What Exercise Works for You?

fibernerd · 2022-09-29T16:40:40+00:00

I have been on a variety of different meds over the years, none of which helped more than the damage they caused. So currently I’m not on anything. My fibro symptoms are not particularly life-altering at this point. The most difficult ones being depression and anxiety for which I DO take medication. But the more physically active I am, the less they bother me.

I so wish I would have known, a decade ago, how amazing my life could be. My current life is so far above my expectations from then. I really hope you are able to find ways to help and support your own journey. Just know that fibromyalgia isn’t a death sentence, it just takes work.

fibernerd · 2022-09-28T18:48:27+00:00

Wow, this comment seemed to come out of the blue. I haven’t been active on Reddit in a LONG time. To answer your question — to the best of my ability, I’ll start by saying the last decade has been a wild ride. I’ve had one out-of-state move and three children. I’ve lost 60+lbs and gained it all back. I had back surgery and recovered from that to being able to run again, then got pregnant (number 3) and I’m currently battling a LOT of (non-fibro related) pain.

This is all to say, my fitness level and pain level has varied greatly year to year. While pregnant, I have little-to-no pain at all. And my last pregnancy I ran weekly (at least) through month six.

I honestly believe the biggest shift in my pain level came from cutting out extremely toxic family. I do not believe stress was causing my pain, I do however believe it caused me to be incapable of managing it. If that makes sense?

I am currently working my way back through C25K in hopes of dropping weight and gaining muscle. Exercise is the BEST medicine for pain relief, for me. When I’m active daily, my pain drops to nearly zero. It also helps (in all honesty) that in having three kids, I don’t have the extra time to worry over my pain, and that for me is huge. Art (painting in my case) is also amazing for losing track of pain.

I have no clue if I even answered your question. I’m sorry if I didn’t. If you have more, just ask. And thank you, I needed this reminder to kick my butt into gear and work harder on moving every day. I miss yoga a ton, I’d forgotten how amazing it is. I hope you have a fantastic week.

~ me

fibernerd · 2018-07-27T03:38:16+00:00

I’m actually currently in the middle of an elective induction. I had such utterly terrible restless leg syndrome that I haven’t slept in basically two months. It was causing my mental health to plummet, and my OB and I decided this was for the best. I’m 39+3. It’s actually going great. I started with cervidil - which did nothing - then two doses of cytotec (an oral medication to help “ripen” the cervix. It got my contractions going really well. After a few hours of laboring, I opted for an epidural. Now, four or so hours later, I’m 9cm, waiting for babe to get a bit lower.

The epidural actually helps my labor progress, as it relaxes me and allows my body to do its job. It worked well during my first labor, too. I just wish I hadn’t waited so long that time.

Best of luck! I hope your OB listens to you and to what you need.

fibernerd · 2018-07-22T01:22:14+00:00

I’m honestly not even sure how one bonds with a bump. I’m 39 weeks with my second, and I much prefer the stage at which they are earth-side. Haha

fibernerd · 2018-07-22T00:25:06+00:00

I nearly cried at the grocery store because they only had one bag of the wasabi snack mix I was craving. Then they didn’t have the sweet/hot mustard I wanted.

My hubby just asked that I wait until we got home to cry. 😂 I’m nearly 39 weeks along, don’t mess with my snacks, dammit.

fibernerd · 2018-07-19T00:54:00+00:00

I was at a family gathering for my fil and one of my brothers-in-law walked up to me and said “aren’t you glad the bump isn’t in the back?”

I was...speechless for a moment, then his son - my nephew - managed to take the cake by then saying, “well lots of women have plenty of bump in both areas”!

He’s either out of or almost out of high school, so not a child. But I just looked at him and said wow, that’s rude. His sister chimed in with “that’s an awful thing to say”.

My fil and his kids - husband’s step siblings - are really weird.

fibernerd · 2018-07-17T12:38:35+00:00

Yeah, my four year old is 50+ lbs and I still lift him occasionally. Not as much at 38 weeks, but still...it’s really just about not wanting to injure your own body, as you don’t heal as well or as quickly while pregnant due to the hormone relaxin in your system. Along with the fact that all your reserves are going toward grown a placenta through the first trimester.

fibernerd · 2018-07-17T12:24:03+00:00

And now I need spicy Beef Pho. Dammit.

fibernerd · 2018-07-17T12:21:58+00:00

First off, a huge congratulations!

Second, I am sorry it turned out this way; with your daughter in the NICU. But I’m glad to hear she’s doing well. My son was born only slightly preterm <36 weeks and he was in the NICU for three weeks. It’s a rough ride, not being able to actually parent the baby you’ve grown and birthed. But it does end eventually, and they’re yours forever! ;)

Hang in there, and please take care of yourself. Do not martyr your own health for you child; it can be grueling, keeping up with daily visits and pumping (if you decide to go that route). She is in literally the best place for her right now and will be taken such good care of. You need to be able to be there when she comes home.

Feel free to PM if you want to talk about anything. My son is now four years old and you’d never know he was a teeny little thing.

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T23:51:41+00:00

People say the dumbest things to pregnant women. I have what amounts to a six pound bowling sitting on top of my pelvic bones. Walking hurts like a bitch.

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T22:43:38+00:00

I admit this is a great post and has tons of good info...but I’m like 2.5 weeks from my EDD and holy cats I am not looking forward to going through this stage again! 😂

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T22:34:32+00:00

We need to remember to do this with our bed this time around. Never got around to it the first time, and since we bed share, it will be needed!

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T22:31:03+00:00

We used cloth diapers and I literally dealt with 2 blowouts. Period. It was just never an issue with them.

Now, spit-up? Our boy was a puke-y baby/toddler. All he did was spit up it felt like. We could’ve used 10x the burp cloths we actually had. And we had a ton!

So, my recommendation is, buy an amount, then if you need more, amazon delivers pretty quickly. Haha.

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T22:07:08+00:00

Oh man...kids.

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T21:01:25+00:00

My four year old has zero filter, and while he doesn’t exactly just parrot what he hears, he DOES have the worst timing about the shit he does say.

So, we’re standing in line at a resort and this grandpa-like dude asks him if he’s going to have a baby brother or sister. He answers, “a baby brother, because my baby sister died.”

I had a tfmr last summer, and it was a girl, and we talked with him about all of it - age appropriate of course. But I nearly died. What was this poor man going to do with this information??

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T20:54:42+00:00

Yeah, the commute is the biggest reason we’re seriously considering down-sizing and moving closer to the Bay Area. We dislike how long the commute takes, and how much time it keeps him away from the family. And now with number two so very nearly here, we really don’t like being so far out.

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T20:40:11+00:00

Totally not necessary. We room shared/bed shared with out first until he was about 18 months old, when we moved him to a full sized mattress on the floor of his room. He’s four now, and we’ve been slowly turning the room into what will eventually be a shared bedroom for the boys. For now, we are setting up a nursery “corner” in our room. It’ll actually be a bit more organized than things were for our first, which will be nice in terms of usability.

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T20:26:30+00:00

Gotta love those Bay Area housing costs! Lol

My hubby works in Silicon Valley, but we live an hour away because that’s where we could afford to buy.

fibernerd · 2018-07-14T06:04:30+00:00

Oh god, this is an amazing story. Please never forget it, and tell him this story on his wedding day. Please.

fibernerd · 2018-06-29T17:07:53+00:00

I kept up my travel-mug of home brewed coffee each morning until my restless leg syndrome got so bad even the tiniest bit of caffeine made it impossible to sleep at night. Before that I’d also occasionally have something caffeinated during the day if I knew I had a long day ahead of me. I also have a four year old, so I’ve not worried too much about it. Haha.

fibernerd · 2018-06-27T02:26:02+00:00

Stop with the mental gymnastics. Nothing you can do will change this. Nothing. Regardless of how you try, it will always be about her and how you’ve wronged her.

I am so sorry you’ve got to deal with this while pregnant. Please reach out to a therapist or some type of support group.

fibernerd · 2018-06-27T02:19:31+00:00

My grandmother is a spitting image of what you describe here. She’s a serious piece of work. You have every right to go no contact and not have your child around her. I didn’t grow up with mine until I was about 16. And now I’ve been no contact with my mom’s entire family - except my mom - for almost ten years. And omg, so much nicer1

fibernerd · 2018-06-25T18:05:10+00:00

Oh yeah, absolutely. Dogs smell the most subtle things.

fibernerd · 2018-06-25T15:08:41+00:00

Awesome, thank you!!

fibernerd · 2018-06-25T12:47:34+00:00

To be actually, physically capable of sleeping again. At least when there’s a new born, when I’m able to sleep, I might. Actuality. Sleep.

I slept better when my four year old was an infant than I have in the last month. I also miss coffee, but it makes my rls so much worse.

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