Information and opinions on health from Roxana Alvarez Amell at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/36548/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/36548/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/36548/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/36548/24353/dont-pospone Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:37:00 -0400 Roxana Alvarez Amell Hi!  When I sprained an ankle (badly) years ago, i didn't even ice it...When I had a serious car accident in '88, I gave it sme follow-up.  When I fell down a flight of cement stairs, head first, I saw it as a sign of God that I had yet an unaccomplished purpose in life for I donnot know how I survived that fall; still no follow-up.  When you have some kind of accident it is imperative that you seek medical consult... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/36548/24353/dont-pospone http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/36548/16484/newtothisand Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:32:00 -0500 Roxana Alvarez Amell Today was exasperating.  I found a name for my symptoms and  I could understand that it's going to take a LONG time for me to cope with this.  At first I could'nt even pronounce fibromyalgia.  Why does knowing that I'm not alone bring comfort?  Is this feeling a sadistic sneering or the first phase of a X # of steps program.  I feel better because I know what I have but knowing a name is not going to... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/36548/16484/newtothisand