My New Full Time Job

Now that winter has officially arrived I feel like I have a new full time job on top of my regular full time job. That job is staying warm. The fatigue and pain just gets so much worse when I am cold. It just exhausts me.

My first tip is to wear a scarf, even in the house. I can’t do this long just because it hurts my neck but when nothing else is working it’s really useful.

My second tip is to either get a space heater or an electric fireplace. I would prefer a built in one with a fireplace mantel shelf here. However, since I live in an apartment I was looking for a portable one. Instead, at Wal-Mart I found a little space heater from Lasko that looks more like a piece of pottery. Even when the regular heat is turned up high radiant heating from a space heater seems to help more.

Fibro Feels Like…

I love Thanksgiving but it’s very hard on my physically. This year I got quite sick and I said “I’ve been driving, standing up, and sleeping in a different bed. It’s like going to the Olympics for a sport that I’m not very good at”.

Modify Your Dreams

We all know that depression and fibromyalgia go together. This should definitely be treated by a doctor. However, sometimes you just get sick and tired of being sick and tired. You miss the person you used to be before you got sick. You may dream about how your life could’ve been.

There are still ways to accomplish almost any dream. Sure, you may need to have the band come over to your house to practice. You may look at an exciting stratocaster guitar at musicians friend from the comfort of your home. You might record in your jammies, but most of your dreams are still possible if you’re willing to modify them.

What Is That Weird Feeling?

I woke up on Saturday morning and felt weird. I am smart enough to know that it wasn’t a bad feeling. It wasn’t fatigue or pain. It was just different. My muscles felt somewhat softer. It took me until 3 o’clock in the afternoon to realize that for whatever reason that day, I was relaxed. I hadn’t felt that way in years. Even my muscles were relaxed. Does anyone else with fibromyalgia ever get to feel this way?

Just Add it To the List

With fibromyalgia there is a list of things that I can do and things that I can do but will cause me a lot of pain. Most of the items on this list are pretty big and pretty discouraging. I can’t live in cold weather and if I wasn’t from this country would probably need immigration lawyers in los angeles. However, there are a few things that are just plain funny.

I can’t wear scarves. I think they are cute and I’m cold all the time. Even if it’s the lightest weight chiffon scarf it really seems to pull down my neck and be uncomfortable or painful. Since it’s such a minor annoyance I keep trying but I just haven’t been able to make it work. At least I have some funny things on my list.

More Tips for Staying Comfortable With Fibromyalgia

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you know that sitting in chairs is extremely painful for me. I do have one chair that works pretty well but I usually lay on the couch.
A few months ago I got an ottoman and I wasn’t expecting it to change my life so much but it did. It is at the exact height of the chair but a little bit firmer. It’s even more comfortable than a recliner and now I can sit in it and work on the computer for 2-3 hours at a time instead of just one. What is the most comfortable piece of furniture in your home?

On a Scale of One to Ten

This is a scale that most everyone in the medical field and even the natural field uses. They all ask “On a scale of one to ten, where is your pain level right now?” In fact, it’s the only thing that I can think of that all of these practitioners have in common. So today was not a great day and I asked myself this question and I answered “Owww”. I don’t know where oww is on the scale.