Hot weather & swollen limbs (4 Ways to reduce swelling in the Summer)

by potofcallaloo - June 28, 20150

I must confess. I have a love-hate relationship with Summer (please don't smack me). After much consideration, I decided to risk writing this. Of course I don't want to offend all the summer lovers who count down the days to the season. I feel guilty. But the awful truth is that I suffer in

Mop me up

Challenges

by potofcallaloo - September 8, 20140

This evening was warm but I was felt I was appropriately dressed in a short dress and stockings, so I didn’t take a handkerchief. Twas a mistake I will never repeat! Those of you friends who also live with fibromyalgia might also experience the crazy changes in body temperature that cause us

Ten Must-Have FM Talks with your Partner

by potofcallaloo - December 1, 2012August 16, 20166

We can’t kid ourselves. Fibromyalgia is one of those complex conditions that can be really difficult to sum up adequately in a few lines and sometimes one conversation. Remember when you first had to explain to your loved ones what it is and the myriad of ways in which you suffer?