Fibromyalgia Good Days vs. Bad Days Michele Gay National American University January 11‚ 2012 Abstract Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disease that has “good” no pain days and “bad” excruciatingly painful days. The differences in the days are extreme. A good day is also a mentally bad day‚ knowing that the pain can come back at anytime‚ while an extremely painful day could be mentally a good day because the pain has to go away sometime. Fibromyalgia has many symptoms and there is not
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fatigue‚ mental anguish‚ anxiety‚ digestive issues‚ and/or brain fog. This is a stark reality backed by medical evidence. For example: Fibromyalgia According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ fibromyalgia is estimated to have affected 5 million adults in 2005. According to a recent article published by FMaware.org‚ fibromyalgia now affects an estimated 10
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) better known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a chronic disorder that causes extreme fatigue and has a large effect on one’s life. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affects children and adults across the world. It causes constant tiredness and fatigue that lasts for six months or longer that isn’t due to current illnesses or underlying medical conditions. CFS is a disorder that causes extreme exhaustion and fatigue. It doesn’t improve with sleep and sometimes physical
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Abstract Fibromyalgia is a disorder in which can be described as complicated‚ constant pain in regards to overall discomfort and sensitivity to touch happening in various sites of the body. It occurs most in women‚ however‚ men and children can still be affected. Fibromyalgia may run in a family history (in genes)‚ and the true cause is unclear. Scientists hypothesize a person’s genes may balance the way their body channels painful stimuli. Symptoms may vary person to person‚ however one thing
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The Social Construction of Fibromyalgia "With so many people in so much pain‚ how could fibromyalgia not be a disease?" (Groopman 3) This question regarding the "condition of persistent muscle pain throughout the body‚ pain that is often accompanied by severe fatigue‚ insomnia‚ diarrhea and abdominal bloating‚ bladder irritation‚ and headache‚" now known as fibromyalgia raises some rather interesting yet complicated issues in today’s health care field such as: What criteria must be met in order
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Fibromyalgia was first defined in 1990 and is a medical condition that can be complex and is not well understood. Symptoms include chronic pain of tenderness‚ pressure‚ and fatigues‚ sleep problems and trigger points. Fibromyalgia estimated to affect between 80 and 90 percent women. The rates appear similar in different areas of the world and amount different cultures. Rosaline‚ who is a 56-year old female‚ works in the mailroom of the hospital in New York City. 15 years ago‚ Rosaline was lifting
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Best Mattress for Fibromyalgia Do you recall the story of “The Princess and the Pea”? A prince searched for his princess with no luck. A young woman showed up at the castle amidst a storm. To test her‚ the old queen put a pea on the bedstead and piled 20 mattresses‚ plus 20 feather beds on top. The princess was exhausted from lack of sleep and her entire body was ‘black and blue’ the next morning. The young lady passed the old queen’s test! As only a princess could have such delicate skin. Seriously
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Spiritual-Needs Assessment Spiritual-Needs Assessment The patient that I interviewed is a 38 year old woman who suffers from Fibromyalgia. She is married and has no children. She has been dealing with this diagnosis for 5 years and receives treatment on a regular basis. She has a strong Christian faith and believes in the power of prayer. She also believes that God only gives you challenges that he knows that you can learn and grown from and never too much that you cannot handle it.
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mother who convinces us to strive for greatness. She is the type of mother who would take a bullet for the ones she truly loves. Yet she is like no other mother‚ and I wish I could ease the physical pain she feels every day. My mother suffers from fibromyalgia. It is disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue‚ sleep‚ memory and mood issues. There were times when this prevented her to walk because the physical pain was too much to bare since the central nervous system
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