Fibromyalgia Support Group

You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

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Dixe4me
Dixe4me

Hello everyone. It's been a long time since I've checked in to DS. Just thought I would jump in and see who all is here and maybe make some new feiends. 


I'm trying to get motivated to clean house today but it's so hard when you have no enervy and your hurting, bUT I really need to do some things. Cleaning house is becoming nearly impossible for me and I want to hire help so bad but just can't afford it right now.


Any tips? How do you get your house clean? How do you motivate yourself?


I got rid of all knick naks years ago....the less to clean the better! What is the hardest chore for you? Scrubbing anything, even the counter tops, is painful to me.


Along with fibro I have back problems so doing laundry and the floors hurts too.


I get so discouraged with my house. I use to love to clean house, now it just depresses me to see all the work that needs to be done!


AutumnSong
AutumnSong
I am right there with you on the house keeping. I have so much pain from cleaning house that it is debilitating. I do one thing a day. It might be laundry or dusting. Then I make myself rest. If I have to do any scrubbing I use a scrub brush to do it. I wish we could all have a house keeper but unfortunately most can't afford that. I sweep and mop and then do nothing else. Even at that I hurt. It is just the nature of the beast. We live and hurt and hurt to live. Big hugs.
wvgirl82
wvgirl82
I'm still paying for what I did on Sunday. I'm trying to get rid of fleas, so I did my normal cooking for the week and laundry, including sofa covers and bedding, and then swept and mopped all my floors. I'm so exhausted right now. It will take me all week to recover, and then Sunday will come around, I'll do too much, and then pay for it the next week also. It's a never-ending loop. So frustrated right now.

Susan
Dixe4me
Dixe4me
Autumn's ongoing you are doing exactly what my Dr. Just told me to do.....make a list...1 thing a day and do only that one thing so you don't over do it.

Susan so sorry your dealing with fleas, they are hard to get rid of especially if they are under the house. Wishing you a speedy recovery....maybe some Epsom salt baths would help?