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AmplifiedMusculoskeletalPainSyndrome 3d

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AmplifiedMusculoskeletalPainSyndrome 4d

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Another Rosie pic for your Monday! Because everyone deserves a Rosie pic to start their day 😉 See how she sticks her whole nose in the rose? Lol

I would feel the same way....except on the days when she wakes me up with her grumbles about my sleeping late 😂 and yes they literally sound like a tiny frustrated person is trying to politely grumble someone awake 🤣

She is a Very talkative pup! Her sassy grunts of unhappiness if we don't pay her as much attention as she wants are the funniest things!

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#AmplifiedMusculoskeletalPainSyndrome #Arthritis Asthma #Anxiety #bedbound #BoneSplints #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #ComplexRegionalPainSyndrome #Depression #Disability #DistractMe #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Endometriosis #Fibromyalgia #GastroesophagealRefluxDisease #Grief #HypothyroidismUnderactiveThyroidDisease #Insomnia #Lupus #Lymphedema #MentalHealth #MightyPets #MightyTogether #Migraine #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #PTSD #Psoriasis #PsoriaticArthritis #plantarfasciitis #PanicAttack #PanicAttacks #RareDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #JuvenileRheumatoidArthritis #SuicidalThoughts #Scoliosis #sciatica #ShinSplints

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Roses for Rosie ❤️💕❤️💕

When I named her I had no idea how much she loves flowers and roses. She is drawn to them and always has to smell them each time. It lightens my soul each time.

The previous owners of our property planted 7 red rose bushes and they thrive year round! It is a wonderful to see 🌹

Enjoy this Rosie pic with her namesake ❤️

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#AmplifiedMusculoskeletalPainSyndrome #Arthritis #Asthma #Anxiety #bedbound #BoneSplints #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #ComplexRegionalPainSyndrome #Depression #Disability #DistractMe #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Endometriosis #Fibromyalgia #GastroesophagealRefluxDisease #HypothyroidismUnderactiveThyroidDisease #Insomnia #Lupus #Lymphedema #JuvenileRheumatoidArthritis #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #Psoriasis #PTSD #plantarfasciitis #PsoriaticArthritis #PanicAttack #PanicAttacks #Psychosis #MentalHealth #MemoryLoss #MightyTogether #Migraine #Grief #Headache #RareDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #SuicidalThoughts #Scoliosis #ShinSplints #sciatica #CheerMeOn #Upallnight #IfYouFeelHopeless #musclespasms

AmplifiedMusculoskeletalPainSyndrome 3mo

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Years ago I came across this powerful phrase: Don't let the world make you bitter, be better ✨️

At that point in time I was bitter at how much I had lost. My teenage years were wasted in a hospital post surgeries and I was in a wheelchair and in so much pain, a LOT more than I had ever experienced. I was 15 and after school when my friends got to have fun, I had to go to physical therapy. I did love exercising so that wasn't what I was disenchanted with.
I saw these adults struggling and wincing in pain. They are weak! I thought in anger.

And then I saw this old lady who couldn't walk she hurt so bad she sobbed and they brought out a wheelchair for her since it was too painful. In that moment I saw myself. I had been there too. My mom had said "suck it up Tierra" "sometimes you just got to fake it til you make it"
Those phrases cost me so much. When she finally had bad pain, I told her the exact same thing, suddenly her attitude changed and she was much more charitable when it came to my pain. But that is a story for another day.

After watching that old lady hurt so bad, it hit me how awful I had been -even if it was only in my head. Later that day I came across that quote: Don't let the world make you bitter, be better!
I felt like it changed my DNA it was so perfectly timed! God helping change me for good ❤️

Don't let the world teach you to be cruel, because YOU are better than that. Dare to be optimistic and positive and spreading kindness around!

Have The Audacity To Hope 💕✨️✨️💖

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#chronicillnesswarrior #ChronicPain #POTS #AutonomicDysfunction #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #EDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Jointpain #jointhypermobility #InterstitialCystitis #BladderPain #Diabetes #NAFLD #LiverDisease #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Depression #Migraines #sciatica #BackPain #littlevictories

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@fierce_warrior

chronicillnesswarrior 5mo

Little Victories

I’m actually pretty pleased with myself today.

This morning I went and had my flu and Covid vaccines done. Then I came home and I changed my sheets and bedding, followed by a lovely hot shower, and then I wrote two pages of my novel after being stuck with writer’s block for ages. I’m a little sore after all the movement, but I got through it. All over and done with now - I can rest. 😌😴

My GP is always telling me that I should celebrate every victory - even the itty bitty ones. I’ve made myself a lovely hot chocolate with a dash of Bailey’s Original as a treat, and I’m huddled up with my fluffy hoodie on now, all cosy like.

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@fierce_warrior

ChronicPain 6mo

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Loki does not appreciate it when I have a lay in…

My kitten, Loki, is a very demanding little sir. Yesterday, despite suffering with very bad sciatica, I went over to my sister’s for the afternoon and early evening for dinner. I spent the whole time chasing and tickling my nephew, playing with him and his new toys, etc.

So, naturally, I had to take extra painkillers last night to actually finally get to sleep at around 2am. Which meant I woke up quite late this morning (around 10am). When I rolled over and tugged open my curtains, Loki was just sat there, staring into my soul. It was eerie. 😂

The second I managed to sit upright he legged it over to his food bowls (he has one always full of biscuits and then a few times a day he has wet food). But the way he practically SCREAMS his meows at me, you’d think I hadn’t fed him in weeks. My Loki, the Drama King and God of Mischief. 😂 I’m so glad I have him, though. He seriously cheers me up on days where smiling feels impossible. He’s a good boy, really. He gives me lots of cuddles when I need them.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not (but it probably is), but since my lower back has been painful for the last couple of weeks, when he crawls under the covers with me in bed, he lays behind me, curled up at my lower back. The heat from his not-so-little body eases the spasms there. 🥰

#ChronicPain #sciatica #BackPain #TherapyPets #Kitten #Cat #Loki #POTS #EDS #NAFLD #BPD #Diabetes #InterstitialCystitis #Migraines #Jointpain #Animals #cute

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@fierce_warrior

POTS 6mo

Chronic Pain and Comfort Eating

Guys, I'm really struggling at the moment. Every single day of my life, I'm in pain. I've accepted it as a fact of my life. But a few weeks ago I randomly injured a muscle in my lower back that has been locked/cramped up ever since, and is pretty much crushing my sciatic nerve. I'm getting such painful burning-aching sensations CONSTANTLY. There is no reprieve.

I can't get comfy when I'm sitting, and I'm barely sleeping at night. My doctor has examined me and she's pretty sure it's my sciatic nerve that's been pinched and that I need the appointment for physio. But the earliest they could fit me in was 23rd October - 10 days away! My doctor has prescribed a course of diazepam (valium) to help ease the muscle and try and abate the muscle spasming around the nerve. Which works to an extend but I really can't do much. I can't lift anything heavy, etc.

I am truly miserable right now. And I have been for the last two weeks since the injury. It just doesn't stop... My nephew came over on Wednesday and I couldn't play with him the usual way I do - chasing him about, lifting him up and bouncing him. And he just kept coming and cuddling my leg, raised his arms at me and said; "Up!" It broke my heart when I said no. He walked off with his head hung down and his bottom lip poking out.

Since the injury, I've eaten a LOT of junk food. I just cannot stop, and I don't really care all that much. I know I'm comfort eating (I used to do this a lot in the past), and I know it's not good for me. I'm just finding it really hard to give a crap about it.

What should I do? I'm so close to tears... I need a nice long, tight hug/cuddle. It's so hard to keep going.

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@sewkie

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Hey. I’m Sewkie.

This is my first time posting on something like this, so I’m kinda freaking out with anxiety.. I haven’t been social in a really long time. I have severe agoraphobia and I’m an introvert. It’s just my hubby, three kitty cats, one big pup and my love, Sora who’s a Yorkie. He never leaves my side. Anyway.. #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #OCD #ADHD #PanicDisorder #EatingDisorders #ChronicPain #sciatica #Grief #BodyDysmorphicDisorder

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#Migraines
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#Arthritis
#Fibromyalgia
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@sad_eyes

PTSD 1y

Lonely, so lonely. No one to talk to in rl or internet.

I feel so isolated, more than when we had to because of Covid. Probably because my husband was home then, after being laid off from an “essential “ job.

The isolation got worse in May, when I was falling, and couldn’t get up on my own. The scariest incident was when my legs just collapsed, and I spent 45 minutes crawling around trying to get up, until I could get to my car and have Siri call home, which fortunately my husband was there, a rare occurrence. I don’t know what I would have done otherwise, probably have called the fire department.

Of course, the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong, except Carpal Tunnel. 😡 After an EMG and an MRI.
Since then I don’t go anywhere by myself except for a rare doctor appt. My husband got me an Apple Watch, so I could always call someone if I needed help.
But my panic attacks are back, and so are my migraines, which were under control before.
I can’t get anything done, but a lot of that is being unable because of pain. I want to hire someone, but am too embarrassed to let them in. I tell myself I’m going to do this today, something I can manage, and end up doing nothing all day.

It’s a wasted life. If it wasn’t for my daughter, I’d find a way to end it. I would tell myself, not when the kids are in school. Well, she went on to Community College, got that degree, went on to a top 10 undergraduate college, got 2 degrees with honors, got her Masters in Chemistry, and is now in a Ph.D. Program for Physics. 😊 Who knows when she’ll be done with school! So, I’m hanging in there.

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