💜 Daily Pain Journal 💜 Today has been one of those quiet days. The kind where my body tells me to slow down, so I listen. I've been dealing with a lot of fatigue today. My knee has really been giving me a fit, so I decided not to fight my body. Instead... I spent most of the d

Today reminded me that pain isn't the only thing fibromyalgia can bring. My pain medication helped keep my pain levels down today, and I'm thankful for that. But my body still didn't feel good. I slept until almost 2:00 p.m. Even then, I felt like I could have rolled over and gone r

Today started before the sun came up, with a 6 a.m. doctor's appointment after not getting much sleep. My body is still in the middle of a flare, and I'm just exhausted. It's the kind of tired that sleep doesn't always fix. Today wasn't about getting a lot done; it was about

💜 Daily Pain Journal 💜 Today started around 10 a.m., and honestly... my body wasn't happy. My muscles were aching, especially in my calves. My back hurt, my feet hurt, and even my toes were hurting. My arms felt so heavy that everything seemed to take extra effort. As the day went on,

💜 Daily Pain Journal 💜 Today reminded me that progress doesn't always look the way I think it should. Did I finish my to-do list? No. Is it still a mile long? Absolutely. But today... I don't care. Not because I gave up. Because I'm finally learning to celebrate

Today started with a migraine. Thankfully, it faded into a headache, but it's been hanging around all day. My eyes are feeling better than they were yesterday, but the back of my neck hurts all the way across from shoulder to shoulder. I'm not sure if it's connected to my shoulder pa

Today really hasn't been too bad... and on chronic illness days, I'll gladly take "not too bad." The biggest thing today has been this headache. It's been with me all day, and nothing seems to make it go away. My eyes are burning, and as the evening goes on it's gettin

This one I have no more words for!! What else could I add ? It speaks for itself. #fibromyalgia #fibromyalgiafighter💜 #fibro

Today wasn't too bad. It started out rough, but thankfully it eased up some. I'm still hurting a little, still tired, and I'm still tossing and turning at night. But today I wanted to talk about something that doesn't get mentioned very often... The sweating. If I'm

Today's pain journal 💜 Today has been one of those days where I just don't feel good. My arms feel like I worked out, and all I did was fold laundry yesterday. My fingers and hands have still been cramping. Both shoulders hurt. My knees hurt. I've been colder than norm

💙 Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. 💙 Today started after a rough night. I tossed and turned and couldn't get comfortable. It seemed like every time my back settled down, my shoulder started hurting, and every time my shoulder eased off, my back reminded me it was still th

I've been putting off a shower all day. Not because I don't want one. Because with chronic pain, a shower isn't just a shower. It's standing. It's reaching. It's bending. It's washing my hair. It's drying off. It's lotion. It's getting dressed. An

Nobody tells you how much chronic illness changes your relationships. Not because the love disappears. Because life changes. You start canceling plans. You need more rest. Taking a shower can leave you exhausted. Self-care starts feeling like another chore on an already impossible

💜 WHICH CONDITION IS CAUSING THIS TODAY? 💜 By KaT Today started before sunrise and ended with another diagnosis. I spent the day driving, attending appointments, helping family, running errands, making dinner, and getting everyone ready for tomorrow. Somewhere in the middle of it all, I