Tag Archives: chronis pain

Collector Comfort Bling Spoons

Posted on September 8, 2015 by C. Matusky

Inspired by “The Spoon Theory” written by Christine Miserandino where you can read the entire story at this link http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ I have decided to make Collector Bling Spoons to sell in my Etsy store. Being a t-shirt holder to a … Continue reading →

Posted in arthritis, Chronic Pain, conditions and diseases, depression, dying, Fibro, Fibro Warriors, Fibromyalgia, grief, Herbal Medicine, herbal remedies, Hypothyroidism, life, Medicine, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Natural Foods, pain, Self Help, Spoon Theory, Survivors, Symptom, thyroid, wrong diagnosis | Tagged ALzheimers, arthritis, cancer, chronic illness, Chronic Pain, chronis pain, Fibro Warriors, Fibromyalgia, Hypothyroidism, Invisible Illnessess | 3 Comments

Waking Up

Posted on August 22, 2015 by C. Matusky

I thought I knew how bad it could get. I had fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, arthritis, etc. but then I got really sick and then I really knew the truth about what it meant to be really really sick. So … Continue reading →

Posted in herbal remedies | Tagged aging parents, ALzheimers, arthritis, bone cancer, cancer, caretaker, chronic illness, chronis pain, Conditions and Diseases, family, Fibro Fog, Fibromyalgia, forgetfullness, friends, gifts, growing old, Health, Herbal Medicine Natural Foods, herbal remedies, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, illness, invisible illness, Jethro Kloss, laughter, life, mid life, missed diagnosis, moving'aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders, muskoskeletal disorders, natural remedies, nature, Pain, pain relief, pain remedies, personal pain, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, remedies, sleep problems, Symptom, thyroid, thyroid disease, where to go | 1 Comment

Crawling Uphill

Posted on August 5, 2015 by C. Matusky

Finally it seems we may have stumbled onto some thyroid medicine that is actually working better for me! I had gotten dramatically better initially just taking any thyroid but that wore off fairly quickly and slowly ebbed and I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Chronic Pain, conditions and diseases, depression, dying, Fibromyalgia, herbal remedies, life, Musculoskeletal Disorders, thyroid | Tagged aging parents, ALzheimers, arthritis, birds, bone cancer, cancer, caretaker, chronic illness, chronis pain, Conditions and Diseases, family, Fibro Fog, Fibromyalgia, forgetfullness, friends, gifts, growing old, Health, Heating pad, Herbal Liniment, Herbal Medicine Natural Foods, herbal remedies, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, illness, invisible illness, Jethro Kloss, laughter, life, mid life, missed diagnosis, moving'aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders, muskoskeletal disorders, natural remedies, nature, Pain, pain relief, pain remedies, personal pain, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, remedies, Shopping, sleep problems, Symptom, thyroid, thyroid disease, where to go | Leave a comment

To Write or Not….Is that the Question?

Posted on February 3, 2015 by C. Matusky

So I decided to start journaling again. This is I do not know, the umpteenth time I will have embarked on trying to create the habit in myself to do it every day, day in and day out at least … Continue reading →

Posted in arthritis, Chronic Pain, conditions and diseases, death, depression, dying, Fibro, Fibromyalgia, grief, Herbal Medicine, herbal remedies, life, Medicine, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Natural Foods, pain, Self Help, selh help, Shopping, Symptom, wrong diagnosis | Tagged aging parents, ALzheimers, arthritis, birds, caretaker, cayenne pepper, chronic illness, chronis pain, Conditions and Diseases, family, Fibro Fog, Fibromyalgia, forgetfullness, friends, gifts, growing old, Health, Heating pad, Herbal Liniment, Herbal Medicine Natural Foods, herbal remedies, invisible illness, Jethro Kloss, laughter, life, mid life, missed diagnosis, moving'aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders, muskoskeletal disorders, natural remedies, nature, Pain, pain relief, pain remedies, personal pain, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, remedies, Shopping, sleep problems, Symptom, where to go | Leave a comment

Because you asked…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by C. Matusky

I wanted to emphasize here that I started writing these posts as many folks have asked me what is it like having an invisible chronic condition and fibromyalgia. And if I am to be honest, I have to say what … Continue reading →

Posted in herbal remedies | Tagged arthritis, caretaker, chronic illness, chronis pain, Conditions and Diseases, Fibro Fog, Fibromyalgia, forgetfullness, friends, growing old, Health, Herbal Medicine Natural Foods, herbal remedies, invisible illness, laughter, life, mid life, missed diagnosis, moving'aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders, natural remedies, nature, Pain, pain relief, pain remedies, personal pain, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, remedies, sleep problems, Symptom | Leave a comment

Messages in The Night…

Posted on July 30, 2014 by C. Matusky

Sleep? It has become my worst nemesis. I do not really sleep anymore and occasionally when I actually do it will last for 24 hours non-stop except bathroom breaks. Those are the strangest times as I lose the entire day … Continue reading →

Posted in arthritis, arthritis, Chronic Pain, conditions and diseases, depression, Fibro, fibro, fibro, Fibromyalgia, fibromyalgia, Herbal Medicine, herbal remedies, herbal remedies, life, life, Medicine, Musculoskeletal Disorders, musculoskeletal Disorders, pain, pain, Self Help, selh help, Symptom, symptom | Tagged arthritis, chronic illness, chronis pain, Conditions and Diseases, family, Fibro Fog, Fibromyalgia, forgetfullness, friends, growing old, Health, Herbal Medicine Natural Foods, herbal remedies, invisible illness, laughter, life, mid life, missed diagnosis, moving'aging, muskoskeletal disorders, nature, Pain, pain relief, pain remedies, personal pain, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, remedies, sleep problems | Leave a comment

The Fog Thickens

Posted on May 5, 2014 by C. Matusky

The fog has become increasingly difficult to navigate. During this phase I have been in lately with the pain being ever present I find the fog has gotten more intense. I did not know what the Fibro Fog really was … Continue reading →

Posted in herbal remedies | Tagged aging parents, ALzheimers, arthritis, caretaker, chronic illness, chronis pain, Conditions and Diseases, family, Fibro Fog, Fibromyalgia, forgetfullness, friends, Herbal Medicine Natural Foods, herbal remedies, invisible illness, laughter, mid life, Musculoskeletal Disorders, personal pain, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, remedies, Symptom | Leave a comment