Fibromyalgia and added health conditions......
The heat in England - though pleasant for some - is exhausting!
Anyone who suffers from Fibromyalgia, or who is knowledgeable about it, will know that it comes with it's own added complications and there are so many, but when something happens to us that isn't related to the fibro', it makes recovery much harder. Our immune systems are quite low and, therefore, unable to fight off these things as quickly, as I have often found.
Stress too, can be a huge factor in our management of fibro' as I have often found.
i have been housebound for the last five weeks, due to the most horrible illness and something I haven't experienced before. I began with sickness and the most unbearable of stomach pains, and I really thought it was a bad IBS flare, or the dreaded norovirus, but as the pain increased over the days, and yes, I screamed, I began to realise that it must be more serious and I began slowly to pack a bag for the hospital, before ringing my doctor. I could barely move around and carried a 'sick bag' with me; I didn't eat for ten days; but when my doctor came, she couldn't explain it, and I'm glad to say that I didn't go to hospital. At the time, I was torn, because the hospital may have given me morphine for the pain, but my experience hospitals hasn't been pleasant and I was also quite afraid,
Five weeks on and feeling very blessed, The pain is still there, but tolerable and not constant and I can eat cautiously (I am only six stone and need to). but the chronic fatigue is making it an effort to move around and the heat isn't helping.
So, how do we deal with it? My doctor's aren't at all helpful and I guess I have to be patient and heal myself the best way I can. I've been drinking tap water for the first time in years: I am eating more fibre with extra veg and seeded bread; I am making myself potter up and down the path for a little exercise - and it's not easy; I am eating at regular times and I am trying to take an interest in myself. I don't know if I'm doing the right things, but time will tell.
Living alone makes everything so much harder, as the smallest tasks become impossible when you feel so ill and my poor cat became quite distressed with me and began bedwetting, which didn't help as couldn't strip my bed. As she sees me improving, she is much better - another blessing for me, as I adore her.
This week I am expecting visitors for a few days and although I have tried to tell them how hard it is for me at the moment, they really don't 'get it', or why, as they just see me looking better than I did. I want to look forward to their visit, as I see so few people, but I'm also so very nervous in case it puts me back, as I know I will do my best to provide food, etc. Even chatting for long lengths is an effort and exhausting, but I will do my best.
on the bright side, I am very grateful for whatever strength pulled me through it and for all the things I can now do :-) Yes, I am lucky and I feel it, but sometimes - during the hardest times - I have to remind myself!
It reminds me of the quote that says 'we don't know how strong we can be until being strong is the only choice we have' and it's so true, even if we don't feel strong at the time.
There are bad days, or weeks, but there are also good ones, when the sky is blue and I can be mindful of every moment and just the moment - meditation and mindfulness have helped me so much.
It isn't easy, I know, but I hope that you can all find some moments in your day to be grateful for :-)
Namaste
Anyone who suffers from Fibromyalgia, or who is knowledgeable about it, will know that it comes with it's own added complications and there are so many, but when something happens to us that isn't related to the fibro', it makes recovery much harder. Our immune systems are quite low and, therefore, unable to fight off these things as quickly, as I have often found.
Stress too, can be a huge factor in our management of fibro' as I have often found.
i have been housebound for the last five weeks, due to the most horrible illness and something I haven't experienced before. I began with sickness and the most unbearable of stomach pains, and I really thought it was a bad IBS flare, or the dreaded norovirus, but as the pain increased over the days, and yes, I screamed, I began to realise that it must be more serious and I began slowly to pack a bag for the hospital, before ringing my doctor. I could barely move around and carried a 'sick bag' with me; I didn't eat for ten days; but when my doctor came, she couldn't explain it, and I'm glad to say that I didn't go to hospital. At the time, I was torn, because the hospital may have given me morphine for the pain, but my experience hospitals hasn't been pleasant and I was also quite afraid,
Five weeks on and feeling very blessed, The pain is still there, but tolerable and not constant and I can eat cautiously (I am only six stone and need to). but the chronic fatigue is making it an effort to move around and the heat isn't helping.
So, how do we deal with it? My doctor's aren't at all helpful and I guess I have to be patient and heal myself the best way I can. I've been drinking tap water for the first time in years: I am eating more fibre with extra veg and seeded bread; I am making myself potter up and down the path for a little exercise - and it's not easy; I am eating at regular times and I am trying to take an interest in myself. I don't know if I'm doing the right things, but time will tell.
Living alone makes everything so much harder, as the smallest tasks become impossible when you feel so ill and my poor cat became quite distressed with me and began bedwetting, which didn't help as couldn't strip my bed. As she sees me improving, she is much better - another blessing for me, as I adore her.
This week I am expecting visitors for a few days and although I have tried to tell them how hard it is for me at the moment, they really don't 'get it', or why, as they just see me looking better than I did. I want to look forward to their visit, as I see so few people, but I'm also so very nervous in case it puts me back, as I know I will do my best to provide food, etc. Even chatting for long lengths is an effort and exhausting, but I will do my best.
on the bright side, I am very grateful for whatever strength pulled me through it and for all the things I can now do :-) Yes, I am lucky and I feel it, but sometimes - during the hardest times - I have to remind myself!
It reminds me of the quote that says 'we don't know how strong we can be until being strong is the only choice we have' and it's so true, even if we don't feel strong at the time.
There are bad days, or weeks, but there are also good ones, when the sky is blue and I can be mindful of every moment and just the moment - meditation and mindfulness have helped me so much.
It isn't easy, I know, but I hope that you can all find some moments in your day to be grateful for :-)
Namaste
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