Me Versus Fibro

   Why I Started MevFibro (And Why I Keep Going) When I first started the MevFibro Blog, it wasn’t because I had all the answers—or even most of them. I started it because writing helped me cope. It was my way of saying, “This is what it’s like living with Fibromyalgia and ME, and I’m figuring it out one day at a time.” Honestly, it was my life coach, Janine, who gave me the nudge. She said, “You’ve got a story worth sharing.” And I thought—maybe she’s right. If even one person stumbles across a post and feels a little less alone, then that’s something good. Blogging on My Terms One of the things I really love about blogging is that there’s no pressure to do it all at once. I can write a little, take a break, come back later. Add a photo here, tweak a sentence there.Rest, write, rest again. It’s all on my terms—and honestly, that’s how everything needs to be when you’re living with chronic illness. Top Tip From Me to You: Give Yourself Permission to Pause ...

Living with Fibromyalgia: My Journey Through Pain, Diagnosis, and Resilience. Introduction Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in localised areas, the pain and its intensity fluctuates day to day and even hour to hour. Fibromyalgia affects approximately 1.8 to 2.9 million people in the UK. Despite its prevalence, fibromyalgia remains a misunderstood and often misdiagnosed condition, leading many sufferers on a prolonged journey before receiving a definitive diagnosis. In this blog post, I aim to share my personal journey with fibromyalgia, detailing the onset of symptoms, the challenges faced in obtaining a diagnosis, the impact on my personal and professional life, and the strategies I’ve adopted to manage the condition. Through this narrative, I hope to shed light on the realities of living with fibromyalgia and offer insights to others navigating similar paths. The Onset: A Mysterious Illness My journey began ...

The Grief of Letting Go: Mourning the Life I Had Before Fibro Coping with fibromyalgia means more than managing pain—it's also mourning the life you had before. Explore the emotional side of chronic illness, from grief to hope. When fibromyalgia crashed into my life, it didn’t just bring physical pain—it brought a deep, overwhelming grief. Grief for the person I was before, for the life I thought I would always have, and for the simple joys I used to take for granted. No one really talks about this side of chronic illness. The emotional toll of losing who you once were is real and heavy. I expected to battle fatigue and pain; I didn’t expect to mourn the loss of my career, my independence, and my connection to the life I loved.   This is my honest reflection on mourning the life I had before fibro, the layers of grief it brought, and how I’m learning—slowly and imperfectly—to live alongside that loss.   Grieving More Than Loss of Health   When people hear the word grief, ...

When You’re Told There’s Nothing More They Can Do.  A personal journey through fibromyalgia and finding a way forward Hi everyone, This post has taken me a while to write—not because I didn’t want to share, but because it’s hard to revisit some of these moments. Still, I know there are others out there who may be feeling exactly how I once did: lost, scared, and unsure where to turn next. If you’re navigating fibromyalgia or chronic illness, or supporting someone who is, I hope sharing my experience helps you feel a little less alone. I still remember the day my GP told me there was nothing more they could do for me. It was shortly after I’d been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. At first, hearing the diagnosis was almost a relief—I finally had a name for the constant pain, fatigue, and brain fog that had been draining the life out of me. I thought, “Okay, now we know what this is… now we can treat it.” But then came the reality. My GP sat across from me and said they’d reached t...