Winter is Here... Not Happy.

Greetings,

For the first time, I think, I am actually going to write one of these blog posts while in the middle (I hope) of a fibromyalgia flare. Hopefully there will be some useful information in amongst the ranting and raving.

So this one started yesterday with some leg cramps and neck pain. I was decidedly uncomfortable so I spent the day in front of the laptop writing in order to get my mind of things. Had to miss fencing practice because I could not get there and be useful due to the issues. Actually had to go and have a lay down at one stage due to the pain and pure tiredness getting to me.

Second day... Did not sleep well last night, in fact probably would not have at all if it was not for the medications that I am on. The neck woke up all messed up, neck pain from muscle and bone, not to mention radiating down into the shoulders. The temperature was also not helping at all as it has been quite cold the past couple of days. Got a little bit of writing done and then managed to summon the energy and motivation to leave the house, had to "pay day" and all. Off to town with my lovely wife.

In town, got the money, cramped ride on the bus did not help the already irritated knee. All pretty good until I decided to go down a set of stairs, at which point in time I was reminded why I do not have a license. First flight to landing all good. At the landing there was a stumble and an attempted fall down the rest of the stairs. Luckily my wife noticed the stumble and grabbed me resulting in a fall backward instead of forward. Resulting damage: Minimal, bruised ego, knees a little sorer than before. Had a lovely lunch at my favourite sushi restaurant in Brisbane, minus the opinionated little cow who was sitting next to us.

The nerves are simply just not playing ball. Looks like I am going to have to be extra careful at fencing training tonight. I am determined to go and FM be damned if it is going to stop me from going it is what keeps me going and even if I have to grunt and grumble my way through, I am going. The wife is a little concerned about my fall, so I will take things a little easy tonight. Mostly teaching anyway. Hopefully things will improve tomorrow and I will not be back on here adding another post with the continuing saga.

Cheers,

Henry

Bitten Again

Greetings,

So, I mentioned something a while ago about my knee giving me troubles. Well, I have had an x-ray and ultrasound just for them to find out that it is a perfectly good looking knee which is there. This means of course it that my fibromyalgia has decided that it was high time to come up and bite me in the butt again. I thought that I had this all under control, not to be by the looks of things.

So, this will make my trip to the orthopedic surgeon most interesting, but at least I will know for sure what is going on with the knee, whenever they get around to it. Likewise the trip to physiotherapy is going to be interesting, but at least I should get around to seeing them. Needless to say I am on a waiting list for the both of them.

So, what's the story? The knee is alright in the morning, and gets worse during the day. It also gets worse when it gets cold. Yup, FM all over. Obviously if I use it too much there is an issue, and just to confuse things, if I don't use it enough there are issues. No winning with this one. So, I have been saddled with a knee brace to assist the knee and it is working alright. Similarly I have also been saddled with a walking stick for when I need it.

Looks like I have a trying time ahead, but it is just another bit to get through, like the rest of it. I am figuring that I can work around some stuff and just leave some alone for a while. But be stuffed if I am simply going to put myself in a corner and complain and do nothing. I have stuff to do which needs to get done, and stuff to do that I want to do. Onward and upward I suppose.

Cheers,

Henry.