Hi Everyone!
Sorry I've been gone for such a long time, but life gets in the way. Over the last couple of months I've had my ups and down, but in the end, my downs won! It feels to me that about every two months or so I end up going to the doctor after much debate with myself, and I always end up crying! Not because he's not nice to me, but because Im in so much pain and am soooo frustrated with the whole fibro thing!
At least this time there was some new pain meds to try out. OK, it is narcotics (which I never wanted to resort to), but desperate times call for desperate measures! After trying three different ones I eventually found one that I dont have to take chronically and I can take it three times a day if I need to. Oxynorm. Yip, the same as Oxycontin, but a fast release. I can't take the chronic slow release one as I have to drive a lot and dont want to be drugged all day! At least now I can suffer through the day, knowing when I get home I can get some pain relieve and sleep better.
I know it probably won't last forever. I will get used to it after a while and will need something new, but for now I at least have some relieve from the tormenting pain!
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Monday 11 March 2013
What does it feel like?
Hi Everyone!
I've been having a real flare-up these past couple of days. I find it so difficult to live a normal life with this illness. Im 34 and feel more like Im 54. I have friends that are 50 and can do more than me. They also have more energy. It is really hard for me to keep up. I try to pretend that everything is ok and that I can function without pity from all around.
When I feel like this, I feel like my whole life is just a blur. I do without thinking. I put one foot in front of the other and just take one minute at a time.It feels like I have lost all control. I hate feeling that way. I need to be in control or everything starts to fall apart around me.
What people don't realise is that its very difficult to have an invisible illness. No one sees it and then they presume you are ok. They expect you to do everything that a normal 34 yr old would do. I look healthy on the outside, but inside I feel like I'm dying!I so wish I could be better and feel good again.. I don't even know what good feels like anymore. What does it feel like to have no pain at all? I have no idea.
Do you know what it feels like?
Thanks for reading!
I've been having a real flare-up these past couple of days. I find it so difficult to live a normal life with this illness. Im 34 and feel more like Im 54. I have friends that are 50 and can do more than me. They also have more energy. It is really hard for me to keep up. I try to pretend that everything is ok and that I can function without pity from all around.
When I feel like this, I feel like my whole life is just a blur. I do without thinking. I put one foot in front of the other and just take one minute at a time.It feels like I have lost all control. I hate feeling that way. I need to be in control or everything starts to fall apart around me.
What people don't realise is that its very difficult to have an invisible illness. No one sees it and then they presume you are ok. They expect you to do everything that a normal 34 yr old would do. I look healthy on the outside, but inside I feel like I'm dying!I so wish I could be better and feel good again.. I don't even know what good feels like anymore. What does it feel like to have no pain at all? I have no idea.
Do you know what it feels like?
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday 5 February 2013
Give me a break!
Hi Everyone!
Its seems that I only get time to write every now and again these days. So be it! The fibro is still getting the best of me. It feels like everyday is like three days in one for me! I am simply exhausted and its only the start of the week!
On top of it all, my tumble drier burned out on the weekend and yesterday we sat without water from some burst pipes down the road. Seriously?! Give me a break!
Luckily for me the sun is shining today. I have to do washing every day, because with six people in the house of which 5 are male, there is just so much that I can't skip a day! Now I'm going to have a serious problem when it rains! Will have to start saving for a new tumble drier!
I started a natural supplement called "fibromyalgia formula" about a month ago. I think it was helping me a bit with the headaches and I just had a better hold on things in my life overall. I haven't had it for a week and I think I can feel the difference. I say think, because I'm so tired I don't know if its because I'm busy or not. I am ordering some more and will have a better answer soon. If its helping me, I will let you all know how to get it!
Thanks for reading and keep well!
Its seems that I only get time to write every now and again these days. So be it! The fibro is still getting the best of me. It feels like everyday is like three days in one for me! I am simply exhausted and its only the start of the week!
On top of it all, my tumble drier burned out on the weekend and yesterday we sat without water from some burst pipes down the road. Seriously?! Give me a break!
Luckily for me the sun is shining today. I have to do washing every day, because with six people in the house of which 5 are male, there is just so much that I can't skip a day! Now I'm going to have a serious problem when it rains! Will have to start saving for a new tumble drier!
I started a natural supplement called "fibromyalgia formula" about a month ago. I think it was helping me a bit with the headaches and I just had a better hold on things in my life overall. I haven't had it for a week and I think I can feel the difference. I say think, because I'm so tired I don't know if its because I'm busy or not. I am ordering some more and will have a better answer soon. If its helping me, I will let you all know how to get it!
Thanks for reading and keep well!
Friday 18 January 2013
I have fibromyalgia...
Hi Everyone!
Well, my kiddies are back at school and everything is back in full swing again! Including my fibromyalgia! I am so suffering again, its not funny. For a moment during the holidays I actually thought that maybe I'm getting a bit better and might be able to live a better life. I was so wrong! Now it's back to the reality check. I have fibro and have to live with it. It's funny how a brief reprieve from the suffering can make you believe that you could maybe live a normal life like all the healthy folks out there. Then I get sick again and all hope goes away.
So far I have found nothing that works for me. I have tried several alternative medications, but nothing has worked for me so far. I will keep trying though until I find something to relief some of the symptoms, even if it doesn't cure me.
So, to everyone out there that are suffering as well, I know how you feel and am glad that I am not alone in this fight against fibro!
Thanks for reading!
Well, my kiddies are back at school and everything is back in full swing again! Including my fibromyalgia! I am so suffering again, its not funny. For a moment during the holidays I actually thought that maybe I'm getting a bit better and might be able to live a better life. I was so wrong! Now it's back to the reality check. I have fibro and have to live with it. It's funny how a brief reprieve from the suffering can make you believe that you could maybe live a normal life like all the healthy folks out there. Then I get sick again and all hope goes away.
So far I have found nothing that works for me. I have tried several alternative medications, but nothing has worked for me so far. I will keep trying though until I find something to relief some of the symptoms, even if it doesn't cure me.
So, to everyone out there that are suffering as well, I know how you feel and am glad that I am not alone in this fight against fibro!
Thanks for reading!
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