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Posted 9/30/2010 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I tossed and turned all night. Would get in one position fall asleep then pain would wake me up and I would have to move again. Went on all night. This pain just overwhelms me. Time for another muscle relaxer.
Posted 9/30/2010 1:18 AM (GMT 0)
Sheila, I hope tonight will be better for you too. I use a muscle relaxer for
flares and they usually take the edge off the pain and make me drowsy. If I
can't sleep because of pain I will get out of bed, heat up my bedbuddy and read,
watch TV or play on the computer. I will make a cup of decaffinated tea and
that helps relax me or sometimes I will sit in the dark and do deep breathing
and meditation....something to distract the pain. Wishing you a good night :)

Hugs, Robin
Posted 9/30/2010 1:39 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry about the pain Sheila, I will be praying that tonight is better for you.
Gentle Hugs
Shirley
Posted 9/30/2010 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
Slept better thanks to the muscle relaxer but woke up in pain. Chest and ribs hurt really bad today. Mood is down too. Pain just makes me more depressed. I wish the pain and fatigue would just go away. Why does it have to be so difficult?

Feeling really down today. Have to try and be ok for family everyday. Just don't have a smile in me today.
Posted 9/30/2010 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
Sheila, I'm sorry you're pain level is still high. Pain does hurt and it can be
overwhelming at times...that is when you have to fight to keep your spirit up or
you will be consumed by it. I've been in that position and I don't like it. Pain will
drag you down if you don't fight it. It does help to do something to distract it.

Learning to relax through the pain helps..Deep breathing and meditationworks.I
know when I'm hurting my blood pressure goes up....I take meds for hypertension. I will take my blood pressure and it will be around 139/93...after
I do my relaxation therapy for 20 minutes ...it will go down to 129/80.

Today find time to do something nice for yourself. I hope your smile returns :-)
Hugs, Robin

Post Edited (crazykitty) : 9/30/2010 9:59:44 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/30/2010 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Sheila, I'm sorry you are having so much pain right now but it can get better.  Boy, do we all wish this would disappear but it isn't going to.  But,  you can learn how to live and work around this and still have a full and enjoyable life!  That's what you have to dwell on.  Just thinking about how lousy you feel brings you down and causes more pain and depression to boot!  That is what I would call a "Lose, Lose" situation! 

 

Instead, focus on feeling better.  Nearly every one of us wake up in a lot of pain.  I know I sure do.  Instead of thinking about how much I hurt and how much I hate being like this, I think about moving and stretching and that this will give me some relief in a few minutes.  Then, once I get some pain meds down, I'll feel even better.  I also think about what I have planned for my day and work out the details in my head that allow me to accomplish my goal as easily as I can with fibro.  Honestly, you will feel better.  We have to learn to accept this illness and learn techniques to help work around it, too.  That's where this forum comes in handy.  We have some great ideas!

 

I hope you have a good night tonight, too.  Remember, keep stretching and walking.

 

Sherrine 

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