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Posted 7/1/2011 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
Just like all of you, i have my good days and bad days. On my bad days, all i do is sleep because I can't move, yet I can't hardly function. Yet on my good days, I have to use them to do the chores, shopping, and things I could not do on my bad days. I am trying to go to the beach on my good days or have fun, but something always has to be done that I have to make up so i miss out. The bad part is even though there is time afterwards, but I am so drained from the "make up" stuff that I lose out on my fun activity.Even worse,, I have too many doctors, even on my bad days, which extends these bad days to forever. Even worse is that on the good days that I do have no chores and I want to spend at the beach, friends always want me to do this with them. Though it is easy to say no, but then you get guilty. On top of that, I am now on medications that cause me to be sleepy and miserable, but yet have to put on an act to look perfect, so i don't get judged.
How many of you are going through the same thing? If so, is your good days wasted on things you could not do on the bad days.
Posted 7/1/2011 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
I very often feel as though I am being pulled in ten directions. I work full time then I go home to my daughter and her three small very active boys. Then on the weekend my hubby and I clean the offices of the company he works for. Then I have to find the time to shop, figure out bills for the month, laundry, dusting, and other house hold upkeep. Then I have a new puppy that I am constantly cleaning up after - he is in the chewing stage and nothing (and I mean nothing) is safe from him. After all this I have to find some time for myself which includes doc visits, picking up prescriptions, walking, nails (yes I get them done - makes me feel better) and resting.

But, even with this busy of a life, I do not miss out on opportunities to do something fun with my family or friends. We walk the mall, go to the movies, the library, the zoo, the pool (brothers house) and occasionally have dinner out.

I don't know if my aches and pains are less severe than others or that I just handle pain better but I keep going just about the same as I always did with the exceptions of a bum knee and age. The only thing that took me totally down was when my iron levels bottomed out. If it wasn't for having all 18 tender points I would wonder sometimes if I even have fibro.

I really feel for those of us "fibromites" that suffer continual pain or have issues with finding the right meds or are dealing with family and friends that do not understand and lend that extra hand.

Have a wonderful, pain free July 4th weekend.
Posted 7/1/2011 10:58 PM (GMT 0)
 I suffer from fm bad and I have good and bad days. I am not happy with it lately. My frined ask me to go swimming so I did and It just tore me up. I get so easily tired when I do something like that. I think they must be missing something. I told myself I am going to do something for myself each week like movies, get out of the house. It's a lot of work. I am not lazy. It's my muscles. everytime I plan it, the next day I am down for days. Does anybody have those days? I hope there better then mine.
Posted 7/2/2011 5:39 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for your support. I bet it feels horrible. I know how it is about feeling like it is hard work just to get out. I have anxiety about going out and having fun now because I know how bad I will feel. Even worse, even though I am out of school for the summer, but somewhat miss it because I would sit and study all the time and I would not be in as much pain. Summer means nice weather, beach, and things I used to enjoy and the past couple of years because of Fibro, I have been unable to enjoy them. Summers depress me big time because of this. At least if it were school time or fall,I would not feel as bad about missing out.
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