I originally wrote this in early September, but seems appropriate as these issues have continued to re-occur throughout the month.<\/p>\n
Early September:<\/p>\n
The fibro pain has decreased a lot over the past few weeks. The intense pain episodes have become less and less common, but I still get\u00a0sick. When the storms, remnants of a hurricane that fizzles, came through here, my sinuses went haywire. This isn’t that unusual and will usually alleviate itself within a couple of days, unless it becomes a sinus infection. Tuesday I went out for my morning power walk, got rained on a few times, came back and put in a full day of work.<\/p>\n
I felt decent that day, but my sinuses were clogged and not recovering. I woke up Wednesday with a sinus headache and clogged sinuses, so I worked from home. That afternoon I had what I thought was a fibro fever, low grade, but none of the usual pain, mostly\u00a0fatigue. I assumed it was the fibro, and why not? Fibro symptoms love to change, randomly, without warning.<\/p>\n
Two days later I’m still fighting a fever that hovers around 100.0f, my fibro fevers rarely go above 99.8f. My sinuses are barely starting to recover, but they are. I’m not the only one, friends and one of my doctor’s have been having allergy or sinus problems this week. Probably something in the air, the pollen count has been higher lately.<\/p>\n
I have been experiencing sinus\u00a0infections like this for at least twenty years. Sometimes I will go months, but they always return. One year I had reoccurring sinus infections most of November and December. I discovered that Oil of Oregano in between meals administered orally helped me recover, and tea tree oil in my humidifier would help my sinuses clear up a little. Fibro flareups remind me a lot of sinus infections, except they usually don’t affect my sinuses. Since my sinus issues are usually allergy related, I always blame this on the fibro. Maybe some day I’ll learn the difference for good.<\/p>\n
I still believe that I will overcome this. I continue to exercise and work to keep my diet healthy. My energy levels have improved significantly, fatigue is not nearly as bad as it was six months ago, and I’m getting strong. A healthy lifestyle may not cure my fibro, but it’s the best chance I have at managing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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