A-I have pain.
B-I have trouble sleeping because of the pain and because sleep difficulties are a symptom of fibromyalgia.
C-I don’t get enough “good” sleep, but sleep is important in controlling the fibromyalgia symptoms.
D/A-I have pain because my muscles are not regenerating at night.
(And here we go ’round again!)

The cycle can (and does!) also go like this:

A-I have pain.
B-Stretching and light exercise are supposed to be good for fibromyalgia, so I try to do those things.
C-After said stretching and exercise, I feel as if I’ve been run over by an 18-wheeler, and someone is pulling my arms and legs out of their sockets while walking on my back in stilettos. (Good times!!)
D/A-The discomfort quickly turns into pain.

Now, I’m not saying I shouldn’t be trying these things, because they are some of the recommended ways to deal with fibromyalgia. However, it’s very difficult psych yourself up to do something when you know – without a doubt – that there will be pain to follow, yet no pleasure in the process. Couple that with the fact that I’m already in pain, and maybe you can begin to understand how frustrating this really is.

I will get into my diagnosis and all of that background stuff soon, and probably post it in a different category.

I’m 32 and have a few pain disorders – fibromyalgia (since 1992), chronic pain (the better part of since 1992), mild arthritis (since 1999), endometriosis (diagnosed in 2003, had symptoms since 1993), and interstitial cystitis (since 2003). I think that’s all of them! The cystitis is courtesy of a careless surgeon who went in to treat the endometriosis. My attorney is confident that the surgeon will settle in the end. (Can’t say too much about this at this time…)

So, that’s what’s going on here! Feel free to drop by and send me a message, but please – no spam, nastiness, or rude comments. I don’t pee in your pool, so don’t poop on my blog.