Hi everyone~
Just needed to vent a bit! I'm so frustrated with my body. I know it could be so much worse, but I can't help but pity myself on some days. I can't stand the visual issues- seeing weird colors and spots in your vision daily gets horribly frustrating! I also get this weird sensation over my eye, kind of on the lid- as if it were swolen or something. BUT it's not, of course!!! UGH! And trying to get out of bed in the morning I feel like roadkill! To top it off I slid down some nice hard stairs this weekend and was left with a beautifully colorful rear and an aching left side!

AHHH....I feel much better now! Thanks for listening! :)

Hello Latte 163, I'm sorry about your fall, that just adds to the
discomfort dosen't it?
With fibro there are so many strange things in our bodies, I don't
know when It's something I should be concerned about or just
another round of something different. Right now I have a painful
little spot behind an upper tooth. It's been xrayed several times
and because of the fibro, the dentist is calling it an irritated nerve
ending, almost like shingles. It's about to ''drive me up the wall'',
and I feel like no one believes me. Thanks for letting me vent on
your post. A friend from Alabama,
Bilij

greetings girlfriends,
i have some extra hugs and energy you both can have. allow me to be the shoulder today.
it is hard. it is weird. it is for sure the strangest! i know i am weird so slap me if you wish, kay? i like the strings and colors and little fireworks that play in my eyes. gives me something to look at while i lay down and be good.
find something, anything you can do that takes your mind away. a good long nap never hurts. big glass of water, some deep slow breaths and the gentle oblivion of a snooze. often our minds get so wrapped up in the cycle of the pain we have to switch off for a bit and regroup. winter days are perfect for curling up with a warm blanket and allowing your body to be sick. some days it just ain't our turn, it's our bodies turn.
i'm thinking all of us are going thru some crappydoodle days. thankfully the sun sets and sundays come every 7 days. tomorrows are always an unknown. good, bad, or indifferent they are a gift.
with empathy and love,
bluelakelady

Each day is a new party in our bodies. Sometimes to deal with it we just have to come here and vent to the people who understand the most. I have a very dear dear friend and it isn't the same talking to her even as it is talking to all of you here who understand.

Enjoy the uniqueness of your body, after all it is a original.

Glojer

Hello,

Ouch, your poor butt. I'm frustrated, too, and I get angry; I've had a really deep infection in lungs and sinus for almost three weeks now, just feeling crappy and oh, so tired.
I tried telling myself that I don't have fms and never did...well, it didn't work a bit. So I thought of everyone on these boards and the patience and compassion I've seen here, and I started to calm down a little.
This disorder is a tough call for all of us. I think we do need to whine and feel sorry for ourselves once in a while. For me, just being in touch with the folks here often lifts me up, sounds as if it did that for you, too.

I hope you feel much better soon,

Peace,

Seturtle

We are weird ones aren't we. Seaturtle is soo right. If we didn't have our little pity parties every so often we'd probably go stark raving mad, it helps to have these times, we deserve them, after they are over I feel a little bit silly and quite a bit better, mentally anyway. Thank God they don't usually last too long.
Latte come vent whenever you need to, this is the best place for it, these are some great people.
April

Thank you so much for your responses. This was my first opportunity to come back to the boards and when I saw all of your replies, I knew just why I love these boards.

Bluelake- you are always so positive. Thank you for reassuring me that my eyes are not the only that see fireworks, etc. :) I need to start seeing the world in your eyes!

Thanks again to all! Hope your days are going well today!

Can anyone tell me how how to post a thread

Hello Reflection and welcome to the fibro board.When you first come to this board,
right at the top above the first post you will see a blue line and there you will see
thread/start thread. Hit on that and a place will come up to put a title to your new
post. I hope I haven't complicated this, if I have, some of these great folks will
let you know. (I had the same problem for several months.) We're so happy to have
you join us.
Bilij

Welcome relection!

Glojer