Spike,
We CRPSers have a finite amount of energy that must be thoughtfully doled out, because we pay a high price when we are profligate with our tiny resource. I have been unable to attend any events, which saddens me, but it cannot be helped. I am limited so I must limit.
My daughter came for a short visit and just one late evening had me worn out to the point of near immobility the next day. She and my husband prepared the dinner for a family get together and did all the clean up, yet I was the one who was exhausted.
You mentioned telling people goodbye, something I have not found necessary to do. I feel as if I am just gradually fading away from the social picture. Gone are my former monthly activities with friends, but I am trying out new ones-meditation and hatha yoga.
I cannot stay up late so evenings are out, I cannot spend too much time sitting in one spot so any drive longer than 20 minutes is too much-also goes for movies, the prolonged sitting plus the sound system vibrations-not happening. If I put make-up on and dress in anything more than casual clothes I am more or less finished for the day. Even long phone calls are too much now-I put friends on speaker so I don't have to hold up the phone. I am an energy miser.
Yes I am recovering, but not at a pace that will likely regain my former life.
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My CRPS revised life looks like the town you pass through in the blink of an eye on your way to somewhere else.