Yeah, blech.
Nothing big wrong, but the tactile sensitivity of fibromyalgia is flaring. Where my wrists rest on the laptop as I type, it feels like needles are opking and scratching that very tender skin. The tags on the inside of my clothes feel like sandpaper. and my calves are so tender I can hardly stand the legs of my Joe Boxers to touch them.
As I said, blech.
Outside that, life is pretty good!
Today was .... odd. For some reason, 2/3 of the people who work where I do were edgy and snarky. I was asked to deliver some supplies to a patient that I was on my way to see anyway. Sure, I never mind doing that. Buuuuut ..... it took me almost half an hour and talking to a half dozen people to get a straight story about exactly what needed to go! I was given conflicting lists, and the final straw was when the case manager, a nurse, couldn't decide which of two items I should take. She told me to make a decision, she didn't care which I took!! Uh, NO! I have neither the medical knowledge nor the authority to do so! Good grief. Then she said to take them both. Uh, NO!! counterproductive and wasteful. By the time I left, I was late for my appointment, and I was not, NOT in a good mood. Fortunately it was a 30 minute drive and I had a good friend with me. I was able to let the frustration go before we got to the patient's home.
Why is it there are some days when everyone seems to be touchy and irritable at once? Is it something in the air? Was the coffee bad this morning? Did everyone have the same breakfast, a bowl of Crunchy Grumpies? Oh well.
I began walking this week. Well, sort of. I'm stopping at a walking path when I leave work . My plan is to walk for 10 minutes, turn around and walk back.Ill increase it every other walk. The problem is I walked Monday, then I have other appointments every other day this week! I'll force myself to walk this weekend. Somehow. Somewhere. It's not ideal, but it is, at least, a beginning. Wish me luck. This is not easy, with everything going on in my life, so busy as I am these days. I'm doing one or two Healing Touch Therapy sessions several times a week. That keeps me busy, and, as my mom would say, out of trouble!
And speaking of Healing Touch, I have studying to do! Hasta la vista, y'all!
The walking schedule is a good idea. I've found if I don't do it in the morning or in my first spare time during the day, it doesn't get done. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to be able to keep it up. I know there will be times when I miss it because of various schedule hiccups, but I'll do my best. Morning is hard for me to do it because with fibromyalgia, I "start slow." I really have to wait till the ol' bod is limbered up.
DeleteI am wishing you luck! I have had those very same best of intentions for quite awhile now, but not accomplished one step...
ReplyDeleteI understand. I've been "working up" to this for a long time!
DeleteThat is one reason I got a treadmill. I walk EVERY day. I don't have to go anywhere special, just to the family room and turn on the TV. I bought it used a few years ago for $200 and it has served me well.
ReplyDeleteNo excuses. Can't avoid the exercise because of the weather!
I had a treadmill in KC. It did help. I have literally no place to put it here!
DeleteSo sorry about your pain! You seem to be handling that well with the interest in walking. Walking is healing in so many ways, I think. I think a combination of things throw people off...time of week (bills,salary), barometric pressure, national news, and a cherry on top...something bad that happened in there personal life that day. Force yourself to smile at each and everyone...I do think that helps.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to walk here at home, but it is so hilly that it becomes too difficult to sustain a walking pace. It would be the most healing walking I could do otherwise, because it is beautiful and peaceful here on my mountain. I smile. A lot! In fact that is one thing that many comment on, my smile and how it cheers them up. This was just one of those times when there was too much collective junk, I think.
DeleteI also got back to walking this past summer. It's only 30 minutes but it's amazing how much better I feel afterwards. I was walking at 6:00 a.m. in the dark but then neighbors started talking about a coyote pack in our neighborhood! That made me a little nervous so now I do it after work, which is not ideal but I'm trying! Keep trying. Even a few days is better than none!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm looking at my schedule in every possible way to slip it is. Early morning doesn't work for me, because the fibromyalgia doesn't loosen up until I've moved around an hour or more. I think I'm getting it worked out. And I agree, every "outing" is valuable.
DeleteF/M is such an unpredictable companion to live with. I really feel for you, especially with skin sensitivity on top. Remember to pace yourself. Every Blessing
ReplyDeleteI do try to be gentle with myself. Not always easy. Living alone (well except for FMS) means if something needs done, I must do it. Actually, it help me to stay more active, rather than sit a lot. I'm OK most of the time, and I'm happy. :)
DeleteThank you for the blessing.