When I examine the puzzle of pain management and opioid use, I often see Melissa Reynold’s words in my mind’s eye. She lives with, struggles with pain. She’s so sensible about pain. Melissa writes about Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and pregnancy, separately and together. I read her faithfully and comment more than I do with most. She has inspired me from the start. Please allow me to share Melissa’s wisdom with you here.

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Introducing Melissa Reynolds 00:51. 1

Health is fragile 03:14. 1

What is healthy? 05:06. 2

I’m in a relationship with my clinician 05:53. 2

Who can you coach? Doing the work? 14:44. 4

Most important person on your team: You 18:58. 5

Keeping track of what you’ve tried 22:55. 5

You can make a difference for yourself 27:31. 6

How do you define and measure success? 30:34. 7

You have to believe in yourself 34:23. 8

Reflections 39:51. 9
Links
Melissa Reynold's blog
Fibro Mama: Book review
Pregnancy and Parenting with Chronic Pain, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia Facebook group
Melissa (you) vs Chronic Pain, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia Facebook group 
My Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Fibromyalgia One Year Experiment
Melissa Fibromyalgia on Etsy

Credits
Music by permission from Joey van Leeuwen, New Orleans Drummer, Composer
About the Show
Welcome to Health Hats, empowering people as they travel together toward best health. I am Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged, old, cisgender, white man with privilege, living in a food oasis, who can afford many hats and knows a little about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. Most people wear hats one at a time, but I wear them all at once.  We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life's realities in healthcare’s Tower of Babel.  Let's make some sense of all this.

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The Show
Introducing Melissa Reynolds
I’m part of a project with academic, clinical, and technical experts examing the puzzle of pain management and opioid use.  While participating, I often see Melissa Reynold’s words in my mind’s eye. She lives with, struggles with pain. She’s so sensible about pain. I met Melissa Reynolds virtually. We’ve never chatted voice to voice, only asynchronously online. Melissa writes about Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and pregnancy, separately and together. I read her faithfully and comment more than I do with most. She has inspired me from the start. Please allow me to share Melissa’s wisdom with you here.