Miss Understood: Running Out of Options
I've learned with my conditions that the number of medications or treatments available to slow down the damage from my auto immune diseases is limited.…
Fibromyalgia
Migraines: A Bigger Problem Than We Think?
If you've ever had a migraine headache, you tend not to forget the pain. According to Migraine.com, the number of people who suffer from migraines…
Miss Understood: Denied Disability
In May of 2013 I was placed on permanent disability by my rheumatologist at USC. He informed me that my best bet would be to…
Miss Understood: Acceptance
Whenever a person is faced with life-changing news, especially the negative kind, coming to terms with that reality becomes challenging. I still remember the day…
Miss Understood: My Invisible Support Group
I recently attended the 7th annual "Women in Pain" conference. I had been asked to participate in a panel of fellow pain sufferers to discuss…
Childhood Trauma and Adult Pain: Is There a Connection?
Seven out of 10 women with chronic pain report having one or more incidents of childhood trauma, according to the results of a survey that…
Women in Pain Report Significant Gender Bias
Over 90 percent of women with chronic pain feel the healthcare system discriminates against female patients, according to the results of a groundbreaking survey that…
My Story: Crying from Pain
I am a 50 year old chronic pain patient. I suffer from autonomic small nerve neuropathy, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, Horner syndrome and meralgia parasthetica (caused by…