So, my knee is starting to do a little better. I’m walking flat surfaces mostly without crutches now, although stairs hurt quite a bit. Sleeping well is another matter entirely: either I take pain killers and wake up groggy, or I skip them and wake up groggy.
Not surprisingly, all of this sleep deprivation has led to some other physical problems. I’m exhausted, and I’ve spent two days flat on my back with a blinding migraine, no doubt exacerbated by the poor quality of sleep. (One would think that the pain killers would address those migraines, but one would be wrong.) And, I ache everywhere.
I’m not sure if this is another fibromyalgia flare-up or not. I haven’t had one since being diagnosed with Celiac disease and eliminating gluten, so perhaps it has more to do with exhaustion than anything else. Or the change in the weather.
That’s right: I’m old enough now to start complaining that the cold makes my bones ache. And, thanks to that injured knee, I have a cane to go along with it.
Chubby Mommy