In Pain but Happy

Happy Sunday Friends!!

I am sorry that I have been away for a few days, but I have been moving into my new apartment so that my daughter is ready for the new school year. And it has been a real trip. I am soooo grateful for the friends that I have who came and helped me to load everything into my little truck, moving boxes, furniture, and appliances up and down stairs, strapping things to the roof of the truck to make fewer trips and then helping me to arrange and clean everything afterwards. It is so liberating to have my own place again where I am free to have my friends over, my daughter has her own room, and I have a wonderful couch I can sit and do homework and write in my blog!

After three days of moving and cleaning while still going to the gym for my workout and going to work, I have discovered that my Fibromyalgia still has the power to knock me on my butt. Today I can’t walk and my hands feel like they are on fire. What do you do when your hands hurt? I mean we have to have them do almost everything! I am also having an IBS flare-up which has been pleasantly absent in the past few months since I have changed my diet and improved my health overall. I have made sure that I increased my Proflavenol C to boost my immune system and Procosa for my joints so that this pain does not keep me down for long. Being inactive is the worst thing that a Fibromite can do when they are in pain. Right now I get around very slowly with my cane and leg brace, but I am happy to be mobile!

Its days like today when I am in such a terrible pain and fighting to get my body to function just enough to take care of my child, that I am so grateful for people and products who have helped me to improve my life so that I am no longer like this on a continual daily basis. I sat here, tearing up because of the bone crushing pain, and realized how much better my life has been since I have found a method for minimizing the pain associated with Fibromyalgia and it’s not so pleasant side effects. I took one Vicodin tablet to ease the pain (since that’s all it ever did – ease it) but I also made sure to keep my diet clean and take my USANA supplements that help my body to function naturally. I love that I am no longer reliant on prescription drugs and chemicals to mediate my pain. It’s a truly liberating feeling!

I have a good friend from the gym who is has a friend with Fibromyalgia and wants to come talk to me about how she can free herself from the exhausting and crippling pain of Fibro. I am so excited! I truly hope that I am able to help her find a way to become Happier and Healthier too! If you would like to share what you do to minimize your Fibro pain, please feel free! Knowledge is empowering!

I hope you all have a wonderful day, I am so blessed to have you all in my life!

Rachel P.