Fibromyalgia Files: Colaborative Reading and Information List for People With Chronic Illness

This is a collection of reading materials from other sites and such. They are all things I find interesting and think that other people with chronic illness will find interesting as well. I would like to make this a collective effort by the chronic illness community, so please feel free to pass on your favorite reading materials and they will be added to this list. You can do this by using the comments, or emailing the information to me. Thanks for your help! -Aimee (aimflo21 @gmail.com)

Magazines & Books

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Magazine from the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association: (Please participate in their survey Hydrocodone Rescheduling: The First 100 Days)

http://www.joomag.com/magazine/fibromyalgia-chronic-pain-life-spring-2015-issue-11/0105718001425619808?short

Videos

Struggling to be Me With Chronic Pain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpu7dXJFRI

Clinical Reviews/Case Studies/In-Depth Reading

Oxidative Stress

http://www.oxidativestressresource.org/

Oxidative Stress in Fibromyalgia
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00296-003-0427-8

Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20424583

Mitochondrial Dysfunction- A Biomarker for Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS?
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18130

Mitochondrial Myopathy Presenting as Fibromyalgia (Case Study)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/761364

Drugs Cause Mitochondrial Damage
psychrights.org/research/Digest/.../DrugsCauseMitochondrialDamage.PD...
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychrights.org%2Fresearch%2FDigest%2FNLPs%2FDrugsCauseMitochondrialDamage.PDF&ei=QNwOVZ3rMc3coATWgoDwCw&usg=AFQjCNGvk016HTfiedDe4nv5K2fTjv0T7Q&sig2=EQ6oYl_s9SuEiCST0zaXtw&bvm=bv.88528373,d.cGU

Humor

You Know You Have A Chronic Illness When.....

http://invisibleillnessweek.com/2009/05/12/you-know-you-have-a-chronic-illness-when/

Chronic Illness Humor
Courtesy of quirkygirl22
http://whatshouldwecallchronicillness.tumblr.com/

Sick Humor: The Top Ten Worse Suggestions Given to Someone With A Chronic Illness
Via Amy-Beth Maran @ But You Don't Look Sick
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-the-top-ten-worst-suggestions-commonly-given-to-someone-with-a-chronic-illness/

Chronic Illness Humor: Memes
Susie @ Pins and Procrastination, Great Blog, Thank you!
http://pinsandprocrastination.com/chronic-illness-humor/

Other Blog Posts

What It’s Really Like To Be Chronically Ill

The worst part is that there is no escape. There is no light at the end of the tunnel. There is no happy ending. There is no way to make the incurable go away.

Lauren Anne, 1 Aug 2014

http://thoughtcatalog.com/lauren-anne/2014/08/what-its-really-like-to-be-chronically-ill/

13 Reasons Why "You don't look sick/disabled" is Not a Compliment
Thanks to: So, Yeah, Anyways! Blog

http://soooyeahanyway.tumblr.com/post/89463472057/13-reasons-why-you-dont-look-sick-disabled-is

A Fantastic Tumblr Post on Dismissal
Via: Making The Invisible Visible. Thank you!

http://chronicallyinvisible.tumblr.com/post/86284061718/dismissal

10 Things You Should Say to Someone with Chronic Illness
Thank you to Susie @ Pins and Procrastination

http://pinsandprocrastination.com/10-things-you-should-say-to-someone-with-a-chronic-illness/

Headache in the Temples
Tony @ Integrative Body Works

http://integrativeworks.com/understanding-trigger-points-headache-at-your-temple/

Patients & Providers Tell Stories of Dreaded Urine Drug Test

Dr. Jeffrey Fudin's Blog