Fibromyalgia

I got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia eleven years ago and it’s not something I would wish on anyone. It’s an invisible illness so everyone thinks that you’re okay. Well to them you look okay, but you’re not. Most of the time you also say that you’re okay because it’s easier and also you don’t want to keep complaining about it. It’s bad enough living with it. The past year has been really tough and I’ve been signed off from work so many times.

I write a lot of poems which I post as reels as it helps me express how I’m feeling. I’m not great with saying how I feel and I find this a good way of expressing my struggle and pain with fibromyalgia. I may ramble on a bit, but I tend to write as I speak.

The pain recently has been so intense and trying to get some of the doctors to understand is so difficult. The pain in my shoulder blades, especially my left one is so intense. I’m surprised I’m not insane with the pain. It feels like when I had repetitive strain injury twenty seven years ago. It goes all up to my neck and down my side and in my arm and limits movement and locks up. So annoying.

So last night I watched Bad Moms on Amazon Prime video, again. So funny. I needed a laugh, and that film sure does make me laugh. Light entertainment and I love Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Bell. I will be watching A Bad Moms Christmas again soon. I watch it every year. I shall be there at the ready with a nice chilled glass of Prosecco. Cheers 🥂.

Fibromyalgia may seem to be winning the battle, but it will never win the war. Wrote this after an intense day of pain.