Is the fog worse than the pain?

Yes the fog seems to stick around more then the pain.

I do alot of cooking, it's my passion, but I tend to forget things when they are cooking. Not so good.

So I try to stay in the kitchen while things are cooking. Not the easiest thing to do, my kitchen is small and there's no where to really sit.

I try to "exercise" my brain. Read alot, word games, seek and search games, etc.

Not sure if they help. I find my self getting mad at myself because I know I know that word or I know I just saw the word in the puzzel.

It's also very annoying to type this and keep hitting the wrong key when I know I know where the keys are or better yet keep hitting the wrong key like 2 or 3 times before I liik to "find" the right one.

So I just keep trying. This means that sometimes dinner maybe alittle over done or it takes me three times as long to type this up. lol

Donna, I take multiple meds throughout the day. Each time I will take the cap off a water bottle and the caps off my meds...after taking my meds, I always try screwing the water cap on one of my med bottles...it's like a bad habit I can't seem to break.

Hubby is always telling me to focus. There are days when I'm flaring that I'm a total space cadet and won't allow myself to drive. It is frustrating when you feel like someone came and kidnapped your brain. I know my fog is worse when I feel especially stressed, the stress can be physical, mental or emotional.

You know me with my relaxation therapy...I can't imagine how much worse I'd be without it.

Here's to fogless, clear minds for all of us!!!!

Hugs, Robin

The past couple weeks I have been very tired and foggy, with only mild pain. The pains I can deal with, but the insane forgetfulness has been way more destructive. I lose track of when I have taken pain pills and am scared of doubling up. And putting things in stupid places is so frustrating, you can laugh the first few times but then it gets downright annoying.

I'm pretty good at dealing with pain, but the fog and exhaustion is really hard on me. The worst of it is I haven't found a doctor willing to prescribe me any medication for it. So frustrating!

I prefer the pain to the fog.....so much that I quit all the drugs the docs put me on. They contribute greatly to the fog and it was hendering my work and home life. I am a silent sufferer so my pain is my own cross to bear.....and nobody is affected other than my lovely wife. (because she knows and we talk about it) but with the fog it was harder to hide and not affect others.

 

I too will take pain over the fog. Such silly and frustrating things happen somewhere in that miserable fog that it frustrates me beyond sanity some days. I'm constantly dropping thing as if I weren't paying attention when I am concentrating the best I can. I feel like I'm acting normal yet words get all mixed up when I speak, I can't remember what I was doing in the past 10 seconds...really!... or I mix up everyone's names when calling or talking to them. It's embarrassing to call my grandson by the dogs' name. I know it's the fibro but there's always this tiny little doubt that lurks in the crevasses of my mind.

Chutz

I just quit my job because the fog was so bad. I'm a programmer, so...not good! I couldn't focus on the code, would get lost / confused / frustrated, was missing deadlines. This caused so much stress that I would end up going in to work one day, then miss 2 days because of flares! =(

I try to make myself pay attention to what I am doing. "Focus", I actually tell myself. Taking my meds was a problem because I would remember holding the bottle but wasn't sure if I actually opened it and took one. I bought several of those little pill holders that are marked with the day of the week. I fill once a week. One is used for my 4 daily a.m. pills and 1 for my nighttime pill. It really helps. I kept forgetting the night time pravastatin which I really need. When I get up in the middle of the night I check my pill holder to make sure I took it.