chronic pain

Five Alternative Therapies for Treating Fibromyalgia Pain | Living with Fibromyalgia

January 4, 2018

The best piece of advice I can give to anyone living with fibromyalgia or any other chronic illness is to take a holistic approach to managing the disease and its symptoms. In my opinion, a holistic treatment approach is the most effective way to manage chronic disease and live as Read More

What Chronic Fatigue Feels Like | Living with Fibromyalgia

December 30, 2017

I’m writing this post during what will most likely be my last chronic fatigue flare of 2017. Even though I’ve lived with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue (CFS) since 2010; every major flare seems like the first and even though mentally I handle them much better than I did in the Read More

What Is A Typical Day Like for Someone Living with Chronic Pain

September 27, 2017

For those of you that wonder: What is a typical day like for someone living with chronic pain? Yesterday my friend Katie M. Golden published an article for online magazine The Mighty entitled “When Social Security Asked About My ‘Typical Day’ With Chronic Illness” in the article she perfectly sums Read More

Fibromyalgia Sucks | Living with Fibromyalgia (REPOST)

April 13, 2017

The last few weeks have been a challenge to say the least. The arrival of spring always equals an increase in fatigue, pain, fog, and flares but this year seems to be hitting me harder than previous. Living in Upstate NY doesn’t”t help as our constantly changing weather only adds Read More

KNOWvember: Trigeminal Neuralgia | Living with Fibromyalgia

November 1, 2016

KNOWvember: Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) Type 1 (FACT #1) Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) Type 1is characterized by sporadic, shock-like pain that can last for seconds to several hours. TN Type 2 is known for continuous crushing, burning pain. There are about 4 in every 100,000 individuals living with either form of TN. Read More

U.S Pain Foundation’s KNOWvember Campaign | Living with Fibromyalgia

November 1, 2016

The Gluten Free Chef Blog Omnimedia, LLC & our brick and mortar headquarters 540WMain has partnered with the U.S. Pain Foundation for their KNOWvember campaign. KNOWvember is a month-long educational initiative focusing on all things chronic pain. KNOWvember is a month-long educational initiative focusing on all things chronic pain. Every Read More