CureMyWife.com - A support network for women with chronic illness and pain » chronic health issues http://www.curemywife.com/blog Learn about lupus, coccyydynia, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression, mixed connective tissue disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, coccygectomy, atrial fibrillation, autoimmune disorders, migraine headaches Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:42:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Living with Invisible Chronic Illness is Like Running Through Porridge http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/living-with-invisible-chronic-illness-is-like-running-through-porridge/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/living-with-invisible-chronic-illness-is-like-running-through-porridge/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:38:57 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=22556 I’m sure we’ve all had the dream, or a variation of, where we are trying to run away from something or someone chasing us. No matter how hard we concentrate on trying to escape or catch the other person, it seems our efforts are futile. We try to make our legs move faster only to [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/living-with-invisible-chronic-illness-is-like-running-through-porridge/feed/ 0 Shhhh… Don’t Tell Anyone You’re Sick http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/shhhh-dont-tell-anyone-youre-sick/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/shhhh-dont-tell-anyone-youre-sick/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:26:07 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=22400 There has been a phenomenon, particularly for those who suffer with invisible chronic illness and pain, that has been rearing its ugly head. Just as much as a person suffers from invisible illness, there is also a painful stigma being perpetuated against those who speak out about their invisible chronic illness. Those who suffer daily [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/shhhh-dont-tell-anyone-youre-sick/feed/ 1 12 Tips to Understanding Someone Who Lives with Chronic Illness and Pain http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/12-tips-to-understanding-someone-who-lives-with-chronic-illness-and-pain/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/12-tips-to-understanding-someone-who-lives-with-chronic-illness-and-pain/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:39:02 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=21711 Those who live with chronic illness and pain know that things change for them which are uncontrollable – and many of these things are invisible. Here are 12 Tips to Understanding Someone Who Lives with Chronic Illness and Pain. Unlike having a condition such as cancer or an obvious physical hurt from something like a [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2012/12-tips-to-understanding-someone-who-lives-with-chronic-illness-and-pain/feed/ 0 Living with Chronic Illness and Pain is like Having a Baby http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/living-with-chronic-illness-and-pain-is-like-having-a-baby/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/living-with-chronic-illness-and-pain-is-like-having-a-baby/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:57:17 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=18567 Those of us who have been blessed enough to have children know the complete joy that one has for them. The unbridled love we have for these crazy offspring seems to defy logic to the point that we would actually throw ourselves in front of a herd of stampeding water buffalo to protect them. The [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/living-with-chronic-illness-and-pain-is-like-having-a-baby/feed/ 0 Chronic pain and illness don’t go on Christmas vacation http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/chronic-pain-and-illness-dont-go-on-christmas-vacation/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/chronic-pain-and-illness-dont-go-on-christmas-vacation/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:32:15 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=18405 Many of us at this time of year are getting excited for the pending Christmas season. It’s almost upon us and we’re looking forward to spending time with family, relaxing and sleeping in and breathing a big sigh of relief for at least a few days of freedom from our daily pressures.

Living with invisible [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/chronic-pain-and-illness-dont-go-on-christmas-vacation/feed/ 0 Invisible – Suffering in silence with invisible chronic illness and pain http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/invisible-suffering-in-silence-with-invisible-chronic-illness-and-pain/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/invisible-suffering-in-silence-with-invisible-chronic-illness-and-pain/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:09:05 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=553 Do you constantly suffer pain with fibromyalgia? Has lupus taken a hold of your daily life? Has chronic fatigue syndrome challenged you every day to the point of sheer exhaustion? It would seem that one of these chronic illnesses would bring a person to their knees and, for many people who suffer from invisible chronic [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2011/invisible-suffering-in-silence-with-invisible-chronic-illness-and-pain/feed/ 0 Types of Chronic Pain http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/types-of-chronic-pain/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/types-of-chronic-pain/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:41:22 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=114 One of the first steps in diagnosing chronic pain and chornic pain issues is understanding the various of types of pain one can experience. This article will explore, in detail, the different types of pain the human body can experience.

General somatic pain (pain from the outer body)

Pains from your skin and muscles are [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/types-of-chronic-pain/feed/ 0 You Know You Have a Chronic Illness When… http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/you-know-you-have-a-chronic-illness-when%e2%80%a6/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/you-know-you-have-a-chronic-illness-when%e2%80%a6/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:51:04 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=55 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/you-know-you-have-a-chronic-illness-when%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 What is Fibromyalgia? http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/what-is-fibromyalgia/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/what-is-fibromyalgia/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:51:39 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=20 Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes immense physical pain and debilitating fatigue for those diagnosed with it. Classified as a syndrome, fibromyalgia is not a disease and is not contagious. Instead, it is a condition that causes many different symptoms that affect all systems throughout the body. Fibromyalgia plagues up to 5% of the [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/what-is-fibromyalgia/feed/ 0 Communicating with Your Spouse About Your Chronic Pain http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/communicating-with-your-spouse-about-your-chronic-pain/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/communicating-with-your-spouse-about-your-chronic-pain/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:22:25 +0000 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=7 “I feel like there are thumb tacks in my bed!” I say to my husband as he crawls into the other side of our bed. “I know there is nothing there, but I just feel bruised all over.”

“I’m sorry,” he offers with a sympathetic voice, but there is little else he can do.

“Actually, [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/communicating-with-your-spouse-about-your-chronic-pain/feed/ 0