Daily Journal Entry for 4/30/24
Del I inadvertently had some candy with some wheat in it. I’m testing avoiding gluten and dairy to see if they are causing fibromyalgia flare ups. I think it flared me…
April 2024
Daily Journal Entry for 4/29/24
The Lyrica did its thing last night and gave me some low pain. Combined with an ice pack, I had pretty low pain. I took advantage and did a short…
Daily Journal Entry for 4/28/24
Finally got some decent sleep. I had some super strange dreams, but I’m happy to have gotten the sleep. When I say I got good sleep, for me that means…
How I Came Back From My Last Spine Surgery
My last major spine surgery was in May, 2019. I spent 6 weeks out of work, and I went back on light duty. I noticed early on that I couldn’t…
Daily Journal Entry for 4/27/24
I feel like today might have been a decent day if I didn’t wake up at 5:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. I’ve been in this cycle for about…
Daily Journal Entry for 4/26/24
Woke up early AGAIN. I can’t get past these early wake ups. All I want is to catch up on sleep, and I can’t get it. I feel a lot…
Daily Journal Entry for 4/25/24
What a crazy night last night. That was one of maybe my top 10 most horrifying nights ever. It was really hard to get to sleep because of the pain.…
Daily Journal Entry for 4/24/24
I’ve been in this terrible cycle where I desperately need sleep, but I keep waking up early. I’ve been in this loop before, and it’s always terrible. I burned a…
Daily Journal Entry for 4/23/24
I woke up way too early and the pain was pretty bad. I think the fibromyalgia is low at the moment, but the issues I had yesterday are still with…
Daily Journal Entry for 4/22/24
I felt like the fibromyalgia flare was easing up last night, but I’m not sure. I also feel like it this morning, but still not sure. There are always aftershocks…