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Originally Posted by catra121
Okay...so I've been pretty proud of myself these last few months...working full time, on my feet for long stretches, etc. I felt like I sort of had a balance between the medications, how much I needed to rest, and how far I could push myself. Then...Thursday night...literally just STANDING there...I got one of those instant flares where I went from my normal 6 on the pain scale to an 11. I had a physical flashback to Feb. when I had to hold on to fixtures to make it from one side of the store to the other. It was BAD. I lucked out (if you can call it that) and had the weekend off. I spent it resting and by this morning I was feeling more or less back to normal (meaning 6/7 on the pain scale). But after a full day of work I'm suffering again.
I guess this means that it's time to go back to the doctor and see where to go from here. I'm just so incredibly disheartened to feel like I am back peddling so fast. And it couldn't happen at a worse time. Guess that's just how it goes sometimes...
Just needed to vent a little...get it off my chest...
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We all go through it at times and venting is good. I don't know about you but I know that for me, stress is normally what will bring a really bad flare like that on.
Try to relax, take a warm bath, calming music, whatever works for you but most importantly, try not to stress out worrying that you are getting worse. Think positively, put it in perspective and rest. I find the biggest help at times is to convince myself that it is temporary and it will be better tomorrow. I really do think the power of positive thinking can be a tremendous help.
That said, I feel your pain and I know, it sucks. I'm sorry you or anyone else has to go through it but at least know, we all understand and we all survive it as bad as it gets and you will too.
Dawn