What I let the world see vs. Me in the middle of a flare-up.

I've seen a lot of other fibromyalgia crusaders do this sort of thing, and I've been meaning to do it for my own blog. I think it's a very good way of showing the world what it is we as FMS sufferers go through. Nighty percent or more, of the time I look all crazy in my pajamas either in my chair in the living room with a blanket, on the floor doing stretches, trying to find a comfortable place in my bed, or soaking in the tub, because there is NO WHERE to find comfort from the pain.

What I let the world see vs. Me in the middle of a flare-up

Above: TRUTH!


A much more accurate depiction of this is shown here, thanks to the help of The Walking Dead, Dead Yourself application for IPhone, (used for the eyes in both zombie pictures,) and my own this year's 2013 Halloween costume. hehe I did the make-up myself. I was pretty proud of myself for it. The "normal" picture of me is of my wedding in April when I married the greatest man in the world. That is the prettiest and happiest I have ever been. 

Ok it's a little exaggerated here, maybe... but not by much.

All jokes aside though, some days I really do feel like I could be the zombie walking dead in my house... And that is just not funny when it's happening.

Anyway, last night/this morning I had more trouble sleeping. I think I finally found "the sleep place" at about 3 am, with has been about average lately. I woke up just before noon to my alarm that had been going off forever. For some reason it wasn't playing music, just beeps, and my brain will just incorporate that into what ever dream I'm having that I also won't remember.

My arms and hands are doing a bit better today. I've been at the point of just wanting to lose them and move on... so them feeling better is a VERY GOOD THING. I don't think I'd be much use at all with out them. I'm trading that pain in for more lower back and leg pain, which I'm much more use to dealing with. I'm not sure if i'm having that pain because I slept wrong or because it's about to rain again.

My neck. shoulders and head are still giving me issues and I think my head is just predicting the weather is all. It's making me really groggy and tired. I am not sure how much longer I will be able to hang on with out taking a nap and screwing up what little progress I've made on getting my sleep regiment back into the right swing. I really feel like I could go to bed right now and sleep the rest of the night.

Blah...Blah...Blah This blog just sounds like I'm rambling so I'm going to just do my pain ratings now. Thanks if you read this, have a great day and please click my ads. :-)

Symptoms and Pain Levels on Scale 1-10 is the worst

• Head, Neck, Shoulders Pain Level 6
• face, arms, wrists, hands and fingers Pain Level 3
• upper back pain level 2
• lower back, hips, and butt pain level 7
• knees, ankles and feet pain level 5
• very fatigued
• IBS

Helpful Linkage:

5 Ways To Control Fibromyalgia With Diet
1. Load up on vitamin D
2. Avoid additives
3. Say yes to fish
4. Nix the caffeine
5. Veg out
http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/5-ways-control-fibromyalgia-diet

Fibromyalgia News
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/categories/fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Causes
http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/fibromyalgia-causes

Slideshow of Fibro-Friendly Exercises
http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/ss/slideshow-fibromyalgia-friendly-exercises