i have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. basically, it means i have a condition causing pain, fatigue, and general ickiness. they don't know how it comes about, and therefore they also don't know how to cure it. clearly. i've been taking flexeril at night to help me sleep the night through, and it's amazing what a decent night of rest can do for my body. pain decreases, and sometimes even the fatigue. before i was sleeping for huge amounts of the day and night, but i was waking up every 15-30 minutes to shift or move or thrash about to get in a comfortable, pain-free spot.
the pain and other symptoms will never fully go away - they can (and do) fluctuate back and forth. i might be feeling fairly normal for a few days, then have a day where i can't even get out of bed. the next day i may have back pain - the day after that, it might go away and i'll have pain and stiffness in my hands and feet. it's a varitable smorgasboard of randomness. it's like every morning, just before i become conscious, my body spins a great big wheel of fortune to see what the day will be like. it would be more entertaining if the options included things like "good hair day," "flawless complection," or "happy happy joy joy"...
anyway, that's the medical update. according to the infectious disease guy, all those tests came back negative. so we're going with fibromyalgia and i'm currently monitoring what's trying to become bronchitis. i mean, i know it's generally an annual event for me, but really? can i have another year off? i don't think i have enough sick days...
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