Shifting...

While I don't feel all of my spiritual struggles have been unearthed, let alone explored and resolved, I have been a bit sidetracked from my journey as of late. I don't plan to discontinue or delete this blog, but I don't expect to write in it for a while.

In the meantime, I have started a blog about my journey with fibromyalgia. I've made a total of one entry so far, but intend to spend more time researching and writing about fibromyalgia in the future. I consider it an aspect of my treatment planning. For those of you who are curious, my new blog can be found at: http://fightfibro.healthblogs.org/. Here's an excerpt from my first entry.

Fibromyaglia is a combination of sensitivities and stressors that lead to diminished well-being and health... There are many causes and contributing factors, which lead to a spectrum of symptoms, which ultimately develop into the self-perpetuating syndrome known as fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is too complex, too new, and too mild of a health problem for the medical community to press beyond symptom management and into the confusing and complex maze of causative and contributing factors, the available interventions, and the process of moving from treating symptoms to addressing the root of the
problem.

Part of the challenge of moving forward in treatment of fibromyalgia, as well as many other syndromes and spectrum disorders, is that no two patients are the same... The key for sorting out symptom management and treatment for any complex condition is to identify which symptoms are impacting function the most, and focus on addressing those issues first... Another important aspect of managing complex conditions is identifying any areas of maladaption that may have developed... Any maladaptive strategy a patient has developed will only serve to exacerbate their symptoms and hamper their healing and recovery, which is why it is an important area of intervention when treating fibromyalgia and other chronic conditions.