How to survive a fibro flare
After my flare last week I thought it would be a good idea to compile a list of ways to survive a fibro flare. Luckily, I didn’t need any foreclosure help.
- Take a warm bubble bath.
- Get lots of sleep.
- Make the house as quiet as possible.
- Talk to your doctor. It might be a flare, but it might be something else.
- Give yourself time. Most of my flares are stress induced. So when I get really sick I think “I can’t be really sick I have this & this & this to do.” This probably means that I stay sick longer than I would if I just relaxed & accepted it.
Wow, that list is a lot shorter than I had hoped. What do you do to survive a fibro flare?
October 19th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I do about the same in that I take a bath, try to get lots of sleep and relax around teh house as quiet as possible, but i also do things that distract me. Without the distractions I would be a basket case. So I meditate, surf the internet, watch movies and last and worse of all… I eat. right now i am working at overcoming a flare and not looking forward to going back to work ugh! I also am a professional and hate that this is so interruptive in my life!!!!!!
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:43 pm
After three spinal surgeries in seven years, my doctor insisted I lose even more weight and exercise regularly. When I told them how sore I was all the time, they have been to suspect fibromyalgia. It is not a happy thought.
I am just beginning to learn about its effects. Getting by with prayer and faith right now. Going to the gym when I can.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
One of the best things that I have found is the comfort u pillow. I’ve recommended it so many times they should pay me!! I have had the pillow for about 4 years now and it has helped me sleep because it cushions all those nasty trigger points.
October 23rd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
My best comfort is the swimming pool. We got one of those walmart cheapies (15′ wide, 36″ deep) 3 years ago, and I go get in it everyday in the summer and stay until I prune-out. The instant I get in that pool, the coolness of the water and the weightlessness, and whatever, instantly takes the pain away. I’m totally pain-free the entire time I’m in the pool. Once I come back inside, I’m usually good-to-go for an hour or so, before the pain comes back.
When it’s too cold for the pool, yep, baths and either heat packs or ice packs help. And I get my partner to rub my back with icy-hot as often as I can. Different things help at different times. This is such a wierd-o condition, fibro.
Thanks so much for your blog. I’m going to keep watching it from now on, lol.