New Fibromyalgia blog

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Going to start a new blog about Fibromyalgia and things that I do to make myself feel better. Maybe you will feel better too. I have been living with fibromyalgia for 10 years. I have tried just about everything under the sun to help make myself feel better. This I know for sure:
I know my body better than anyone else.
No one knows how I feel unless I tell them
I have learned to be my own health advocate.
If people don't believe you then that's their problem.
I can make bad days better and really bad days tolerable.
Lets do this together. Tell what you know for sure about yourself and your condition.

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