Several months ago I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. It's been a very difficult winter for me learning about this condition and how best to help myself cope. Although I know what to do actually doing it is quite difficult for me. A few weeks ago I went from bad to worse and for no reason that I could see. This week it's been so bad I wasn't able to move my head up and down or side to side. I went to massage therapy and came out nearly crying then made an appointment with my chiropractor. After several attempts to make an appointment I finally got in and he drew a diamond shape with the top point being at the middle base of my skull, the two side points at my shoulder blades and the bottom point at my middle back and then proceeded to show me how my pain is all connected. He said I really didn't seem to be out of alignment but he gave me a couple of compressions to my mid back, said he wished he could do more and told me to come back in a few days.
So this is thankful Thursday isn't it. I'm not sounding very thankful, am I? Oh but I am! I'm still in a great deal of pain, but let me tell you I'm sooooooo much better than I was earlier in the week. I slept last night...in my own bed! I was able to stretch and nod my head! I have a long way to go and I return to the chiropractor tomorrow for hopefully a bit more help to get me closer to my normal .
If you know someone who suffers from chronic pain, give them a gentle hug or send them a card or do something helpful for them.
Yes, that would be so nice as dealing with this every day is very exhausting.
