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Question: Does fibromyalgia make me sexier? - #HAWMC Day 3 (I'm all caught up!)

In this third challenge for WEGO Health's (they're @wegohealth on Twitter) Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge (HAWMC)*, in which they offer a blog prompt per day for a month, organizers asked us bloggers to act as experts for a day. (Well, as expert as you can be if you're answering questions on Yahoo Answers.) Here's the challenge:

Yahoo Answers Post: Pretend you are writing a question about your condition - it can be as silly/humorous as you want. Now answer it. (Remember: Your answer can be just as silly.)

I'd never looked at Yahoo Answers before and I have to say, it kind of looks like it's overrun with morons. One of the questions I saw was, "How long after I eat toothbrush bristles will appendicitis set in?" Dude, maybe don't eat your toothbrush. You're not supposed to eat every thing that goes in your mouth.

Anyway, so in that spirit, here's my Yahoo Answer to a very Yahoo-ish Question:

Q: Does fibromyalgia make me sexier?**

A: Yes, of course! The word "fibromyalgia" is actually rooted in two words, the Lithuanian word "afibroluscious," meaning extremely round and delicious, and the Icelandic word "mylandick," meaning "warm and welcoming." It's kind of odd that the experts who named this condition decided to give it a name rooted in such sensuous language, but hey—who are we to judge? Maybe they were just in a really great mood that day.

While most people focus on the main symptoms of fibromyalgia, like pain and fatigue, they ignore some of the sexier symptoms. These include comorbidities like Raynaud's Phenomenon (which makes your toes and fingers cold—so you're always in the mood to rub up against someone warm!), or weight gain from the most common medications used to treat the condition (haven't you heard the phrase "more cushion for the pushin'"?)

And when you're exhausted all the time, that means you spend a lot of time in bed. You know what that means, right? You get really good at spending time in bed! That makes you way sexier! I mean, duh!

So yes, my friends, fibromyalgia does make you sexier. I hope that settles the debate!

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*All month you'll see me reference #HAWMC as a hashtag; that's so when I write about it, my references show up properly in Twitter and folks can find my Tweets. That's technology, folks!

**By the way, all tongue-in-cheek aside, I DO BELIEVE I'M DAMN SEXIER BECAUSE OF FIBROMYALGIA. I know my body very well, I'm not afraid to express my needs, and I'm not shy one bit—after all, dozens of doctors have seen my bod over the years and I've gotten very used to shedding clothing for people. So, thanks, fibro, I think I actually owe you one!

Posted: 4/3/2011 in Chronically Sexy | Also posted in: Ask the Babe

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