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Posted 1/15/2016 9:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hi,

Hopefully someone else has experienced this.
I have both fibro and psoriatic arthritis along with a list of other issues
One day last week my thumb froze in the bent position.
Turns out it is Trigger thumb. Boy oh boy is it painfull.
At approximately the same time I went into a huge Fibro fatique flair.
It is the second worst one I have had in the past 10 years. The first really bad one had me in bed for three years
Now finally getting to my question.
Is it possible for my new thumb issue to be causing this horrible fatigue? I know we have limited resources and I was wondering if my body trying to heal the trigger thumb would cause this awful awful fatigue?


Thank you in advance.
Lorraine
Posted 1/15/2016 12:10 PM (GMT 0)
One possibility is the amount of concern you have for the new condition- one thing that helps keep fibro alive is if we are concerned, worried or focused on the symptoms and condition.

This keeps the steady drip of cortisol that alters restful sleep cycles, causes brain fog and increases body tension that leads to pain

We know that poor sleep makes fibro worse but what many dont understand is that activation of the CNS arousal system made the poor sleep in the first palce...and this activation drives fibro
Posted 1/15/2016 3:18 PM (GMT 0)
Fibro-Fatigue sucks and there is No way around it, i am in a fatigue flare right now too and i am having hip issues from all the rain here and changes in weather. try to do something relaxing like a epsom salt bath or a word search or maybe a old movie and some popcorn. i know it seems dumb but these things helped me.
Posted 1/15/2016 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry you are also in a flair.
I do think the weather has a lot to do with our fibro.
It can't make up its mind what to do here. Today it is mild and overcast.
My thumb actually feels a bit better today.
I have used a heating pad wrapped around it so maybe that helped.

Lorraine
Posted 1/15/2016 6:15 PM (GMT 0)
I am also in a flair; mine is my skin. I feel like I have a sunburn on my back. My back hasn't been exposed to the sun since 2014. LOL.

Hope we can all have a relaxing weekend and feel better. Gentle hugs!
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