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JUST NEED TO VENT TODAY---
Fatigue can be very inconvenient. Half the year I live in one state, 7 hours away I spend in the other. It's awful packing up the minivan to make the migration. Been doing this for almost 3 years in order to cut down on living expenses since the fibro gods took way part of my life. It usually takes about a week to fully pack doing a little at a time.
Today I feel useless. I have my packing list chores to do and can't seem to leave the bed. I'm usually not hit this hard with fatigue to the point where all I do is yawn if on my feet. I popped a provigil, which is something I rarely take. It can either have a relaxing effect or an anti-fatigue effect. It's a gamble.
I'm hoping that I'll get some strength to accomplish my tasks. Usually it's the pain that takes me down. Pain is fatiguing; pure fatigue is another category. So I guess I'll be laying down even more today than usual. I feel for all of you that suffer from CF. I ha it terrible in my 20's. In my 50's it's not as common. It's more like having chronic wakefulness. I've been doing my packing at odd hours of the night. Start at midnight, till about 2am, rest, sleep. I live the life of a retired person except I don't have the money stash. Being single over the past couple of years doesn't seem to make life easier.
Been anxious over how I'm going to do the drive. Usually I like to leave at 5am or so and somehow my bedtime has migrated to... 5am. I'm making my self nuts. I'm moving Thursday and it will be in someones house who I've known for 6 years, yet we never actually spent time together. She has a mother/daughter set up so I'll have my own space. Kind of like a 1 bedroom apartment. I've seen pics of the place and I know intuitively it will be home. Still, I'm anxious. I'm arriving Thursday so I'll have help unpacking. Maybe I'll just depart whenever I can and not worry stress tht I have to leave at 5am.
Now I'm thinking again, which in of itself can be problematic. Another reason for arriving at my destination early is so that I'll have 8-12 hours of resting time, decompress so to speak. Then the following day I can retrieve my bed and other stuff that I'll need from the storage shed I have at my ex's place. I'm one of those fortunate people who is friends with the ex and she let me continue to use my shed/workshop even after being divorced 10 years. Another good reason for NOT having a nasty divorce.
This is the joys and adventures of being single, again. I'm not sure being single is a joy, having fibro in my 50's is surely an adventure. I'm just very fortunate that I have have family support and caring friends.
Overall, I try to stay positive just waiting for the day (or year) when the fibro will let up.
Sorry about all the GRIPING, just one of those FRUSTRATING days. A new hour awaits.
Fatigue can be very inconvenient. Half the year I live in one state, 7 hours away I spend in the other. It's awful packing up the minivan to make the migration. Been doing this for almost 3 years in order to cut down on living expenses since the fibro gods took way part of my life. It usually takes about a week to fully pack doing a little at a time.
Today I feel useless. I have my packing list chores to do and can't seem to leave the bed. I'm usually not hit this hard with fatigue to the point where all I do is yawn if on my feet. I popped a provigil, which is something I rarely take. It can either have a relaxing effect or an anti-fatigue effect. It's a gamble.
I'm hoping that I'll get some strength to accomplish my tasks. Usually it's the pain that takes me down. Pain is fatiguing; pure fatigue is another category. So I guess I'll be laying down even more today than usual. I feel for all of you that suffer from CF. I ha it terrible in my 20's. In my 50's it's not as common. It's more like having chronic wakefulness. I've been doing my packing at odd hours of the night. Start at midnight, till about 2am, rest, sleep. I live the life of a retired person except I don't have the money stash. Being single over the past couple of years doesn't seem to make life easier.
Been anxious over how I'm going to do the drive. Usually I like to leave at 5am or so and somehow my bedtime has migrated to... 5am. I'm making my self nuts. I'm moving Thursday and it will be in someones house who I've known for 6 years, yet we never actually spent time together. She has a mother/daughter set up so I'll have my own space. Kind of like a 1 bedroom apartment. I've seen pics of the place and I know intuitively it will be home. Still, I'm anxious. I'm arriving Thursday so I'll have help unpacking. Maybe I'll just depart whenever I can and not worry stress tht I have to leave at 5am.
Now I'm thinking again, which in of itself can be problematic. Another reason for arriving at my destination early is so that I'll have 8-12 hours of resting time, decompress so to speak. Then the following day I can retrieve my bed and other stuff that I'll need from the storage shed I have at my ex's place. I'm one of those fortunate people who is friends with the ex and she let me continue to use my shed/workshop even after being divorced 10 years. Another good reason for NOT having a nasty divorce.
This is the joys and adventures of being single, again. I'm not sure being single is a joy, having fibro in my 50's is surely an adventure. I'm just very fortunate that I have have family support and caring friends.
Overall, I try to stay positive just waiting for the day (or year) when the fibro will let up.
Sorry about all the GRIPING, just one of those FRUSTRATING days. A new hour awaits.
Then it usually takes a couple of weeks to recover. Whatever recovery means?
It's just stressful doing this every 3-6 months. I long for the days when I had stability in my life. Fibro is great for causing havoc.
I will be praying for you as you travel and for the transition going smoothly. I'm so sorry your life is such that you're moving so much, but you do what you have to do.
Just take care of yourself, and rest when you can.
Blessings.....Elizabeth