For many years I have been told by my former family doctor that I had soft-tissue rheumatism. For me rheumatism was just connected with muscle pain, but was nothing serious. I just could not understand why I always was so darn tired that the tiredness physically ached. For many years doctors checked my whole body for several diseases until only a few months ago I learned by chance through information on the Internet that all my former symptoms had only one title: Fibromyalgia. As a matter of fact many doctors do not know what Fibromyalgia really is. At several occasions I got the impression that I even knew more about that disease than the doctors I was talking to.
By now I know that FMS belongs to the group of autoimmune or ‘auto-aggressive’ diseases. These diseases are rather new; twenty years ago there existed only about five autoimmune diseases. Today there are close to 90 such ailments. No wonder physicians have lost the overall view of autoimmune diseases. Nobody can catch up that fast.
Here is what Wikipedia and most Fibromyalgia related websites are telling us what FMS is supposed to be:
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder classified by the presence of chronic widespread pain and tactile allodynia. While the criteria for such an entity have not yet been thoroughly developed, the recognition that Fibromyalgia involves more than just pain has led to the frequent use of the term "Fibromyalgia syndrome". It is not contagious, and recent studies suggest that people with Fibromyalgia may be genetically predisposed. The disorder is not directly life-threatening. The degree of symptoms may vary greatly from day to day with periods of flares (severe worsening of symptoms) or remission; however, the disorder is generally perceived as non-progressive.
The defining symptoms of Fibromyalgia are chronic, widespread pain and tenderness to light touch. Other symptoms can include moderate to severe fatigue, a heightened and painful response to gentle touch (allodynia), needle-like tingling of the skin, muscle aches, prolonged muscle spasm, weakness in the limbs, nerve pain, functional bowel disturbances, and chronic sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbances may be related to a phenomenon called alpha-delta sleep, a condition in which deep sleep (associated with delta waves) is frequently interrupted by bursts of alpha waves, which normally occur during wakefulness. Slow-wave sleep is often dramatically reduced.
Many patients experience cognitive dysfunction (known as "brain fog" or "fibrofog"), which may be characterized by impaired concentration, problems with short and long-term memory, short-term memory consolidation, impaired speed of performance, inability to multi-task, cognitive overload, diminished attention span and anxiety and depressive symptoms "Brain fog" may be directly related to the sleep disturbances experienced by sufferers of Fibromyalgia.
Other symptoms often attributed to Fibromyalgia that may possibly be due to a comorbid disorder include myofascial pain syndrome also referred to as Chronic Myofascial Pain, diffuse non-dermatomal paresthesias, functional bowel disturbances and irritable bowel syndrome (possibly linked to lower levels of ghrelin genitourinary symptoms and interstitial cystitis, dermatological disorders, headaches, myoclonid twitches, and symptomatic hypoglycemia. Although Fibromyalgia is classified based on the presence of chronic widespread pain, pain may also be localized in areas such as the shoulders, neck, low back, hips, or other areas. Many sufferers also experience varying degrees of facial pain and have high rates of comorbid temporomandibular joint disorder.
Eye problems such as eye pain, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, and fluctuating visual clarity, can also be a symptom of the condition. As a consequence of this sufferers may have to change their lens prescription more often.
Symptoms can have a slow onset, and many patients have mild symptoms beginning in childhood, that are often misdiagnosed as growing pains. Symptoms are often aggravated by unrelated illness or changes in the weather. They can become more tolerable or less tolerable throughout daily or yearly cycles; however, many people with Fibromyalgia find that, at least some of the time, the condition prevents them from performing normal activities such as driving a car or walking up stairs. The disorder does not cause inflammation as is characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis, although some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may temporarily reduce pain symptoms in some patients. Their use, however, is limited, and often of little to no value in pain management.
Not all patients have all symptoms.”
However, whatever Fibromyalgia is or is not, for you and me as patients it does not make much of a difference. The symptoms and the pain remain the same, whether the doctors agree with each other or not.
To us it matters:
· whether this disease is curable or not
· whether it will get worse or can be reversed
· how long we will be able to survive with that disease
· whether or not we will ever be pain free
· whether or not we will ever have a night with deep and rejuvenating sleep
However, if you ask any doctor, he or she will tell you that Fibromyalgia was incurable and that we can only get some relief.
I don’t quite agree, because what was considered to be ‘incurable’ 100 years ago is no big deal today.
I must admit that I look at that situation pretty pragmatically and I strongly believe that there is an advantage to us. What is helpful to us about that kind of information is that they help us to open our eyes to new solutions that may work and help more than what we have been given so far. It is that kind of information that forces us to find better solutions. To every problem in the world there have been answers found.
Here’s what I have found:
1. I have found a system that enhances the functioning of the mitochondria and reduces pain close to zero. Two scientists have found out that Fibromyalgia is a mitochondrial problem.
2. I have found products that supplement my body with all the building blocks our body needs to become and remain healthy and through which I could decrease the fatigue and increase memory and concentration.
3. I have found a way to get rid of toxins, waste and heavy metal.
4. I have found a way to increase my concentration and memory.
5. All this together also led to a better sleep.
The combination of these methods has served me well for many years now and I would not want to miss them. I must admit that I am pretty excited about. How much easier can it get? All I had to do was just combining several very easy and simple methods.
What I could do, everybody can do!
About the Author:
I’m a life and health coach since 1984. I suffered from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue for more than 15 years and was even put on disability pension for 8 years. My intensive search for answers and my unwillingness to accept my FMS/CFS to be ‘incurable’ led to new and very interesting answers. Through trial and error I have found a combination of treatments and methods that gave me relief to an extent that I’m now completely symptom free. Because I want to share my experiences with other concerned people I wrote the e-book “Attacking The Incurable – Healthy & Natural Ways of Fibromyalgia Relief”
http://www.fibromyalgianaturalrelief.com
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