FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS CHALLENGE - DAY 3 {to take part in the challenge - copy and paste the information below onto your own timeline. You may wish to add some comments of your own on how fibromyalgia affects you, in relation to the days info}You hear a lot about fibromyalgia pain, but those of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) experience several kinds of pain. FIBROMYALGIA PAIN Medically speaking, only a few of the pain types I talk about here have names and definitions. But just as Eskimos have several words for snow, I think we need to have several ways to name, define and categorize our pain. Ive created some of my own categories, based on my experience and on conversations with other fibromites. My hope is that understanding the medical terms will help us communicate better with doctors, while my categories will help you understand your illness and let you know youre not alone. The first 3 types of fibromyalgia pain are medically defined: Hyperalgesia Allodynia Painful Paresthesia The next 4 types are my own creation, which is obvious by their names. Dont use these terms in a doctors office (unless you want to be seen as crazy), but these labels may help you get to know your bodys quirks, triggers, patterns, etc.: Knife in the Voodoo Doll Randomly Roving Pain Sparkler Burns Rattled Nerves (full article can be read at: chronicfatigue.about/od/whatisfibromyalgia/a/fibromyalgiapain.htm) #fibromyalgiaawarenessweek #fmauk
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:13:56 +0000
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