Good morning everybody!
Like so many of you, I am struggling to accept my “new” normal life. I’ve been going to a pain management specialist for almost three years due to back pain and problems. I had surgery last year for my back and was diagnosed with FMS in December. It makes a lot of my pain make sense now, but it has left me wondering just how much of this is going to be in my daily life and how much of it I can get to subside.
My lower back, SI joints, and hips are painful every day. I’m fine if I just sit in one spot and do nothing, but as soon as I get up to start straightening up the house or to do a small task, I start to feel the ache. If I don’t stop, the ache just gets worse and becomes pain. So, I do very little these days and you can see it in how mu house looks. I’m working on being less critical of myself and how I live now. My house used to be spotless almost all the time. Now it’s not and it bugs me.
The “new” normal is still evolving. I know I’ll get there, but it’s not an easy trek. For those of you who are also trying to figure out what normal is for you, all I can do is send you hugs. Don’t give up.