The past few days my muscles have been so weak I barely have the strength to walk to the bathroom. (Maybe taking the ornaments off the Christmas tree caused this flare-up or maybe it’s the cold, damp weather. Who knows?! … I just hope I can get the tree down before New Year‘s Day.) If I had just one wish I think it would have to be for this nasty disease to go back to the pits of hell where it belongs. I’m sure if you suffer with Fibromyalgia you know exactly what I am talking about. If you don’t I am so happy for you, but please educate yourself before passing judgement on something you don’t understand.
Not only has the Fibro kicked in hard and heavy but so has the COPD. Everyone around me has been sick with respiratory infections of some sort so I have tried to stay alone and in my comfort zone. (I did go to my brother’s for Christmas dinner but didn’t give any of them hugs — except for him — for making my Christmas so special.) It’s hard to keep the germs away when they are flying all over the place. It doesn’t take much for a flare-up. I just hope this doesn’t turn into pneumonia; not sure the usual antibiotic is working this time.
One of my Fibro friends just posted this image and I had to share it here. I completely agree! It is nothing like the commercials… Lyrica, Cymbalta or any of the other hundreds of drugs on the market for Fibromyalgia don’t seem to help me in the least. In fact, they tend to make the symptoms worse as well as bring on thoughts of suicide. So, I choose to suffer through it. Maybe one day something will come along to make it tolerable for me and without side effects. For now, I will continue with pain meds and muscle relaxers.
Loss, Fibro, and COPD 