Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well. It’s been quiet here again and I’m sorry. We’ve had two round of sicknesses tear through the house since my last post and trying to have the energy to do much is not happening very well.
With Fibromyalgia my energy is already not great, but lately it’s been rough. I slept the majority of my last physical therapy session’s last half. Where I usually am able to engage in some level of talk with my physical therapist, I just had no energy and kept coming in and out of being asleep. Indeed, when I came up that afternoon I was too weak to walk much without relying on furniture to keep my from falling over.
Thank goodness my oldest is 24 and can drive, she was able to get the youngest from school so that I didn’t have to risk driving. Even taking a longer nap did not give me enough energy to go work that evening. So I had to keep a low profile and just try to survive the rest of that evening. That was just this past Thursday, the 16th. So only a few days ago, my energy levels are still pretty low, but at least now it’s not nearly as detrimental.
I have got to admit, even after so many years of living with Fibromyalgia, it doesn’t make anything easier. As I get older age related problems just seem to compound everything that goes along with my condition. On top of it all, I’ve had a lot of doctors appointments I’m not sure I’ve talked about. There’s been many MRI’s that have found spinal issues, and even a lesion on my brain. It’s not something big enough they’re going to do anything about, but it does cause a small bit of problems sadly. Not enough that they are willing to do anything, doing a surgery or anything would likely be more of a risk I suppose. Unless it gets bigger. But at least it is being monitored here and there.
I’ve begun getting epidural steroid injections in two parts of my spine, and it is likely that they’ll be adding a third injection point soon. If they remember to actually send the referral in for the MRI, which it has been over a month, and even after having reminded them and them apologizing I haven’t heard anything.
I’ve had so many weekly appointments for the past year that balancing my days has begun to get harder. Thankfully one of the appointments is therapy, because trying to cope with things isn’t easy. But, I’ll continue to try. I am going to set an alarm to come here and make sure I write hopefully once a week. Hopefully more fun and exciting things. Hopefully reviewing more things, and a gift guide again? I’d love to do one, perhaps I can put together a summer fun gift guide. I should have enough time to put one together.
I hope everything is going well for you all, and I look forward to writing again soon!
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