Fiesty Flare Up.......

So as today's heading indicates there has indeed been a flare up.

Now upon reflection I didn't behave badly....and go beyond a baseline or limit....
I was doing an exercise that I call  "chicken wings "and I actually felt it immediently....I think I was tensing too much and holding on to the muscle for too long.....

I could feel in my upright standing position my Fibromyalgia visitor sneek into the room and surprise me with his presence....I was armed this time....with the big "S" .......strength and strategies......

I got some caring hands to rub the area gently with a particular rub I find soothing.....and immediently rested my hotti onto the area and lay and rested for a short while.

There are both....Preventative strategies and relieving strategies.....


My strategy this time was a preventative.....So to ensure what I was experiencing was not going to get worse.
My relieving strategy this day was to modify my program as follows......I chose not to go go hydro todaY but instead did ensure that I still completed my whole hydro exercise program.....just not within the water.I also did take pain relief as soon as my visitor un expectantly arrived and tried to consume me...Ha Ha to him.....he did not totally get me.......and I urged myself to slowly move forward with my new rehabilitation steps....

So I urge all Fibromyalgians out there......you need to make a 3 column list...
In the first column.....Triggers...... Eg:Gardening

In the second column.....Preventative strategies.....Eg:pacing ,rest breaks,comfortable kneeling pads

In the third column........Relieving strategies.......Eg:tea break with family member in garden.relaxation music,hot pack,massage

I am not saying it will help everyone but for those of you that are visual learners like me.....it's great.....

F is for......Fiesty..........