Monthly Archives: May 2009

Low levels of vitamin D linked to common vaginal infection in pregnant women

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Doc

Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV) – a common vaginal infection that increases a woman’s risk for preterm delivery, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Available online and published in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition, Continue reading →

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Diabetics’ heart attack risk can be reduced, research finds

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Doc

(University of Cambridge) People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in the Lancet has shown. Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro STEVE’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

Here is some of what I have learned as a man from my own
experience with CFIDS/FMS, life, suffering and shame.

Who can know the pain and suffering one must endure?
When misunderstood by those who have no time,
to account for their own infirmity and lack of understanding. Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro SCOTT’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

Sometime during my mid teen years I began to have great difficulty sleeping. It would take me 1-2 hours or more to fall asleep. Waking up in the morning I felt as if I had not slept at all. I hated mornings. However, I was still able to function normally albeit I was ready to take a nap at any given moment. I finished high school a half-year early because I had already fulfilled the required number of credits for graduation. Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro ED’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

A fever would change my life forever and how could one imagine that a fever could do that? Over the course of a mid-June weekend I noticed myself getting sick. By Monday morning, I woke –up feeling like my head was going to explode; I could hardly swallow; my throat felt like sand paper; and I was dizzy and disoriented. I asked my mother to check my temperature and it came up a tad below 106 degrees. S Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro KEN’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

In February of this year, I had something like the flu in which I ached and had swollen throat and bad headache and neckache and went to my family doc who said I had all signs of viral meningitis but didn’t confirm with a lumbar puncture and he said since it was viral, it should go away in 3 days and did but left me with vertigo that continued to worsen to the point where I couldn’t do anything. Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro JOSEPH’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

As far as I have been able to remember, this was the beginning of my FMS path. I was subsequently treated for several disorder/symptoms—ulcers, spastic colon, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, gout, depression, hypertension, allergies, sinusitis, tinitis and more that I do not recall. (Perhaps that is the ‘brain fog’ of FMS or just the result of all those ineffective meds doctors had previously prescribed.) Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro RAY’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

My name is Ray. I’m 29 years old. In 1998 I started developing strange symptoms in my body. It began with severe pain in my neck and shoulders, pain and stiffness in my arms, hands, fingers, legs and feet, severe headaches, not being able to sleep at night and just total exhaustion. All this started after years of extreme stress, including working as a aircraft mechanic with the Air Force Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro BOB’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

I’ve battled with several ‘syndromes’ and other tough to cure illnesses over the past 15 years. Many of the syndromes were a) hard to diagnose and b) even harder to treat. I’ve gone through years of suffering with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), A distended bladder combined with insomnia, headaches, Leaky Gut Syndrome, tonsillitis, depression, etc. Continue reading →

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Men with Fibro ERIC’S STORY

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Doc

I am a 59 year old man living in the United Kingdom. I have had, I believe, Fibromyalgia for many years. Reading your website www.fms-help.com/fibro.htm, I can totally relate to everything you have experienced. Continue reading →

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