On Monday it was announced that Lady Gaga has cancelled her European tour, due to begin next week, because of “severe physical pain that has impacted her ability to perform”. She has fibromyalgia, and has made a Netflix documentary, Gaga: Five Foot Two, to raise awareness about this long-term condition. Photograph: Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty ImagesWe’ve all heard of Lady Gaga, but fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) may be more of a mystery. Patients call this “fibro-fog”, and it is not clear whether Lady Gaga experiences it or not. And there is a cycle in which pain makes you depressed and anxious and this makes the experience of pain worse.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2017 09:55 UTC