Day 6 - PM Chronicle

Here I am again.....writing writing......although I  now feel I have some positives to share.

Have had a rested weekend, I was very exhausted.....
Now back into the hospital environment once again for another 5 days.
This side of treatment will be quite different and will involve much education around understanding pain. Together with education I will be a busy bee....For example tomorrow I will complete the following sessions.

Physio
Two classes of Hydrotherapy
Relaxation
Gym
OT


I have my own room, so a little lonely....although met Richard who was lapping the corridor and is  post heart surgery,lots in common so he will be a regular visitor I think.....If I'm ever actually in my room with my busy schedule. Here's hoping it's not too much and it doesn't create a flare up.

That's my last negative sentence for this evening......now I've also been demonstrated Bio Feedback today, so will be also doing this too.

Amazing list of to do this week so we (my family) are feeling like we are journeying down a new track.
It will be an exiting time as I learn more about the brains function,and can move forward with wonderful things to again experience.

As well as building my hand strength up I now have a great tap turner....no more will I  stand back and wait for someone else to have to refill the kettle....ha ha......

Not sure if anyone has experienced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)  for their Fibromyalgia......but I am going to give it a go,and for those that  are unsure as to what it is please continue to read on....

Cognitive Strategies -involve learning to recognize the thoughts, beliefs and attitudes that make us feel bad,and reframing them into more realistic,psychologically healthy ways of thinking.

Behavioral Strategies - Involve undertaking certain behaviors that help us to change the way we think and feel. This will involve experimenting with new behaviours,such as confronting rather than avoiding situations that we fear.(like pain) .

So after sharing this I'm sure there are those that could possibly think I must be mad if I need this type of therapy.....If these are your thoughts please know if you live with a chronic debilitating condition that causes great pain throughout your body everySINGLE day......that I am not.....

This type of condition and many others not only effect the person with the diagnosis but the entire family......It takes away joy,leisure,togetherness ,wellbeing and sense of self worth and can at times be destructive.

If you are still apprehensive about my sincere words, please close down my blog.

I feel brave to be tackling so much at once.

I'm sure my family are also feeling this way in hope it will bring happiness back to A wife , mother and a wonderful shared feeling of what could be once again.

Richards lapped the ward several more times and called in for a chat,he had his heart surgery seven days ago, and lapping the hospital like a madman.......Go Richard.......