Ow. Really, ow.
Made it to doctor Wednesday for appt. Why do I always feel
so crappy after going to the doctor? Medicated for rehearsal
that night, but was going to be about an hour late, and got
text message saying attendance was thin and to stay home if I
wasn't already on the road -- which is probably a good thing,
as Thursday hurt a lot anyhow. Yesterday dragged myself to
pharmacy for the drug they were out of on Wednesday, but most
of the day my upper arms hurt miserably despite having taken
my regular pain meds ... which my doctor has decided I should
now only take half as much of (okay, I'll see how that works
out), and today has been a complete wreck of a day except for
getting a wee bit of coding done and some research. Just woke
from a nap, feeling somewhat better than when I crashed,
probably in the "close enough to feeling well enough to go out
that I could get the rest of the way with enough meds" range,
but if I'm being so fragile that wee errands are knocking me
out for the next day, I think I'm going to stay in and try to
figure out how to save up enough spoons to make going to a party
feasible some other weekend.
God damn, how my body hurts, regardless of what position
I'm in. I'm $%^*ing tired of this. Tired of the physical
pain, tired of having my activities limited by it. I keep
telling myself this is just one of those bad spells that
happen sometimes with the fibromyalgia, and it'll pass and I'll
be back to just being annoyed by the pain and having to take
care not to over-do, rather than feeling like I can't afford
to 'do' at all. But this one seems like it's been going on
an awfully long time.
Sorry for the downer of an entry, but dammit, I'm frustrated.
And ouchy. And a little scared by how relentless this flare has
been. And a little hungry, but at least that last bit is something
I can go down to the kitchen and fix.