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Posted 1/26/2011 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
Sunday we took my dad to the er. He had a minor heart attack. He was put in ccu and they did a balloon procedure (he sd he was allergic to aspirin so they did not put in a stent). He came home from hosp yesterday and is doing fine now. I spent Sunday at the hosp and took Monday and Tuesday off from work to be there with him and to help my mom. I am really relieved he is doing good. But today I feel sick and have a lot of pain. It seems when I relax after a stressful time, (if you can call what i do relaxing), i get sick and feel really bad. It does not help it is cold, rainy and they are expecting snow here tonight.

I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem? You would think I would feel pretty good today now that the worse is over.

Posted 1/26/2011 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hi callcenter, I also feel like that after a few stressful days. I hope both you and your dad are feeling better soon.
Posted 1/26/2011 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
When I'm under tension like that, my adrenaline kicks in and I make it through...then I fall apart when everything settles down.  You just went through a lot of stress with your Dad.  You will start to feel better in a couple of days.  At least I ususally do.  Hope you feel better!

 

Sherrine

Posted 1/26/2011 11:29 PM (GMT 0)
I can completely echo what Sherrine just said. I can get through a crisis because my system shifts into some sort of overload and compensates for it, but afterward... oh boy. It's that feeling of being run over by a Mack truck, or it feels like our bodies have been beaten everywhere with a bat.

I'm hopeful that this blip on the radar is temporary for you. I think, when we string too many of those stressful situations together, that it is simply too much for our bodies. I believe I am just now getting over a flare that has been going on for about six months (my longest flare ever). It was filled with one stressful event after another and I could never find a way over that hurdle for so long; I'm thankful I'm finally getting to the other side.

I hope you are feeling better very soon.

--Vickie
Posted 1/27/2011 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
I feel the same way. When I have the adrenaline rush or in overdrive, my body tenses up. After the crisis, I relax then my Muscles and fibro gets the besst of me! Hope you feel better!
Lisa
Posted 1/27/2011 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I do understand what stress is capable of...all that extra cortisol in my blood can cause extra pain and make me anxious.

I'm always trying to keep my stress level down by doing deep breathing and meditation and found it helps most of the time, but not always. I usually try not to worry by focussing on positive outcomes.

Sending gentle hugs and hope both you and your Dad feel better soon!

Hugs, Robin :-)
Posted 1/27/2011 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
When I get stressed my fibro goes wild. I feel awful for days.
Posted 1/27/2011 6:14 AM (GMT 0)
When I get under stress my body startes to shut down on itsself. My son just dropped another bomb on me tonight. Now I can barely walk. OMG! That's me.

HARA

Posted 1/27/2011 6:18 AM (GMT 0)
I have had much stress in the last few months. I lost my sister and then my husband was dx'd with prostate cancer. He had successful surgery and now is doing great. I, however, am in a horrible flare. I know all the stress is to blame. I am trying to get back into my normal exercise and stretch routine, which helps. Stress is a big pain factor for me.
Posted 1/27/2011 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks all. While I am sorry so many of us go through it, I am glad I am not alone. On the way home from the hosp, dad insisted we stop and get a bite to eat. When we stopped afterwards at the drug store to get his meds, I started throwing up. Dh says after a holiday when family (mostly when it is his side!) gets together, I have to crash awhile. I also did not get much sleep from Sunday to Tuesday. I work from 2 pm -8 pm so I usually stay in bed in the mornings since I have trouble sleeping at night cause I have trouble relaxing. I got up at 8 am those mornings so it was hard for me. Thanks again!
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