I am hoping to make some good connections. I am at a point I am very frustrated with my fribro and looking for new ways to deal with the pain. I am at a very low point right now because I have been constantly flared up since summer. I have been put on higher doses of my pain med and am now just starting Lyrica. So far I don’t see a change in the pain but I feel very foggy and drugged up. I hope things improve. I start physical therapy in a salt water heated pool this Friday. I am really hoping this helps. I feel like all I think about or talk about right now is my pain and how I am feeling. I am sure all my friends and my husband are sick of listening to me but that is all my life is right now. I am working full time and every day it is a struggle just to get into the office. I am in pain all day and can’t wait to get home to my comfortable chair with my heating pad. I have no life because other than work it is too much of an effort to leave the house and then be in pain where ever it is that I am going. VERY FRUSTRATED!
Hello Elaine,
Welcome to this lovely community. You story is so familiar to many of us on here, so I know where you are coming from. It is a tricky and confusing condition, as well you know! There are ideas on Fibro101, maybe some things you haven’t already tried. I know people do the heated pool, and say it helps, so that is a positive step. I know what you mean about family, vent on here, saves them! You come across as a strong woman, working full-time is no easy feat. For me, I don’t take meds for pain, practise pacing,mindfulness, relaxation and gentle exercise; I don’t work tho’ and have had to accept this is my ‘new normal’. Not easy, and as you say frustrating. I wish you well.
Take care, Anne