Fibrofogmushbrain

The Fibromyalgia blog that literally no-one asked for.

The cretinous musings of Vasily Pugh – writer of absolutely no repute and fibromyalgia sufferer. Captain of the UK Fibromyalgia Synchronised ‘Sitting-Awkwardly-In-Chair’ team. Owner of two restless legs that seem determined to strive for independence.

  • Fibromyalgia Funsville

    20th Oct 2020 by

    Well, I’ve only gone and written a short book on Fibromyalgia, specifically my own experience. Expect whinging, witty barbs and no help whatsoever on the condition. Hopefully, if you’re going through a chronic condition like Fibromyalgia, ME or CFS, it might at least give you a gentle assurance that you are not crazy. Pre-order it… Read more

  • Hobson’s Choice

    29th Sep 2020 by

    So, having had a wedge of cashola taken from me by WordPress for another year, I have the dilemma of what to write about. Should I bore you all with yet more fibromyalgia musings and ‘Woe Is Me!’ rantings? Well, occasionally I might. I shall try and be dramatic though my particular battles are not… Read more

  • At long last…

    20th Aug 2020 by

    Yes, despite a hundred reasons not to bother, I have finally finished my new book, Gusto. And it’s available on Amazon. And you surely don’t think I’m above plugging it on my site! As previously said, I was tempted to have a fibromyalgic heroine (actually, that should be anti-heroine – read the book and you’ll… Read more

  • How to saw your foot off…

    9th Jul 2020 by

    The picture gives an accurate depiction of gout – if only there was a similarly evocative one for fibromyalgia. Perhaps a hot, heavy elephant determined to get a piggyback from you? Or a shaol of Disney-esque piranhas slowly gnawing into your nerves. Piranhas with wobbily dentures as to prolong the experience. Having now got two… Read more

  • Ouch, ouch, ohhh.

    8th Jul 2020 by

    So while I’ve been preparing my latest book for publication (and I’m self-indulgent enough to plug it above) I have acquired the rather unpleasant side disease of Gout. Fibromyalgia and Gout. The one-two punch combo that offers you both the dull constant ache of the former and the new hot-broken-glass rubbed into bones feel of… Read more

  • Better Late Than Never?

    12th Jun 2020 by

    It has been a while since I have contributed to my own site dedicated to the madness of Fibromyalgia. It almost seems churlish to talk about aches and pains while the world goes through COVID. But the misery of others isn’t like downing the old co-codamol to stop your own body pain. It still happens.… Read more

  • Hulk Smash

    30th Nov 2019 by

    In the corner of the world that I am in, there is an insidious damp cold consuming the country. A Dickensian fog covers the streets and I am certain that I saw an urchin begging for more. For the fibromyalgia sufferer, this is especially annoying as that same damp cold feels like it is crushing… Read more

  • Platoon of army ants marching up my body.

    24th Sep 2019 by

    And they’re wearing crampons. It’s 5am. The romantic murmur of the waste collection truck fills the air, occasionally punctuated by a gurgle from a local drunk. Most people don’t experience this thrilling audio frisson, but my body – desperate for me to enjoy this – has got me up. With a typical lack of subtlety,… Read more

  • Watching the Abflex presentation at 4am

    24th Sep 2019 by

    I was sat on my sofa, church bell outside striking four, dog annoyed at my nocturnal activities. I watched eagerly as the Abflex was keenly advertised by a strapping gentleman with no body hair and a woman who looks like she could quite easily take me in a fight. I had no intention of buying… Read more

  • Why?

    24th Sep 2019 by

    So why befoul the internet with yet more waffle? Could this vital service not be ably provided by the politicians and celebrities who are so skilful at it? Should I not just stop writing all together? Well, I’m afraid that’s not going to happen, mum. Join me, therefore, on a sporadic rant about fibromyalgia (often… Read more

  • Musings

    24th Sep 2019 by

    “Girl I’m gonna make you sweat, sweat til ya’ can’t sweat no more…” Onegin, Canto IV This is a reasonably accurate image of what fibrofog, the beloved mental bowel movement that the fibromyalgia sufferer enjoys, is like. There is normally a brain in there too though. Not necessarily a large one – mine is the… Read more

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