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Anonymous (reply to Jenb)

I know exactly what you are talking about Jenb. It is so confusing and aggravating that I want to scream or cry, I don't know which. There are things that help some, but don't last for long. Stretching is one, moderate activity is another, (Yoga provides both of those)but every night I just get stiff and ache all over when I try to relax. I can't sleep like I should, then when I wake up in the morning it feels like I have been ran over by a semi truck and I am stiff all over. Seems if my memory suffers from all this and I find it difficult to focus on anything. All I know is that it is terrible to live this way, hurting all over all day long, and being so exhausted. I've had Lupus tests (years ago) ran because of heavy/painful periods and the presence of numerous spider nevi on my torso, but the tests came back negative. They told me (without running tests to confirm) that the spider nevi was from hormones being out of whack, so to speak. Liver is fine, negative for Hep., do know that I have uterine fibroids but I don't think that has to do with the widespread pain that seems as if it gets worse everyday. I often wonder how much pain I am actually in and don't realize it. I mean, if I felt like I did 5 years ago one day, and the next day felt like I do now, how would I react? I say this because I know that our bodies adjust to chronic pain and each level of pain becomes the new norm. What I do know is that this new norm is aweful as I know it today, and I probably would not want to know how bad it really is. Wish doctors knew half as much as they think they know...

July 3, 2011 - 8:14am

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