05
Nov/2007

by SBernheart

About a year went by without too much to worry about when I suddenly began gaining weight.  I was 5' nothing and 90 lbs. soakin' wet.  I had been that way my whole life.  I was always running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, so no one ever questioned if I was Anorexic or not.  They knew better.  My Mom had six kids and she wasn't much bigger, so it was easy to see which side of the family I came from!  LOL  When I started gaining weight witho... Read More

01
Nov/2007

by SBernheart

So, here I am.  Labor Day, 1986.  All the doctors had to say as they released me was "Have a nice life!" and I was gone after an eight-day stay.  I'm fresh out of the hospital and on my way back home over a 100 miles away.  No hospital where I lived could do the kind of surgery I needed, but it's done now.  It's over.  I have a new, expensive haircut -- a VERY expensive haircut!  LOL  That's brain surgery for 'ya.  LOL LOL  I thought it was odd... Read More

28
Oct/2007

by SBernheart

I don't know what pocessed me to go back to school in my late 20's, but as it turns out, it just may have saved my life. I had earned an Associate Degree and was three years in towards my Bachelors when it seemed that my summer vacation wasn't going to be filled with picnics and trips to the beach. I was headed for doctors and hospitals instead, thanks to something I found out at school. When I wasn't getting any satisfaction from the Emergency Room, I spoke to my boss at school about it and he... Read More

27
Oct/2007

by SBernheart

I'd like to tell my story about Arnold Chiari Malformation and Fibromyalgia, how they affected life as I once knew it and what I am doing about it today to change the way people think about 'Invisible Illnesses' in general. Let me start at the beginning. It was a beautiful Spring afternoon in 1986. My husband and I went to visit our friends who lived in the country. We hadn't seen them for a long while and I was looking forward to going horseback riding. I hadn't ridden for as long as I could r... Read More

18
Oct/2007

by SBernheart

fibromyalgia Sites

MedlinePlus: Fibromyalgia
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Men With Fibromyalgia
MayoClinic.com
MedicineNet.com
fibromyalgia Network
National fibromyalgia Association
WebMD
Yahoo Health
Hardin MD
SpineUniverse.com
FibromyalgiaSupport.com
The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
fibromyalgia Information Foundation
FamilyDoctor.org
About.com
Arthritis Foundation
eMedicineHealth.com
ProH... Read More