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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: From F.I.N.E. (Frustrated, Irritated, Nauseated, Exhausted) to Feeling Better (An Idyll Arbor Personal Health Book) Paperback – Illustrated, February 15, 2010
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This book makes it clear that the symptoms are real, not something that is trivial or imagined. It urges the reader to accept the disease, learn to cope with its ups and downs, and search for ways to make life better. There is no cure yet, but this book describes ways to live more fully.
- Print length214 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherIdyll Arbor
- Publication dateFebruary 15, 2010
- Dimensions5.9 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
- ISBN-101882883683
- ISBN-13978-1882883684
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Verdict This book is both practical and comforting. The authors encourage readers to take charge of their health and not let the diseases control their life. -- Rebecca Raszewski, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago --Library Journal XPress Reviews 3/12/2010
Former nurse with fibromyalgia and drug counselor join forces to educate folks about The Thief, an insidious illness that Nancy A. Fowler and Lisa Ball write about in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: From F.I.N.E. (Frustrated, Irritated, Nauseated, Exhausted) to Feeling Better, in the Idyll Arbor Personal Health Book series. They discuss daily life, alternative therapies, spirituality, costs; case studies, in plain English and with a little humor including cartoons. Today's Books editor Lex Ticonderoga puts Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia on the A-List! . --Today's Books
About the Author
Lisa Ball is a youthful, intelligent, motivated, no-nonsense crusader. She has a degree in business and psychology and is a certified alcohol and drug counselor. She was five months pregnant when a reckless driver crossed her path and released the fibro-demon. Years passed, along with seemingly endless tests and procedures before she was able to put a name to her illness, which allowed her to finally begin to accept her limitations. She started a support group, counseling people in pain and teaching at seminars and in-services that focus on fibromyalgia and CFIDS. Devoted to husband, Greg, for 20 years and daughter, Cassandra. Lisa has learned how to adjust to a life with CFIDS. Pain is an almost constant companion. But it has a name now and she is able to cope.
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- Publisher : Idyll Arbor; 1st edition (February 15, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 214 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1882883683
- ISBN-13 : 978-1882883684
- Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.9 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,935,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,281 in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia
- #14,521 in Healing
- #30,572 in Pathology (Books)
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Stating in one sentence as the title of a book, CFS and Fibromyalgia is misleading and lead readers to believe that CFIDS can be compared or even is the same illness as Fibromyalgia. It's like saying that Multiple Sclerose is the same as CFIDS. No one in his or her right mind will write a book that covers CFIDS and MS at the same time because they are 2 different illnesses. We might have a few symptoms that are the same, like dizziness, or foggy brain, that doesn't make it that same or comparable illness. There is for instance strong evidence that CFIDS has a viral onset where Fibromyalgia has not.
After reading the book I wonder how 2 writers can write a book about CFS while neither of them has CFIDS/ME. Both had Fibromyalgia and learned to conduct their life around it. Many CFIDS/ME patients are bed bound and have not seen the outdoors for years. I expected more from this book seeing that Nancy was a registered nurse I thought she would have known the difference between the 2 illnesses.
If you are looking for a book about Fibromyalgia and tips on how to cope with the daily stuff than this might be a good book for you. However if you are a CFIDS/ME patient who doesn't have a daily life or work any more you are going to be disappointed, this is not the book for you. Don't expect any life changing guidelines for people with severe CFIDS/ME.
IMO the writers would do themselves and the CFIDS patient group a service by removing the CFS out of the title of this book. I know books like this are written all the time, yet most of them seem to be written by physicians who we all know go by what the CDC tells them to believe, we kind of expect that. But seeing 2 (former?) patients making the same mistake is sad.
People have reported these symptoms, but doctors, employers, and loved ones have not believed them.
That's the great message of this book. The pain is real. The foggy thinking is real. The lack of energy is real. We are not alone. Others have had the same problems and learned to cope with the disease, whatever its name.
Nancy Fowler and Lisa Ball have put together a practical book that describes the problems associated with this set of diseases and then offers solutions. You can see that they have been helping others for a long time. They talk about medical tests and how to advocate for appropriate lab work. They discuss traditional and alternate therapies, medications, nutrition, exercise, and sleep. I may not agree with every bit of the book (I think they should have included Emotional Freedom Techniques), but overall it is a really helpful set of ideas. I highly recommend it.


