Does the Quell work for Fibromyalgia pain? Ever since I first heard of the Quell Pain Relief device, I was curious to find out. Thankfully, I was given the opportunity to write a Quell review for Fibromyalgia through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Having lived with Fibromyalgia for a number of years, I was hopeful […]
This is a guest post written by Kathyrn O’Hara from N:rem Sleep Systems. Living with a chronic pain condition is a daily battle and more often than not, sufferers also experience problems with sleep. Lack of sleep can worsen pain, but increased pain makes it more difficult to sleep- a vicious cycle that’s almost impossible […]
Updated: 12/06/19 I am part of a great blogging network called Chronic Illness Bloggers and this month we were set a writing challenge to discuss our three worst symptoms and to share how we manage them.
Increasingly, people are turning to CBD oil for Fibromyalgia pain relief. Personally, I’ve been using products that contain CBD oil for a little while now and, in my experience, CBD oil is a great alternative to pharmaceuticals for the relief of Fibromyalgia symptoms.
I was fortunate to be introduced to The Fay Farm back in April when I had the opportunity to review their CBD warming muscle rub. It was the first time I had tried a product with CBD oil in it and I found it very effective at relieving pain. However, I wasn’t very keen on the […]
As many of you will know, I am currently going through a treatment course of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). One of the triggers for my fibromyalgia pain is staying in the same position and so it goes without saying that sitting in the chamber for an hour and a half during HBOT has unfortunately seen […]
Progress is something that happens slowly over time and kind of creeps up on you. I have definitely been feeling better recently and as a result, my baseline (what I can safely do in a day) has increased and I am finding that I am able to do a bit more. I am talking basic […]
If you were to catch a glimpse of me walking past in the distance, you might mistakenly think I am sporting a large tattoo on my arm. A bloody awful one though, it has to be said! I’d like to think it’s because I’m totally badass enough to pull that off but it’s actually because […]
Sometimes in life, you have a problem that you have been meaning to do something about but just haven’t. For me, that issue was my mattress. We have had our current mattress for a few years now and it’s recently started to become problematic for me. It is a spring mattress with a memory foam […]
I have written extensively on the importance of pacing when you are living with an illness that is defined by chronic fatigue and pain, such as fibromyalgia. The whole point of pacing is to avoid the boom and bust that would otherwise result. Boom and bust is the term used to describe overdoing it on […]
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