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Posted 4/1/2015 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
Anybody else get the days where it feels like someone beat your entire body with a sack of potatoes?

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How do you keep moving? I've got cleaning, laundry, and dinner to fix for the boys. While the oldest who has autism is in one of his defiant moods. And I have nobody here to help me. Their dad is 800 miles away until tomorrow night. And I just hurt everywhere.

Ok. Got the "poor me" out of my system I think. But seriously, what do ya'll do to help with the bruised feeling when you have to keep moving? I've taken some tylenol, but it hasn't helped much yet, and ibuprofen is out of the question for me.

I know the answer is probably a big "I don't know", but does anyone have suggestions for something I can do tonight? A website for good stretching or something?
Posted 4/2/2015 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Are you using heat ? A heating pad, or even hot moist towels..

Do you use any topical pain relievers? If not you may want to look into these..i use pain erase..others mention biofreeze.

You could also google acupressure points for pain..

There is always something you can do right now! Some even say ice packs help them , but my fibro likes heat the best..
Posted 4/2/2015 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
Yeah, i use my heating pad a lot, but it doesn't get the deep down pain, just the surface ones. Neither does the topical stuff.

Just got the boys in bed, so I'm gonna spend some time researching online. Maybe I can find a site that actually shows trigger points and doesn't just advertise for a book you have to buy. Gotta wait till bf is back home before ordering that book suggested here. And didn't think to google acupressure points. Thanks for suggesting that!!
Posted 4/2/2015 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
I believe there are you tube videos on trigger points..but i find i have to work these very gently...if they say use a tennis ball..maybe try a rubber ball first.

Some of the acupressure points which would be hard to describe here can bring my pain from a 7 to a 4 in minutes..just knowing i can lower the pain is so helpful personally..
Posted 4/2/2015 5:07 AM (GMT 0)
Hot shower or soak in hot tub with Epsom salt will help too.
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