Pharmaceutical, Electrical or Biological, that is the question? You see, I said it would be a bit intermittent, me posting on here. The truth is that I’ve been trying to keep several plates all spinning at once while in the throes of one of the worst FMS flare-ups I’ve had in ages. Which leads me to the question posed at the beginning of this article. What’s the best pain relief for when these horrendous flare-ups occur? I tend to approach pain relief in three different ways. These being. 1. Painkilling medicine 2. TENS machine 3. CBD They all have their pros and cons of course. The painkiller I am currently using is Tramadol, which while effective in the short term is not great for the long term as I find the awful constipation it eventually brings to be on a par with the fibro in discomfort. But on those especially bad days, I have no qualms abou...
Is it absurd? Is it inane? No, it’s Fibroman! Been wanting to do this for about two years now but haven’t had the physical or mental wherewithal to do so. But then, that’s fibromyalgia for you. I had the vision, for want of a better word, for The Adventures of Fibroman in 2023 and even created the logo way back then. Of course, I had to go and lie in a darkened room for two hours afterwards but that’s by the by. Let’s just say, I’m finally at a place where I can begin. So, who exactly is this mysterious Fibroman. Well, it’s me, Alan Stevenson, writer, novelist and true FMS sufferer. Sorry if you were expecting this to be a thrilling new superhero series but the truth is the only superpower I possess is the ability to write intriguing prose and pithy dialogue. I’ve managed to write seven novels since 2019, I honestly don’t know how because there have been huge gaps of weeks, months and even years between writing bouts, but what annoys me the most is that the pre-FMS me wou...