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Mast Cells and Dermatographism (Fibromyalgia Gone Wild)

Jan 7, 2020 | Fibromyalgia Gone Wild

I’m not allergic to cats. I have fifteen of them (yes, on purpose, kind of). And yet, I notice that if a cat is in a particular dusty area (like my office cabin – yikes!) when I got the inevitable scratch or poke because kitty bellies are so irresistible,...

Looking Outside the Diagnosis (Fibromyalgia Gone Wild)

Dec 31, 2019 | Fibromyalgia Gone Wild

Unless you have a really good physician, and few fibromyalgia patients do, you’ll either hear that every symptom you have is part of your fibromyalgia and there won’t be any attempts to look beyond the diagnosis (and billing code) in your chart, or...

An Introduction to Fibromyalgia Gone Wild

Dec 24, 2019 | Fibromyalgia Gone Wild

As I mentioned in my blog on the new schedule/writing plans, I’m beginning a weekly column entitled Fibromyalgia Gone Wild. I do this as part of my memoir, Chronically Disposable, as well as in the face of the issues that chronic pain patients are now bringing...