Nocturnal Wenchy

Hello dear readers,

My BFF, Wil sent this to me. I qualify for a handicapped sticker, but I feel too shy to use it.

How do you explain to someone that on some days you can do 80 minutes of cardio at quite a decent level and some days you can’t move your fingers?

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Osteoarthritis in May 2011. Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Bi-Polar was diagnosed when I was 14. Anemia has been added very recently.

REMEMBER – PEOPLE USING A HANDICAPED PARKING SPACE MAY LOOK WELL – BUT LOOKING WELL AND BEING WELL ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS….

Pain is the main symptom of fibromyalgia. It may be mild to severe.

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Painful areas are called tender points. Tender points are found in the soft tissue on the back of the neck, shoulders, chest, lower back, hips, shins, elbows, and knees. The pain then spreads out from these areas.

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The pain may feel like a deep ache, or a shooting, burning pain.

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The joints are not affected, although the pain may feel like it is coming from the joints.

People with fibromyalgia tend to wake up with body aches and stiffness. For some patients, pain improves during the day and gets worse at night. Some patients have pain all day long.

Pain may get worse with activity, cold or damp weather, anxiety, and stress.

Fatigue, depressed mood, and sleep problems are seen in almost all patients with fibromyalgia. Many say that they can’t get to sleep or stay asleep, and they feel tired when they wake up.

Other symptoms of fibromyalgia may include:
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Memory and concentration problems

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Numbness and tingling in hands and feet

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Reduced ability to exercise

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Tension or migraine headaches

Pain is the main symptom of fibromyalgia. It may be mild to severe.
•
Painful areas are called tender points. Tender points are found in the soft tissue on the back of the neck, shoulders, chest, lower back, hips, shins, elbows, and knees. The pain then spreads out from these areas.

•
The pain may feel like a deep ache, or a shooting, burning pain.

•
The joints are not affected, although the pain may feel like it is coming from the joints.
People with fibromyalgia tend to wake up with body aches and stiffness. For some patients, pain improves during the day and gets worse at night. Some patients have pain all day long.

Pain may get worse with activity, cold or damp weather, anxiety, and stress.

I wish you good health,
Wεทchƴ¸.¸.☆¨

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