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10 common causes of a fibro flare up

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kaz_40
kaz_40

1. Illness / injury

2 over exertion

3 lack of sleep

4 Travel

5 Pmt

6 stress /worry

7Temperrature changes

8Changes to medication

9 Individual sensitivityto bright light noise odours

10 The weather 

 

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  • susan69134
    susan69134 kaz_40

    Posted

    Lack of sleep - definitely, I'm currently getting over a fractured ankle and 5th metatarsal, done in Feb and still not healed, though it was the Fibro causing the aches and pains, but x-rays confirm ankle is slow and foot hasn't healed at all. Stress/worry probably but the worst is cold weather.

    • lisa52101
      lisa52101 susan69134

      Posted

      Hi Susan, how painful for you. I sympathise with you. I went to GP because my wrist had become painful and wasn't settling down. Had an X-ray 5wks ago and shows I have a fracture that shows some calcification, meaning there is some healing. I have no idea what I did or when and because I have a defect in my collagen formation I have to wear a permanent splint to avoid further damage. Very frustrating.
    • kaz_40
      kaz_40 susan69134

      Posted

      morning susan Feel for you with your fractured ankle, I have personally found that with illness and injury with having fibro it takes longer to get over and heal. last year I had an mri it showed I had a tear in a disc the pain was excrushiating made worse by the fibro. Had another mri a few months back and it hasnt healed still in loads of pain.fibro makes anything we have 10x worse Ive found horrid condition. stress worry doesnt help our condition it just causes us more pain. take care gentle hug
  • Boqer
    Boqer kaz_40

    Posted

    Morning Kaz

    I agree with them all, especially numbers one to ten!

    I think most people really don't understand what we go through daily. You know you can sit and explain to someone, but unless they actually take the time and care enough to personally get to know, it's just words to them.

    It's sad really, but there we go.

    Be kind to yourself

    Gentle hugs

    • kaz_40
      kaz_40 Boqer

      Posted

      morning Boqer How are you? hope your not in too much pain hun. Hope your manageing to sleep ok. Ive given up trying to explain fibro to any one my son researched it but still doesnt get it neither does my husband. so I just plod on in my own sweet way. people just dont seem to care and cant be bothered with understanding it It is sad when its like that. But all we can do is take a day at a time, get through it as best we can. hope you have a good day take care gentle hugs
    • Boqer
      Boqer kaz_40

      Posted

      Hello Kaz, I'm pretty much out of it today, just crawled to get some breakfast and am in bed again. Everything aches so badly, it's cos I went out yesterday, but that is no consolation really 😑 I can hardly walk my feet are so sore, and when I told that to the nurse yesterday at the assessment I don't know if she even believed me. She should have visited me today!

      Anyway, how are you doing today? Not too bad I hope.

      Gentle hugs

    • kaz_40
      kaz_40 Boqer

      Posted

      Thats the trouble hun when we go out whether for enjoyment or drs hospital etc, we pay for it. Its just so unfair that we are unable to do the simpliest of things with out us paing the price for it. No one fully understands what we got through and how we suffer the medical proffession are badly in need of being educated into fibromyalgia. we should get the same recognition as Ms and me. we are treated unfairly and appaulingly. Just wish fibro was more out their and better understood from the government dwp health proffessionals. Pain has eased today from what it was legs feet hands are swollen Ive got ibs but ploding on. Hope your aches soon start to ease and the soreness on your feet soon wears off. take good care of yourself big hug coming to you xx
  • Bee70
    Bee70 kaz_40

    Posted

    Can relate to them all Kaz x
    • kaz_40
      kaz_40 Bee70

      Posted

      I got the full 10/10 first time Ive ever got 10/10 in anything trust it to be with fibrorolleyes xx
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