Our Little Slice of Heaven - Well that's not how this is supposed to work!

November 20, 2008

Well that's not how this is supposed to work!

I've been having a flare this week. Run a fever since Saturday, achy joints, fatigue, etc. Yesterday I was feeling somewhat better, and even planned on going to Curves today. Until I took my shower. I got out of the shower and when I went to wrap the towel around my wet hair, I somehow managed to snag my back. I'm all pinched up and wadded into a knot back there. I am now walking with a cane and walk like my grandmother. Even taking a deep breath hurts. I do wonder if my flare contributed to the situation. I mean really. This is ridiculous. I have been seeing my chiro and he's trying to get me lined out. I took off work yesterday and today but I HAVE to go back tomorrow. No choice. So I'm icing my back and doing my stretches and hoping I can be somewhat mobile tomorrow....even if it is with a cane! I go see the rheumatologist on Wednesday. We are less than a week away!! YAY!! And then Thanksgiving is 1 week from today. How crazy is that?? I do apologize for the formatting of my past couple of posts. I'm using my son's Mac laptop and for some reason it insists on taking out any and all spaces and paragraphs. I'm sure this is a way to fix the problem, but I wouldn't know how to begin. So, you are stuck with hard to read posts until Hubby has time to figure it out for me. Sorry about that!

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November 20, 2008 - One suggestion

Posted by UnlikelyHomesteader

If you have a lot of muscular stuff going on, try having someone rub progesterone cream on the area for you a few times a day. The progesterone cream has an anti-inflammatory property that really helps to break up adhesions in the muscle. I was a fan of the Arbonne brand, but if that's hard for you to get, I've noticed that they sell some progesterone cream even at Wal-Mart now.

At one point, I was so kinked up, you could feel the knots all in my back (and they were muscular). I started using the progesterone cream and it was amazing the difference it made.

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November 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by raspberrydreams

Hi there,
Am so sorry you're in such pain. I understand totally - I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a couple of months ago and then two weeks ago I was told I also had chronic fatigue syndrome. I too am having a really bad day today with pain. I hope you are feeling better soon and that your rheumatologist helps you along the way.

Blessings to you

Janette

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