Fibromyalgia

 UGH. I have been dealing with this for a long while but officially about a year. Today is a hard day. Every part of my body hurts. I am so tired of watching TV. I can not read books because my eyes are so blurry. So needless to say I am bored. I am forcing myself to get up and walk around outside with my dog but today I am unable to go on a long walk. That's just the way it is. You have to listen to your body. However, don't use it as an excuse. If you can push yourself, do it. My ankles and knees are killing me today and I have a Bakers Cyst on my right knee, plus I feel like there is something else wrong. So I am told not to push it. Plus, I have surgery coming up in four days. 

    My point in writing this pity party is this. The reality is, when you have this disease, you will have days you can push it. You have days you can go do things you used to do. BUT, you will also have days, probably many of them where you are not able to do anything other than breathe. And that is OK!

    Don't compare yourself to other people. Even other people with fibromyalgia because we are all different and in different stages. I have read about people in a group I am in who can run marathons. People who work full time jobs. People who do absolutely nothing all day due to their pain. People like me who can do a little but have horrible flares that take up most days. We are all different. All our pain is valid. All our good days are valid. Hang in there, there will be good days. For me, I have been getting about 5-10 a month and I LOVE these days. 

     You are not alone. You got this! We can get through this! Reach out and ask for help! Join some support groups! Love yourself and don't be so hard on yourself!