12th, is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, and for this day, I have decided to tackle one question I constantly receive. Question: How can you figure skate/compete while having fibromyalgia/being in constant pain? Point A: I will throw this out there right away…I am probably one of the more stubborn people you’ll ever meet. When I…
Reward of setting goals with an illness
Blank Pain Stare? Do you know what that is? When you are in so much pain you cannot laugh or cry. All you can do is stare blankly at nothing and wait for the pain to pass…whether it takes hours or weeks. Sometimes sleep temporarily helps, other times nothing..and I mean nothing helps. Sometimes when…
Deidre Matthews 