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06/17/2012 09:48 AM
chronicmama
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Well I made it through the three parties last weekend. We did graduation and then graduation party. I did well for that and asked for lots of help and even let people do things! So proud of myself! It was a late night due to family hanging out but overall pretty good and pain stayed down!

Saturday we did the couples shower and bachlorette party. First one I did well with letting people help decorate and do food so not too much to worry about there. THEN the people showed up and my stupid pride wouldn't let me just rest. I ran around all day like a fool! Then went to the bachlorette party and did the same! I also decided that in the mist of this chaos I would invite long lost family - big mistake! that put a lot of stress on top of all the other stuff going on. Saturday was too many people, too much stress and LOTS of pain!

So I crawl in bed wondering how I am going to get up in the morning to pack and go on our trip. We got up at 6am (because I was hurting too bad to stay in bed) - packed up and headed to Georgia for our week long cabin in the woods family trip.

The trip went well - and yes the heated seats were amazing and helped my pain level sooooo much! While we were there my pain level was way below what my normal daily level (and it rained a good portion of the time which is a huge pain increase for me in Florida) and we had a good time. I rested on Monday to recoup and took it easy all week.

It was tough in a way though because it made me realize how much I can't do anymore. I used to be a go everywhere on vacation gal but this time there was a lot of "let me sit down and rest" and "no I don't think I can do that this time". I even thought I should get a wheel chair to help me since walking so much was hurting! So it was a bit hard to accept yet another thing I can't do.

Also for some reason I was hoping that I would go to Georgia and have no pain and be like - see it's just Florida - let's move and I'll be healed. So I guess in a way this trip made me realize how much denial and bargaining I've been doing lately. It was good to realize that and also realize I am going through my stages of grief which means eventually I'll get to acceptance.... right?!?

Then it was time to head home. Only thing I can't seem to figure out is why now that I am back in Florida my pain level is up again. The meds are the same so it must have something to do with the climate. I mean going to Georgia didn't take away my pain but it was a lot less. So have some thinking to do about that.

Thanks for all the advice and posts back to me and on here about how to handle the parties and cleaning and cooking. And how to handle travel. Much of the advice was right on target and helped me tremendously. Thank you.

So now it's back to the grind.... SmileTongue

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06/17/2012 09:58 AM  Top
broken
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wow look at all you did, you should be proud of our self, lord I was in pain reading it all,lol..you survived and you did awsome, if you noticed when your stubburness kicked in you did pay the price though..

as for feeling better in georgia, we all know the climate effects us..but our moods due as well, if we are enjoying ourself and our brain is distracted from the pain we feel better...so be it climate or fun, Im glad you survived and lived to tell the tale,lol

glad your back..and you gotta love seat warmers, best invention

we all have alot to give if one gets the help then some of this suffering is worth it..

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06/17/2012 10:56 AM  Top
ushie
 
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Wow, you did a lot and learned a lot. Your weekend was valuable to you in SO many ways!

06/17/2012 01:26 PM  Top
chronicmama
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Thank you both - yes I did realize stubborness kills me LOL problem is I haven't figured out how to stop it yet Smile I am glad to be back though! Hope everyone is doing ok. Missed chatting :0
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06/17/2012 02:47 PM  Top
Julzy
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Hi chronic- guess you and I did have a weekend of partying in common, but I didn't do any traveling. Haven't done any traveling since the fibro except a long car ride to PA and that was horrible. Yes, little things we use to take for granted are no longer easy for us! It's bizarre... Do you think you felt less pain in Georgia just bc you were in a new place and getting your mind off your situation?

Glad you got through it all....!!

Now I have two huge parties coming up in two weeks that I have to gear up for!!!

Be well in mind and spirit even though your body fights you daily with pain....love and light. Julz.

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06/17/2012 05:29 PM  Top
chronicmama
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Thanks Julzy - I found letting people help and resting as much as I could (including sitting to talk instead of getting up to do things). I hope your next two parties go well for you! Enjoy them!
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06/17/2012 07:05 PM  Top
Auntie3285
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Welcome back ~~~ Glad to hear that you gave in a bit and let others do for you . Sometimes it is harder to learn to do that than to do everything yourself, I know.

Sounds like, other that a day or so of pain, you had a good week, all in all ~~~ Smile

Marilyn


06/17/2012 07:25 PM  Top
MoiraWolf
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Part of the pain when you got home may be the climate (it may be muggier or something like that), it may be altitude (Georgia has some mountains, were you there or down at the beach?). If you were higher in the mountains, the lessoned air pressure may have helped your pain levels, or lower humidity or some other environmental change.

But my money would be that in the cabin in Georgia, you were relaxed and knew for for a week, nothing was going to be required of you, and you could just rest. When you got home, there's stress just from know what usually is going on and how that stresses you out, so being home is stress in and of itself.

I dunno how you did it! Glad you survived tho!

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06/18/2012 06:28 AM  Top
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Just a big way to go and welcome back from me!
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Kahlil Gibran

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