Found several good books on Fibro and CFS

[kiddthekatt]

Good morning;
   First I want to say that I have missed reading the posts here, but I have been so ill, my legs and arms decided that I needed to stay in bed for a while. I got the results from the tests taken at the hospital, ~~~sigh~~~ everything was normal except for my cholesterol and it was a little high, and my sed rate was high, but the doc figured that it would be before the tests were done. The MS test was also negative ( and my back is still sore after that one ). So, I go back to the doc next month for a med change.

   While I've been ill with this c r u d, I ordered several books from Amazon. I am so happy that I decided to order them. I'm going to list them below.

Women and Fibromyalgia- Living with an Invisible Dis-ease.
Barbara A. Keddy, RN,Ph.D

Mrs. Keddy is also a Fibro sufferer. In this book she talks about her journey and she also speaks to 20 women about the journey with Fibro/CFS. I really enjoyed this book.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and other Invisible Illnesses. The Comprehensive Guide.
Katrina Berne, Ph.D, Robert M. Bennet MD, Daniel L. Peterson MD, ( this doctors wrote the forwards for this book.)
This book has the latest research of causes, symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. She also talks about suggestions for meeting everyday emotional challenges. She also speaks of how friends and family members can help by understanding this disease better. I'm still reading this one.

The Complete Idiots Guide to Fibromyalgia, living with Fibromyalgia on your terms.
Lynne Matallana
Laurence A. Bradley Ph.D.
I found that this book is the best one that I bought. This book is a must, and it's in layman terms( right up my alley) so that those of us suffering from fibro-fog can easily understand what we're trying to read.

I hope that this posts finds you all feeling better today. It's raining in the Houston area again so my body is refusing to let me be the boss. Take care.

gentle hugs
Angel

[VaBreeze]

Lol...i'm so glad you did!!!  Thank you so much.  I'm going to add them to our Health Pages so we will be able to share them with others.  Knowledge is power.  

Thanks...you're a sweetie :-)  Hope you feel better and enjoy your evening.

hugs,
Breeze

[kiddthekatt]

Hi;
   I was trying to keep bumping this post up.......lol. These 3 books are really good. A lot of info, especially "The Complete Idiots Guide to Fibromyalgia". I lmao when I read the title and figured that it was similiar to the Dummy books that came out about computers. It is in laymans terms and so easy to read. By all means use them, they are so worth the money.

gentle hugs
Angel

[VaBreeze]

Hi Angel -

I had begun answering this yesterday and hubby distracted me (blame it on him, lol).  

I'm so glad the MS results came back negative.  Great news.  My cholestrol and tris. were booming too.  I think that much of it is attributed to not being able to get proper exercise because we know what it will do to us.  They put me on a stain, but I got off of it due to getting muscle twitches (which I still have).  You can bring this down to a good level with diet though.  Hang in there.

Would you mind if I used your book titles as references?  I'd like to keep them available for others to use.  Thanks so much for sharing this with us and i'm glad you are back home, safe and back with us.

hug, Breeze

[kiddthekatt]

bump

[kiddthekatt]

going to bump this up to the top.

[PlateletGal]

I may want to check out the second book, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and other Invisible Illnesses. The Comprehensive Guide."  The reason why is one of the authors, Dr. Dan Peterson, was among the first to identify what came to be called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the United States. In 1984 in their Incline Village, Nevada, internal medicine practice, a few cases of what they initially thought was a persistent viral infection became 150 cases of something that lingered – zapping patients with a host of disabling symptoms.

source:  http://www.afairname.org/profile.cfm?ID=8591


I have Dr. Teitelbaum's book "From Fatigued To Fantastic" (revised edition) and I also recommend that one.

Thanks, Angel !