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A review by carriekellenberger
Melissa vs Fibromyalgia by Melissa Reynolds
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
Today’s post is a book review for author and friend Melissa Reynolds, author of Melissa vs. Fibromyalgia.
Melissa is a fantastic and knowledgeable fibromyalgia advocate. I met her a few years ago through our various fibromyalgia support groups and quickly came to recognize her expertise in many areas of life. Her book is very informative! You can learn and benefit from her story about fighting chronic pain, chronic fatigue and insomnia too.
Her book Melissa vs Fibromyalgia covers practical advice peppered with personal stories and anecdotes about Melissa’s own journey with fibromyalgia, which started in her teens.
She started experiencing chronic pain and fatigue at 14 years of age, but it eventually became impossible to live with when she hit university. She was discounted for her symptoms time and time again due to her young age, and didn’t receive an official diagnosis until she was in her 20s. Even having a fibromyalgia diagnosis didn’t help because there is so much stigma around the disease and doctors simply aren’t educated about it.
Melissa’s doctors didn’t know how to treat her. So she decided to take destiny into her own hands, like so many fibromyalgia patients do. She started looking at and adjusting parts of her life to see if these changes brought about a positive impact with fibromyalgia.
This book highlights her research and personal experience in several sections that every fibromyalgia patient should be taking a deep look at:
Sleep Hygiene
Yoga, Meditation, and Gentle Exercise
Natural Pain Management Options
This book also contains a lot of bonus materials that include printable options so you can track your own life with fibromyalgia. She offers worksheets for tracking sleep and sleep hygiene, a pacing worksheet to track activity, a daily symptom log, a movement plan and yoga tips; plus logs for tracking flares, a flare to-do list, a list for things to have on hand for flares, a general pain relief plan, and much more!
Please consider supporting your fellow fibromyalgia advocates. As many of us know, it’s difficult to find ways to bring money in when you are ill, so try to support them if they’ve helped you on your journey!
Melissa is a fantastic and knowledgeable fibromyalgia advocate. I met her a few years ago through our various fibromyalgia support groups and quickly came to recognize her expertise in many areas of life. Her book is very informative! You can learn and benefit from her story about fighting chronic pain, chronic fatigue and insomnia too.
Her book Melissa vs Fibromyalgia covers practical advice peppered with personal stories and anecdotes about Melissa’s own journey with fibromyalgia, which started in her teens.
She started experiencing chronic pain and fatigue at 14 years of age, but it eventually became impossible to live with when she hit university. She was discounted for her symptoms time and time again due to her young age, and didn’t receive an official diagnosis until she was in her 20s. Even having a fibromyalgia diagnosis didn’t help because there is so much stigma around the disease and doctors simply aren’t educated about it.
Melissa’s doctors didn’t know how to treat her. So she decided to take destiny into her own hands, like so many fibromyalgia patients do. She started looking at and adjusting parts of her life to see if these changes brought about a positive impact with fibromyalgia.
This book highlights her research and personal experience in several sections that every fibromyalgia patient should be taking a deep look at:
Sleep Hygiene
Yoga, Meditation, and Gentle Exercise
Natural Pain Management Options
This book also contains a lot of bonus materials that include printable options so you can track your own life with fibromyalgia. She offers worksheets for tracking sleep and sleep hygiene, a pacing worksheet to track activity, a daily symptom log, a movement plan and yoga tips; plus logs for tracking flares, a flare to-do list, a list for things to have on hand for flares, a general pain relief plan, and much more!
Please consider supporting your fellow fibromyalgia advocates. As many of us know, it’s difficult to find ways to bring money in when you are ill, so try to support them if they’ve helped you on your journey!