Delayed Muscle Pain / Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

It seems to be a trend with me to have delayed muscle pain, which just means my muscles take about a day off or so, and then, the day after that, they are sore. That also means sometimes my fibromyalgia flare up will also take a whole day off, before what I call "rigamortis" sets in. hehe

 I am so sore today! I am tender fibro-sore all over my body and deep muscle work out pain in my arms and legs. Even my face hurts right now. My lower back is VERY angry, and my hips and butt are starting to flare up, the pain is starting to move down my leg... this usually leads to eventually all the way to my foot. (right side)

All the instincts I have, tell me to go lay in bed all day,... but there is so much to be done. My hubs is counting on me this weekend to help him with some projects and we have already made plans with friends. I really hate to break plans. I may just have to suck it up and pry myself off this chair and do some stretches, then soak in the tub for a few. I really could use some pain relief medication or something. Unfortunately that is never going to happen.

I looked up delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), here are a few good links. Some where in here is a way to help deal with this pain today.
Web MD
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/sore-muscles-dont-stop-exercising
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness
"Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), also called muscle fever, is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise.^[1] It is thought to be caused by eccentric (lengthening) exercise, which causes microtrauma to the muscle fibers. After such exercise, the muscle adapts rapidly to prevent muscle damage, and thereby soreness, if the exercise is repeated.^[2]

Delayed onset muscle soreness is one symptom of exercise-induced muscle damage. The other is acute muscle soreness, which appears during and immediately after exercise."

About.com - Sports Medicine
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/doms.htm
"several remedies such as ice, rest, anti-inflammatory medication, massage, heat, and stretch have been reported as helpful in the process of recovery."
Running Times
http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/why-delayed-onset-muscle-soreness-good-thing?page=single

Just as I thought, "they say" not to stop exercising. UGH!!! But "they also say" that exercising will eventually alleviate the pain. OH HOW I WISH I HAD SOME PAIN KILLERS!! Vicodin anyone?? So I guess this is where my 'Inner Strength' kicks in. I better wake her up, cuz I think she's sleeping in today. hehe

Feeling a change...

I really think going to the pool to exercise has been helping me a lot. I know I haven't been doing it as much as I'd like to, or as much as I probably should, but I do think it's making a difference. Today, after all I did yesterday, I would have normally not made it out of my bed much at all the whole day. However, I managed to stay out in the rest of the house and even laid out in the sun today. Granted, I've still been in a lot of pain, and luckily the weather was bright, warm and sunny, which I'm sure helped a lot...but it was nice to feel a change, compared to the norm.

I did have some minor issues with anxiety today, but I made it though that also, and I even made it out to the grocery store to pick up a couple things, all by myself. I know that sounds silly, but really I don't do much of anything by myself anymore. So when I do venture out on my own, I tend to pat myself on the back for doing it.

I don't like to admit any of this, because it's rather embarrassing to say you are too nervous or "scared" to go into a store, or any where else for that matter on your own. I just don't like to though, it makes me shake, and stutter and feel like everyone is looking at me. I realize they most likely are not, but I can't help but feel this way. It has taken a lot of inner strength and self persuasion to get myself to overcome these thoughts.

• shoulders, neck, head pain levels 5 (a bit of the permashrug but not too bad)
• arms, wrists and hands pain levels 3
• hips/butt legs and ankles pain levels 4
• feet are really bothering me still and I wish I could get someone to rub them for a really long time. pain level 8 
• lower back pain level 5

It seemed that last night it was fairly easy to fall asleep even though I was REALLY sore, I'm hoping that I'm tired enough to do the same tonight. (knock on wood)

I'd really like to get to the pool tomorrow, I'm not sure if it will happen though, with hubs and I sharing a car. Maybe I can con someone into going with me and giving me a ride. Let's hope so!

Dear Body,...please relax

I wish I knew where my "relax button" was located... or how to push it. LOL I should have married a massage therapist! Maybe I still can talk my husband into learning.
Today has been a very achey sore day, but I made it to the pool anyway. I was able to work out for 45 minutes and even felt fatigued by the time I was done. I was so proud of myself, because I even went by myself, and I never do much of anything alone anymore.

When I got home I did some light cleaning through out the day with many breaks, and manage to get the house looking halfway descent again. YAY! I can't stand it when things are too dirty around here, but I'm always paying for it if I try to keep up on things like I use to.

I ate a Wendy's Berry Almond Chicken Salad, frosty and for dinner I had goulash. I almost forgot that this morning the hubs surprised me with Mickey D's breakfast... so I guess I had a few carbs and a lot of fat today. Oops.

• Neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, all very achey and I have the 'permashrug' going on. Pain Levels 6
• Legs, feet, hips, (i'm guessing I over did my work out and was on my feet too much cleaning) pain levels 8
• lower back pain level 5 and rising
• Face and Head pain level 3

It's really hard to "hear" where my pain is right now because it's very "loud" in my feet and legs and butt/hip area. . . at least i got to go to the pool today and the house looks clean.

The weather has been nuts lately,... it's been super hot and muggy and it rained all day long.
Hopefully I will be able to fall asleep early tonight, since I'm very tired, and wake up tomorrow feeling fantastic!

Vicious Cycle of Busy

It's been a busy weekend of family time, so I have once again "over did it". Surprise! But family is well worth extra soreness more than anything else!
The next few weekends are very busy, so my weeks are going to have to be recovery from weekends... just a vicious cycle of busy.

• Lower back pain and radiate down my right leg and into my foot, (all through out my foot). Some numb and tingling sensations pain level 8
• Permashrug shoulder and neck pain level 7
• Earlier I had a migraine coming on but avoided it, not quite sure how, it just went away. Thank you Lord!! 
• arms and hands are fibro sore pain levels 7
• stomach issues earlier today but nothing came of it, except a little gas pain level 3
• ankles and wrists swollen (I have cankels today, but not everyday) pain level 5
• very bloated and retaining water pain level 1
• surprisingly my bladder was much better today, although yesterday he was still very angry with me and I swear I urinated 20 times, and that's not even an exaggeration!

Ate a big healthy dinner of low carbs and low fat today at the in-laws, but had a piece of yummy chocolate cake too.
Yesterday was endless shrimp at Red Lobster... that was the bombdiggitty!

Hoping to fall asleep early tonight. *knocks on wood*
Planning to go to the pool tomorrow. I can't wait, because I haven't been there since Wednesday last week and my muscles are screaming for a good relaxing swim! I wish my health insurance would pay for a pool at my house.... Come on Pres. Obama and do something useful like that. haha!

"Perma-shrug"

Perma-shrug is when ones shoulders seem to be permanently stuck in the shrugging position leaving them extremely tense and painful. 

The picture above is exactly how my shoulders and neck have felt all day...perma-shrug.

I did however manage to get a nap in, for about 2 hours, but so much for doing anything productive today. I guess there is always tomorrow we hope. Day by day is how you have to do it with FMS. If I stress out, it will just get worse.
Unfortunately i didn't make it to the pool either.

• lower back pain level 7 and steady rising as the night goes on

• body aches all still around the same as earlier

• migraine started pain level 2

• shoulders neck and arms are perma-shrug pain level 8

• constant urination all flippin day long OMG! Can i get a catheter or something? UGH! At the very least I've had to go in there ten times easily if not more like 15 and it's only 9:00 pm at the moment. (My bladder is an angry mf'er. cloudy and light colored.)

Hoping for sleep early even although I had that nap. I didn't really eat much today because I haven't been that hungry. Lunch: a single serving of microwave popcorn bag, lemon tea with triviaDinner: Coke Zero and half of Jersey Giant Turkey Sub

night sweats / insomnia

8/22 11:30 pm
It's only 71 degrees in the house, I have my window A/C on, my feet are freezing but the rest of my body is sweating like crazy. Especially my head and face. So much for trying to fall asleep early because that isn't happening......

8/23 11:10am
the weather is now clear and but the temp has dropped even more, it's only 66 degrees now.
I had a horrible time sleeping. I could not find a comfortable spot to lay. The night sweats finally stopped about 3 am and I think i finally stayed to sleep for longer than a few minutes after about 4:30 am but I was up at about 6ish to pee and then again at 8:45ish am and I couldn't find a comfortable spot to go back to sleep, so I just got up.

• and neck are knotted up and I cant relax them. - pain level 7
• very blurred vision and I don't wear glasses and never have. Sometimes during bad flares I get a very subtle lazy eye that is only noticeable in pictures.
• ankles, feet, arms, wrists, hands and fingers are very sore... not muscle sore but  *"fibro sore". pain level 5
• abs, thighs, caves, and upper arms are both muscle sore and "fibro sore" - pain level 6
• lower back and butt are pretty angry but not as angry as they were last night before i fell asleep, and the pain has not started to shoot down my leg yet, that's nice :)  - Pain level 3
• I'm pretty exhausted, I haven't decided what to do with myself yet. I should probably just stay up? I don't want another day like yesterday. 

Plan for the day: Hmm.. it's Friday, I need to go to the pool because I will feel much better. It's kind of too cold to lay in the sun, but I REALLY need to. There are so many things around the house that need done and/or organized but it's almost too overwhelming. Stretching, shower and I guess see how I am doing from there. 

*fibro sore- there is a difference between over worked muscle pain and painful body ache tenderness from a fibromyalgia flare up. I don't think people that have not actually experienced a bad bad bad case of the flu or the actual FMS, really truly understand this. Although over working muscles does sometimes make you more "fibro sore", the pain is different from a normal over worked muscle that is just rebuilding itself.  It is for me anyway, and I have been told the same by many other FMS suffers too, that they are in agreement. 

FYI - Helpful Links Concerning Fibromyalgia Symptom Causes and Finding Relief

10 Causes of Fibromyalgia Flares

http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5949/151398/fibromyalgia/

Excessive Sweating in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
How to deal with excessive sweating
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/symptoms/a/Excessive-Sweating-In-Fibromyalgia-And-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome.htm

Cure Fibromyalgia The ONLY Way ((according to EZorb))

(I do not know if this med works or not but it's worth looking into... until i find out otherwise here is the link) http://www.elixirindustry.com/Fibromyalgia.htm

I have many doubts about any kind of cure for FMS, as i have not found a valid one yet in my 10+ years of looking.

Sex With Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

It Doesn't Have to be Gone for Good

http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/copingwithfmscfs/a/Sex-With-Fibromyalgia-Or-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome.htm

Understanding Fibromyalgia & Symptoms (according to Lyrica)

I do not know if this med works, i'm still trying to get a doctor who will put me on it!

http://lyrica.com/Fibromyalgia/understanding-fibromyalgia-and-symptoms?source=google&HBX_PK=s_what++causes++fibromyalgia&o=25229704|193636897|0&skwid=43700003232749718

5 Ways To Naturally Cleanse Your Liver

http://www.symptomfind.com/health/ways-to-naturally-cleanse-your-liver/

Creating The Right Diet For Fibromyalgia

http://www.symptomfind.com/nutrition-supplements/diet-for-fibromyalgia/
Many other helpful information on www.symptomfind.com

Understanding Fibromyalgia (according to Cymbalta)

http://www.cymbalta.com/Pages/understanding-fibromyalgia.aspx?WT.srch=1
I do not know if this med works but I want to try it.

More links to be added as I find them.

Ugh...

This is an earlier post than usual, because I feel like crap today. I want to note that I hardly slept and woke up with severe neck pain and a migraine, (as the day has progressed my whole body just keeps getting worse.) I tossed and turned all night long. I pretty much just don't feel like leaving my bed today.

Weather:
It rained last night, and yesterday was a hot day that turned cold quick.
The temperature today has dropped about 10-15 degrees from yesterday and that usually effects my level of pain. It is looking like it might rain more...but it might have spit and sputtered a bit, nothing substantial in the area. All the storms were about 30 miles south of us.


I have bad body aches today all over, EVERYWHERE including my face, and very fatigued.
OMG my legs and lower back are killing me! This is gonna be a long day if I can't find relief. pain scale 7-9 most of the day

I am hoping to get a nap in soon...if i can actually fall asleep. I'm really feeling so exhausted I could probably sleep all day long.... no nap happened though... figures... Hopefully that means I will get really good sleep tonight.

 I must have over worked myself in the pool yesterday (about a 50 min work out) and we got a little frisky last night, so I am paying for it all now.

It's almost 9 pm now and I still have the body aches and migraine pain scale 5-7 all day
I have been so exhausted and barely had the motivation or energy to even talk or be on the lap top much.

As soon as 'my show' (Big Brother) is over I will be heading straight to sleep...... I HOPE!

went to the pool today

• shoulder, upper back and middle of spine, (feels like a rib is out) knotted all around both shoulder blades, pain scale 7
• neckache, both sides, pain scale 8
• right now, overall biggest complaint is my head neck and shoulders, (surprisingly my lower back today is doing quite well, probably from going to the pool for 50 minutes) pain scale 8
• abdominal cramps intermitently throughout the day pain scale 6
• very irritable bladder and trouble emptying bladder pain scale 3
• pain in my lower abdominal region pain scale 3
• aching and throbbing in my forearms, wrists, and fingers pain scale 3

Went to the pool today for 50 minute work out and i hope i didnt over do it. I guess we will see when I wake up.

*Note last night I had a horrible time falling asleep (full moon night, rls)

high carb day, not too much sugar though

and the day also ended with a rain storm.

Pain in my Butt!

First entry of my pain log... BORING... but i need to keep it somewhere. This works for now.
I'll try to add pictures when i can to make it some what pretty, at the very least. hehe

• Lower back pain all day with terrible stabbing pain in my right butt cheek and down my leg and into my foot, (mostly heel and arch, but whole foot radiated pain) pain scale 8
• shoulder, upper back and middle of spine, (feels like a rib is out) knotted all around both shoulder blades, pain scale 4
• neckache, both sides, pain scale 3
• wrists and fingers swollen and very tender achey, pain scale 4
• forearms sore but not as bad as most days, pain scale 2
• both ankles swollen and very tender achey, pain scale 4
• overall biggest complaint is my entire back is very very sore, especially in the lower regions, pain scale 7
• abdominal cramps all day and had to go number 2 at least 4 times. (was not pleasant) So the IBS is flared. 
• pretty irritable and cranky, bitch factor 6 hehe

Yesterday was an over exertion day, and no pool for a few days, stayed in all day and nursed my lower back, stretched and laid on my tummy. I don't want another down week, this is summer and I wanna see my friends and family and have fun while it's warm!

Should note that I have eaten a lot of carb foods and sugar today, bad Kiki! But I really needed comfort foods. 

Planning on aquatic physical therapy exercises tomorrow, taken meds as prescribed. 

Back on the good eating diet. (Low carb, Low fat, lots of veggies)