Fibroterms in my support group gives us the giggles. To get us past some tough times, we are developing our own unique vocabulary... Maybe, just maybe, you will get a grin or giggle:

FIBROLOVE What we share with one another; a tender feeling for others that doesnt hurt

FIBROMYTE People who suffer with Fibromyalgia

FIBROFOG When the brain isn't engaged, but the heart is there!

Fibrotastic A good day, vs the horrible terrible Alexander kinds!

Fibrouged Fatigued to the maxed!

Fibrolous When someone in group uplifts you, it makes you feel "fibrolous"

Fibrolicious What someone is that makes you feel fibrolous... you are fibrolicious!

Fibromoto: When your stiffness is so bad and you get up ti walk a bit hunched over like Quasimoto (hunchback of Notre Dame)

FOL (fibrolaughing out loud)

??? hunched over granny sneezing her fanny off... so what would we call that? Fibrofannyno? Fibrosneezo? Fibromotouhoh? Fibrouhoh?

Fibroboogie woogie What we do when we find something that WORKS!!!

Fibrohugs What we want more of, just gently!

Fibrosnickers What we do when the doctor says, "It's a matter of exercise and positive thinking!" before we

Fibroslappo Batman-KaPow! Slam! Chunk! with a fist, a purse or any other object that might help them think again!

Other thoughts we've shared:

• "My head is like a bad neighborhood and I shouldn't go in there alone."
• "I'm not going to give anybody free rent in my head."
• "Being sick does not give me the excuse to act in a sick fashion."
• "There's no speeding in the trudging zone."