Day: May 9, 2024

16 Ways to Support a Spouse Who Has Fibromyalgia

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16 Ways to Support a Spouse Who Has Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes devastating chronic pain. With this disease, knowing how to support your spouse or loved one can be very difficult. They look the same, but you cannot touch them at times, they are exhausted, and often they are depressed. There are things you can do to help out, to give support, and to make life easier for your spouse with fibromyalgia. Things you can do: 1. Help around the house. Take over the household chores that…

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My partner has Fibromyalgia. What should I do?

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Dos and Dont’s for partners of Fibromyalgia warriors Renuka Dhinakaran · Follow Published in Invisible Illness Living with Fibromyalgia is death by a thousand cuts (or that is how it feels every morning I wake up and every night I go to bed). It is a syndrome characterized by widespread, chronic pain, increased sensitivity to pressure and fatigue (even with little to no exertion). There is no known cause…

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Living with a woman with fibromyalgia from the perspective of the husband

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Siv Söderberg 1, Marie Strand, Maria Haapala, Berit Lundman Affiliations expand Abstract Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome, which affects mostly middle-aged women. The syndrome is poorly understood and treatment is mainly palliative. The diagnosis is established from diagnostic criteria. Living with FM means living a life greatly influenced by the illness in various ways for people affected. Aim of the study. The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of living with a woman with FM from the husbands’ perspective. Methods: Five men married to women with FM were interviewed using a…

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