Weather

Again, I am struggling with my FMS due to the weather.  I am noticing that I am becoming more and more fatigued as the weather grows nicer.  It is difficult to handle as this makes me want to stay indoors and stay near the couch.  I am struggling with parenting because of this.  My husband is here everyday almost all day, and if I feel the need to lay in bed for a few hours, I am able to do so.  I say that I am struggling with parenting because I  feel as though my daughter is not getting enough of her mom as she deserves.  I experience feelings of guilt because of this, even though I have been assured by her that she is fine and that it does not bother her.  she is 10, but is very understanding and mature for her age, so I guess I can be grateful for that.


I have enclosed a link with regard to FMS as it relates to the weather.


FMS and weather effects


I am going to have to mobilize so to speak and put a plan into action as to how I will handle these changes as the weather continues to improve.

Weather and headaches........

We had a small ice storm here last night.  I began to get a headache before I went to bed last night and now today it is much worse.  I can feel my neck swollen and the throbbing in my head is getting worse.  I, of course, have taken my morning pain meds, but they don't seem to want to work for me.  I fear that I will have to take a muscle relaxer soon and hope that that takes the edge off.


With Fibro, the weather can effect so much, headaches are just the start of it. It is difficult to know how it will effect you until it happens.  The best thing I can recommend is pain medications, lots of rest on the couch, dim the room if you can, and drink lots of fluids.  Perhaps a hot shower will work for some and loosen up those muscles, but if it is bad, I know the feeling of struggling to stay standing long enough for the hot water to do any good.


I am going to follow my advice for today and not clean the things that I planned on cleaning, it can wait til tomorrow -- which is something that many with Fibro understand -- it will get done, maybe just not today and that's ok.

Food and Meds

I have pain meds that are prescribed to me and I can barely move in the mornings without taking them.  Sometimes I am in so much pain that I want to take them before I even sit up in bed.  Yet, I have to wait til I wake up a little bit and can eat something before I can take them.  They don't cause stomach problems, but when they begin to work, I feel very drugged and light-headed.  I have learned that I cannot simply eat a yogurt and then take them, I have to eat a full breakfast.
It is difficult to do first thing in the morning as I can hardly move long enough to get myself juice some mornings.  I am grateful that when I my husband is home in the mornings, he cooks for me.
It is important that when you take pain meds an it is recommended that you take them with food, do so.  Otherwise, you may feel heavy all day long.
With the weather being what it is right now, it is certainly difficult to exercise and eating full meals in the morning and not being able to work them off contributes to maintaining a weight that is unwelcomed.  Thus, with fibro there is always a challenge and one must weigh the pros and cons of even the simplest things.  I can be very frustrating!

I'm back...long time since last post

Winter is upon us again and I am struggling. The colder it gets , the more pain I seem to be in. My doctor prescribed me Percocet two years ago and it works. I don't want to think about the long term damages of being on a narcotic pain med, but I know that it directly and adversely affects your liver and kidneys. Most of what you find on the internet regarding this subject is about the abuse of Percocet. This is certainly not an issue for me, I do not even take close to the maximum daily dose allowed. Yet, I know that I could not live without it because after many different pain meds, we (my doctor and I) have found that it is the only thing that works.

I am no longer taking Lyrica as it began to make me very sick. I experienced flu-like symptoms, as well as some other symptoms so we had to stop that. I have not taken Lyrica for about a year now.

This past fall, I got married!! I have been with him for almost two years and my husband took the time to read about Fibro and learn all he could to help me during a flare as well as on a day to day basis. Mornings are the hardest and it hurts to get out of bed. My muscles are so stiff from laying down for so long and I can't move too well until I get something in my stomach so that I can take my pain meds. My husband cooks me breakfast every morning which helps a lot!

Fibromyalgia is life-long and the only thing we can do is obtain a good working relationship with our doctors, continue to educate ourselves about nutrition, and medication. Having a strong support network helps and always remember to hug your children and tell them that you love them, because they too see what you go through sometimes. If you are being the best you can be in that moment then you are doing it right.