For 3-5 months (it's been two years or so, so I don't remember exactly how long it lasted), I was unable to lift my legs far enough to walk up the stairs because of a very extended flare up that affected my knees. I was trying not to complain too much and trying to remain strong and strong willed. So, instead of telling my husband what was going on, I would wait for him to go upstairs, and then a few minutes later I would follow. I would sit down and drag myself up one step at a time backwards up the stairs. It took me about ten minutes to climb our stairs each time and we didn't have a railing up at the time. Of course, when my husband found out he started carrying me up the stairs and couldn't believe how long I had been doing that. Afterwards, and to this day I think it's kind of funny that I went to all that trouble to not seem weak to my husband.
A sense of humor is indeed a must! I can’t think of a specific incident right now but I know I have tried to find ways to laugh at my own forgetfulness. Walking directly into a garage door I had just walked under is definitely something I would do, so I feel your pain GrammyPammy. I certainly try to keep some form of a note pad in my purse as well. Either real paper or the ‘note pad’ function on my phone. Except that I forget about that function a lot! LOL! Because I’m single and just have the cat to talk to it’s a lot easier for me to get away with talking to myself and asking things like ‘what did I come in here for? or what was I going to get at the store today?’
Laughter really is one of the best medicines I know of!
HI Borats - I understand what you are going through. If my hip hurts really bad (like it is right now) I have to drag the foot because if I lift it - the pain in my hip gets worse. Jeez! I thought I was the only one that did this!! LOL I guess I am not alone. The other thing I do (you might think I am crazy) is, if II am on the floor doing one of my crafts that I do, there is no way I can get onto my feet from that position. So, I crawl over to the bed or other kind of furniture and put my elbows on them and pull my self up. Otherwise, I will be on the floor forever!! Jeez! This things that us Fibro have to do! We all develop our own style of how to get around. Thanks so much for responding to my post!! Laurie
No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! I WILL NOT LET HER GO!!!!!!!!! I'd rather SHE be the Responsible one and I'll act like the two year old - because as sure as the sun is coming up tomorrow, I'll be crying like one.
I have always had a sense of humor…not giving up now. On my worst days I find I am too emotionally sensitive so its hard. But I do try. Now when I go to a room and forget why I am there I just leave goal unaccomplished . It is funny and frustrating at the same time.
Ha, Laurie,
If picturing yourself waddling along on icebergs helps to make the fibro manageable, that's great! I know I have moments like this but just...not right now, lol. I guess if I were an animal due to fibro, I'd be one of the first ever fish to try to walk on land...while it still flops about, legless. Flop, flop, flop. Yup, that's me. I think waddling is actually quite a bit up there on the Evolutionary scale, way beyond flopping, so you're doing okay, girl!
Oh gosh, I've done that too! In a panic, when I realized I couldn't get up! Now the floor is "off limits" to me, as is sitting in the bathtub. As is going through the bottom kitchen cabinet, where all of my dry and canned goods are stored. So I can just look through the first row of stuff in there.
And tonight, my left knee was hurting wicked bad and I thought that I'd accidentally left the soft brace on it and determined to take it off so my knee would feel better...only the soft brace was already off! This is how the knee feels now.
Oh Marc!! LOL You will survive! You crack me up! Everything will be fine. Just think of hundreds of parents that go through this every day. When does your daughter leave?? Laurie
HI Pet - you make me smile! As I said before, all I need is a tuxedo and I can join the Penguins up north!! No, wait a minute, I can't stand the cold and it will also cause my Fibro to flare up!! LOL Thanks for responding, Pet! Love Laurie.
I just got a lecture from my daughter about my forgetfulness…why can’t I remember my passwords for my IPad …and why does she need to help over the phone when she just explained it last wk…I am having a really foggy day…my luck she had to call to help me load Pinterest on my iPad …not a good day! I will work on this and per her advice got a notebook and wrote down all the passwords…the ones I could remember …LOL
I do that sometimes then i forget where I put the notebook. I'm notorious around my family for writing things on envelopes and losing it though. I put ice cream in the fridge and other stuff in weird places. I chalk it up to fibrofog. I have EDS too that affects my pain levelness and fogginess but most people haven't heard of that so I usually just say the fibromyalgia is causing me problems. I'm watching Raising Hope right now and am laughing.
Susan W
HI Waves - I, too make a list of my groceries. Every week, I put a piece of paper on my fridge with a magnet to hold it. Throughout the week, I start writing things down that I will need or want. Well, most times that I go to the store, guess what??? I forget my list. It makes me so mad. I am too lazy to to drive back to my house. So I go through the store, trying to remember what I wrote down. I do pretty good, but there is one irritating factor, and that is, I always forget to bring home the MAIN essential that I really need. Never fails!! Hugs!! Laurie
LOL, you can be a penguin in a Florida zoo. Like in Busch Gardens. Nice place to be!
Warmly,
Pet
Busch Gardens is the best.... Loved going there before I became ill. :)
Yes, I know how that is. When I fall, I can not get back up. I generally try to avoid sitting on the floor for this reason. I used to do yoga but larger breasts from weight gain and tender points on my back forced me to stop, but when I did, I always had to crawl over to the couch to hoist myself upward when time to get up.
HI Shawna - what a pretty name!! No, I don't blame it on age either. I have had Fibro for 31 years now. A few years ago, the 'fibro fog' started tailgating me! LOL Everywhere I go, it's right their with me I told a girlfriend that I should have a nice name for it, just to be funny. Couldn't think up anything, so it will remain fibro fog. Besides this is exactly what it is. I have told others in this group that over the years I have put the strangest things in places where they don't belong, Then, I can't find anything! Also, I hate to admit this, I have put things in the fridge that don't belong there. I feel so ridiculous when I do this, though. Tonight, my fibro is really hurting right now. But by being on this website - I feel better somehow. Watch your head from now on, so you don't bang it!! LOL Love, Laurie
Hi Borats - Yay!!! I am not the only one who has to crawl to a piece of furniture to get myself up!! I live alone, so thank God no one sees me doing this. Also, just getting down on the floor is a real problem for me to. Well, us Fibros must have an awful lot of novel ideas in getting around! Laurie
HI Grammy - I am with you!! I can't tell you how many times that I forget my password. I am on several sites what require a password and I would always totally forget them! Now. I have gotten smart. I write them down and that way I can refer to them when I need to. Sometimes, I will draw a total blank, forgetting some of the features on my computer and how to activate. I, Then, have to call my son Jason, and he will explain everything to me over the phone Or if I am REALLY ditzy, he has to come over to fix it! LOL LAurie.
Of course! How else could we make it. Have you seen the site in FM Jokes of the Day?
HI mum3 - I agree with you! If I didn't have a sense of humor with all I go through, I would be in serious trouble! I do have days when my sense of humor is non-existent and those are the days when I am really sad and frustrated with my illnesses. Bu it doesn't happen often! Thanks for responding! Love, Laurie