Books that discuss FM and/or CFS/ME/CFIDS and pregnancy
The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy & Birth
25 months ago
by Judith Rogers
One Fibromyalgia patient was studied. Pages 10, 186, 414
She was age 36-37, had mild-moderate fibromyalgia before pregnancy, "PD" means cause of physical change was both Pregnancy and Disability related. Here were her results related ONLY to PD. I did not include those that were pregnancy related only (i.e. morning sickness/hemorrhoids).
Trimester 1
PD Terrible fatigue
Trimester 2
PD Asymptomatic except when working long days
PD Back pain made walking difficult
Trimester 3
none
Aftereffects:
Had a vaginal birth. Increased fatigue after delivery and 3 weeks of post-partum period.
The Mindfulness Solution to Pain
by Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix
Page 66-67 & 68,69 fibromyalgia and pregnancy
Author talks about link between stress and pain. Both everyday stress and chemical stress (being in pain, chemical imbalances like cortisol). The point of this book is to lift anxiety and depression that can may accompany chronic pain (thus perhaps decreasing some pain or helping cope with it better), understand how thoughts and emotions affect physical symptoms (mind-body connection)...
The Pregnancy Bible: Your Complete Guide To Pregnancy & Early Parenthood
by Joanne Stone MD and Keith Eddleman MD
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is listed as a chronic condition in one part of the book, a short paragraph discussing CFS/ME.
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