Dr. Owens Personal Fibromyalgia Story

At first I just thought I was tired.  I functioned well during the week, but on the week-end I was sleeping 18 hours a day.  It was 1993 and we had just moved to Annapolis.

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a disorder of which I knew nothing, but I quickly learned the signs and symptoms.

Since then pain and I have become intimately acquainted.  I have learned over the years many tricks and skills to manage pain in a way that does not allow it to manage me.  I have learned how to get out of a car properly, how to ask for help, I have learned how to anticipate what activities will trigger a relapse, etc.

I am extraordinarily lucky in working with my doctor.  She knows fibromyalgia is real.  I have talked with many other patients who have been told “it is all in your head”. Fibromyalgia is not a “real” disorder.  It is real all right.  I live with it. I know it.  If you live with it, you know it too.

I am offering both group and individual psycho-educational training in the physical, mental and emotional aspects of this disorder; how to identify it; how to manage it; how to talk with others who do not believe it; and how not to let it devastate your life. If you want to minimize pain and associated medications, the new and exclusive NeuroAdvantage™ training system for pain management is also available in my office.  This training system comes with individualized tailored coaching sessions to enhance your experience and maximize your benefit.  Your brain may learn to calm down pain pathways that have hurt you for years.  You may also gain increased energy and mental focus with the use of this system, at home.  See below for more information.

If you would like to talk with a professional who lives with the disorder and who is committed to advocating for fibromyalgia patients, please feel free to call at your convenience for confidential education, skills, and the emotional support you need.