Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Darcy, I hate to say this but............ here's my story..... I had to manually re-enter 18 days worth of data during a weekend when my previous company converted computer systems. All I did was 10-key typing from 5pm Friday to 11pm Sunday (I worked 38 hours from Fri night to Sun night). I've never been the same since then. My right side of my neck, back, shoulderblades, and right arm/wrist have been numb on and off since then and the pain on somedays is unbearable. Don't over-do it!!! I've learned my lesson!!! Mink and the 16 Golden Retriever Paws www.GRRMF.org Please support Rescue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Darcy, I hate to say this but............ here's my story..... I had to manually re-enter 18 days worth of data during a weekend when my previous company converted computer systems. All I did was 10-key typing from 5pm Friday to 11pm Sunday (I worked 38 hours from Fri night to Sun night). I've never been the same since then. My right side of my neck, back, shoulderblades, and right arm/wrist have been numb on and off since then and the pain on somedays is unbearable. Don't over-do it!!! I've learned my lesson!!! Mink and the 16 Golden Retriever Paws www.GRRMF.org Please support Rescue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Hi Darcy, I'm wondering the same thing. I'm having a BAD flare right now, worse than ever, which is what forced me to finally get a diagnosis after 15 years of pain. I can say that when I was younger and I would over do it, I DID get better, but the pain and symptoms were never this severe, and I was, well, YOUNG! LOL... When I was a teen I just resolved myself to face the fact that I just have body pain, it's just part of being me, living my life. I never realized it would get this bad. I used to be really energetic and run forever on only a couple hours of sleep. Now I can't sleep more than 2 hours without waking up, and often can't get back to sleep. I'm worried now that I'm older my body won't bounce back so well. This " flare " started about 6 months ago while my fiance was on a 6 mos. deployment. I can say that the severe stress of having him gone and living in a dangerous neighborhood probably brought it on. He came home and we immediately moved a week later, we had very little help and I of course over did it. doesn't understand that lifting boxes and going up and down stairs over and over just tears my body up! I **am** starting to feel a little better, now that I'm on some meds (was on NONE before) and in a quiet, safe neighborhood. But I need to unpack and force myself to move around furniture and boxes because I can't stand looking at things in disarray anymore! Then I relapse back to the severe pain again I'm also looking at this beautiful yard that I really can't wait to work in (I'm an avid gardener) and I'm hurting too much to do it. The birds are complaining that the bird bath is empty (I know, sounds silly, but they really do throw complete fits out there!) and I don't have the energy to drag the hose over to fill it. I keep telling myself that this illness isn't any different from anything else...mind over matter and I can conquer it! hmmm...but I'm loosing strength in my mind! I really think if I could just learn some really great relaxation techniques that balance out the stresses of working 50 hours a week that I'll get better. But what do I try?? Also, my insurance doesn't cover any holistic techniques. I've been reading about Thai massage. Has anyone ever tried it? I'm tempted to do something similar, but then there's the money issue, basically it would be coming out of our food budget! ooops, another talkative morning, sorry for the writing the novel. I just wanted you to know that you're not alone, I feel the same way. I'm just so stubborn that no matter what anyone says, I WILL GET BETTER!! LOL... -Joy (aka Fawn) > Ok, a good friend who has fibro for years says she thinks I'm going through > a flare. Undoubtedly, it was set off (IMHO) by me helping to install a wood > floor. How long do flares usually last and have you ever gone through one > and didn't go back to your previous level of symptoms?? I just keep > thinking of when we painted our house one summer. That's all we did, almost > literally. We'd go to work, come home, and start painting for a couple of > hours if weather permitted. On the weekends, we spent at least 8 hours a > day painting. We ate tons of sandwiches, cereal, and tv dinners. Laundry > didn't get done until we literally were out of clean clothes. Cleaning of > the house went out the window. My allergies flared up in response (I think) > to all of the extra dirt laying around. They've never gone back to that > prior level. I'm afraid that I won't go back to my prior level of symptoms > because of that. Anyone?? > > Tks > Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Hi Darcy, We are all so special in the way we react to this DD. But just to be true and honest, each time I have been through a bad flare, like now, I have never gone back to the level I was at before. THEY LIE when they say this crap is not progressive (IMHO)!!!!! Pat > Ok, a good friend who has fibro for years says she thinks I'm going through > a flare. Undoubtedly, it was set off (IMHO) by me helping to install a wood > floor. How long do flares usually last and have you ever gone through one > and didn't go back to your previous level of symptoms?? I just keep > thinking of when we painted our house one summer. That's all we did, almost > literally. We'd go to work, come home, and start painting for a couple of > hours if weather permitted. On the weekends, we spent at least 8 hours a > day painting. We ate tons of sandwiches, cereal, and tv dinners. Laundry > didn't get done until we literally were out of clean clothes. Cleaning of > the house went out the window. My allergies flared up in response (I think) > to all of the extra dirt laying around. They've never gone back to that > prior level. I'm afraid that I won't go back to my prior level of symptoms > because of that. Anyone?? > > Tks > Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Darcy, My experience with flares has been this...each one is considerably worse than the last and I never really " recover " from it. I am in a lull right now. The weather is beautiful (I react to the weather-cold/wet). On the down side of nice weather is that my allergies blow up! I am struggling with a bad sinus infection right now. Hurts to sit up and type...my head feels like exploding. I must agree with Pat, we all experience this differently. But I am always telling my doctor that the part of the dx that says FMS isn't progressive is wrong, wrong, wrong. Mine is. Peace, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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