Does anyone else pay after over doing it??

I had a BUSY day at work saturday. Like crazy busy. I work in a spa, and was running around with client after client. And today, I am sore as heck and slept like ALL DAY!!! Honestly, I feel like I have been hit by a fast moving bus and thrown down a hill with lots of bumps. My bones, and joints, and lower back and hands hurt like wowza!!!

Im not sure if its a "flare up" or if I really over did it at work.

Ive recently told my boss that I need to not do full body massages anymore cuz they hurt me too much. And I thought she understood. I was doing them before and just thought I was outta shape, and thats why I was sore. Thought I could keep doing them and the pain would stop. But now since the FM diagnosis, I know its not gonna get better, so I just need to cut back on the things that hurt me. But she keeps booking me for them!! SUCKS big time!!!

Anyway, just wondering how other people deal with the fatique and soreness after a long day!!!

Hope everyone is  feeling well!!

Yep, it's really not uncommon to have a bad day or five after a day or two of overdoing it. That's the challenge of fibro, keeping that delicate balance between taking advantage of "good" days and not overdoing it. I second the talking to your boss again, even offering documentation if she has a big problem with you not being able to do them. Depending on how comfortable you are with disclosing info on your fibro to your boss, it might help to talk to her about the "spoon theory" or some such so that she understands your situation. Good luck!

Hey! I was an esthetician too and had the same reactions and it kept getting worse eventually I had to give up work...

I think all of us agree that giving massages sounds like hard work!

I read the title of your post at such an appropriate time - I am paying BIG TIME for doing stuff around the house (we're trying to pack up to move). I can only do a few hours a day and after 4 or 5 days of that, my gosh I feel like a piece of crappola.

I can't even lift my arms today. Cancelled an appt (which I usually end up doing). These are the days that I can't stand.

REST is the only thing that helps - rest and time. My problem is I can't sleep today. I was up literally all night long, restless and now I'm beyond tired.

So to answer your question, yep! :)

I once waited in a que for six hours to do something.. all I was doing was waiting in a que and it took absolute MONTHS to recover from it.. but you know I keep pushing myself and even when I feel like death I will get up the next day and do everything and just get in even more pain.. I don't seem to recover AT ALL..

YEP! I'm in the middle of a flare-up right now. I was out doing yard work one day last week and I felt myself getting sore, but kept pushing to get it done. The next day I was in pain, but forced myself to go back out and finish the project I had started. WRONG MOVE! I have been suffering ever since.

My back is so bad right now that I can barely stand up straight, and walking.....forget it. My knees and my feet hurt so bad. My shoulders hurt, my hands hurt and are tingling, I even have tingling in the left side of my face and neck.

I've been babying myself now by sitting in bed reading books. LOL!

Came here to ask something similar and saw this. So glad I'm not the only one with this problem. (Not glad for the pain tho.. Glad there's an explanation to what I'm going through, as I'm still trying to understand FM)

I have to pack my whole house mostly by myself (hubby is working night shifts) and I've been pushing myself for weeks now.
Cleaning, wrapping things in newspaper and putting them in boxes. Lifting heavy items everyday.
I'm normally studying photography so what I'm doing is more physical and demanding.

After a little while, I had to take longer breaks during the day. Feeling like my arms were at 0% energy left.
Needing to nap in the afternoon.
Having the feeling I'm at the end of my rope and crying. I'm not sad! I just cry because I'm drained!
Pain almost everywhere. FM pain :(

Like everyone said. Yes, it's normal and you have to learn how to deal with everyone is asking of you.

It's totally ok to say no and explain why you can't do it. And if they don't understand, too bad. It's YOUR health and YOUR body suffering in the end.
I really hope your boss will understand.