I can sure relate to my body punishing me for having a social life or just a life period. It can make me very agitated. I have just had to learn to accept my body's limitations and work within those limitations. I get tempted to live in pain avoidance, where I don't do anything so the pain won't be too bad. It's boring! I just keep taking it one day at a time. Good luck to you.

I'm sorry you have to go through it too. It really does stink. I'm so scared for next semester. I'm taking 16 credit hours and I'll be at school 9-5 every day, plus the time it takes to take the bus there and back. PLUS I might be an English tutor.

shlay, i don't want to discourage you by any means. go for it if that's your dream.
is there a place you can rest between classes? a friend with a dorm room?
sounds like you'll need some good strategies to take care of yourself. eat well, lots of water and supplements. for me pre-planning can make so much difference.
many wishes for your goal!

serenityha, I only have a few breaks in between classes. Enough to eat something, have a smoke and get back to class. I'm determined as hell to do good this semester. I had to drop classes the past two semesters, the first one, two night classes. The second semester I only dropped one, and it was an art class that I gave up once the prof thought I was bullshitting, because I couldn't see the grain on a piece of bark and it was giving me migraines. I worked out my schedule with the disabilities consular. I need to take so many credit hours because the math class I'm taking doesn't count for a credit. I have non-verbal learning disorder- basically a math and social learning disability.

I think I'm going to withdraw my app to tutor this semester. It would be an extra 15-19 hours during the week. I only go to school Tues and Thurs, so I have time to rest (somewhat) in between.

both ice and heat help me some in different areas at different times.
i carry an ice chest with several different types of ice packs. i carry as well a little clay pack called thermipaq. heats up in a microwave in less than two minutes and mould to any area. it also comes in a soft pouch with a velcro'd elastic strap like the ices so it can be a hands free application. it helps me lots with just enough to get me through(sometimes). if you get a good little insulated carrier for the ice and have access to a micro-wave at school.....might give you a little bit more help.
good luck
PEACE
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I used to "rest" in my car between classes. This was many years before any disability. Good luck with what you have chosen to do.

Fibro just seems to know when you have something planned. I don't know why this happens, but it does happen all the time to me.

Yes, fibro "flares" like lupus does. It comes and goes, gets worse and better. You can help these flares by getting enough sleep, eating well, and exercising.

I hope this helps!
Sandy

I do my classes mostly on-line and even taking 6 credits is hard. Then I have to do week long intensives and they are overwhelming. Try and get enough sleep and eat well. I hope you will make it through it all.

Thanks for the advice everyone! Is it true that caffine has an effect on the level of pain you feel? I have to quit smoking before I see my Dad in AZ in July, but I'm wondering if I should stay quit?

Shlay,
I know exactly how that feels. In my case my social life consists of Doctors visits and that is about it. But, even taking a shower some days will leave me feeling ill and as if someone beat me with a baseball bat.

I find when this happens the best thing (okay, to be totally honest, the only thing) I can do is try to get comfortable and go to sleep until it passes.

I hope that I have helped in some small way.

Jade