HottLicks -> RE: Fibromyalgia and BDSM (12/27/2007 1:34:21 PM)
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I do wish you and all the others with fibro well! It is a very difficult thing to deal with and everyone is different. Nothing seems to work for everyone. I would be very concerned with that amount of ibuprofen. Please pay attention to your stomach and try to use milk or food to soften the blow of what this drug can do to you. I don't agree with most of the medications they give for fibro and I am seriously concerned about this new drug they have for fibro. Most doctors don't care or don't have a clue and you must take a major role in your health and knowledge or what they don't care about or don't know can hurt you. I believe that narcotic's are much safer than most of the anti inflamitories and anti depressants for most people. But finding a doctor who will properly treat you is hard to do. Most do not consider doing testing to assure that medication is right for you and just hand out the medications haphazardly. I know many who have suffered serious ramifications from the wrong medical treatments and medications and this is a major pet peeve for me. So I will stop! lol Sorry... I find that timing is everything in my world. I can do most things, but not at all times. I play/work, etc. one day and must be down one or two days afterwords. The second day is the worst for me. So while it is hard to plan when you have fibro, some planning or attempt to plan is important. I will take medications around times I wish to work or play and then watch what I do so that I don't have an 'oh shit' moment of overdoing because I was medicated. Go slow... baby steps. But keep in mind, what you could handle one day might not be what you can handle another day. I keep things at hand. I keep aspercream, a blanket, water, hot pad, etc. close so that if I have overdone, I can get to things I might need without having to move around. I just go with slow and easy until I know what I can handle. With fibro patients, we grow nerve fiber endings much faster than others do. To me that plays out in more nerves to feel pain or pleasure. It can be both good or bad. With the brain sending out faulty messages and the body responding, you double the fun in trying to manage everything. I plan for the activity we are doing most of the time, but I also plan for the down time and use that time to follow up on what was done or to devise devious things to do even if I can't do much. I found that having a bed with a headboard and sides that one can push off of or lean against helpful too. I can push myself where I need to move without having to stress already stressed muscles. Keep as active as you can be, because it helps with the pain and keeping yourself fit. Just go slow. If you haven't used muscles, they are going to react to new activity. Find a good fibro site and see what others do to manage in daily life. Have fun! FIBROMYALGIA=backwards talkin, fibrowalkin, fibrofoggin, bathroom hoppin, doctor shoppin, pain hatin FIBROMITES!
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