Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:06:52 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/46678/1213326928.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/46678 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/893350 I thought my IC pain could not get any worse, but it did. Yesterday afternoon/evening I had the worst IC pain I have ever had in my life. I thought I would have to go to the ER. Nothing I did nor medicine I took helped. Why is this happening? I'm afraid to see the urologist. I'm so afraid th... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:35:03 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/890842 I wish I had good news to report, but I don't. Yesterday was a horrible, horrible pain day regarding IC. The pain was unbearable. I was doubled over in pain, crying and didn't know what to do. My pain medication was barely helping. I felt so scared. I pray today is better. I s... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:03:14 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/833448 My IC flare-up has not passed. I had hoped by now it would have. I received my authorization to see the Urologist . I'm planning on calling tomorrow to make an appt. I'm going ahead with having a cystoscopy/hydrodistention. I wish I didn't have to deal with symptoms. The pain is unb... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:09:10 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/806001 I'm having trouble with IBS again. It started last night -- the diarrhea, bloating, woozy feeling. On top of that my IC symptoms are bad. I'm in a major flare up. On top of that...I woke up to severe back pain. Also, I have Fibro pain all throughout my body...my muscles ache and I have ... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:01:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/802336 I'm still having a hard time with my IC pain. It's so, so bad. I hope it doesn't last too much longer. I keep telling myself this flare up will pass. How much severe pain can one person endure? I seem to have gotten more than my share this go around.  I've been down this ro... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:48:21 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/788347 I'm in horrible pain right now. I'm having a huge IC flare up which isn't going well. I think I have a urinary tract infection which makes my IC symptoms unbearable. My abdomen feels so swollen. I just took some Vicodin to see if I can get some relief. I'm writing as a way of distrac... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:55:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/710611 I woke up yesterday to a horrible migraine headache. I took Imitex and then slept for 3 hrs. Also, I noticed I was extremely tired...much more than my normal tiredness. Fortunately, my headache has not come back today. I have been fighting a cold and cough for the last 10 days now. I guess that... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:51:54 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/668276 Prior to Sat I had been having a lot of sharp pain, tingling, numbness in my left leg and sharp pain in my left foot. I ended up at the ER Sat. 12/15. I got out of bed at 2:00 am to use the bathroom, and I couldn't walk. What I mean is I couldn't get my legs to move. They felt extremely... Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:59:05 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/621889 I'm having trouble with sharp pain in the right leg as well as hip pain and pain in my foot. I do have lower back problems and wondering if it's my sciatic nerve. Last night was especially bad as I was trying to sleep. The sharp pain kept waking me up. My legs feel very heavy. Often times wh... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:03:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/525901 I'm feeling tired and achy, and I've just started my morning. It's cloudy and damp outside, which is unusual for SoCal. The weather is making my body ache a little more than usual this morning. I'm proud of myself as I joined Weight Watchers a couple of weeks ago and I... Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:53:08 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/512871 The last 5 days I've dealt with a pretty nasty IC flareup. Before that, I was feeling pretty good.,,only having to deal with FM symptoms. (Listen to me, "only". I know everyone knows what I mean. It's so hard having to constantly deal with multiple chronic illnesses). I h... Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:51:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/468836 I got diagnosed with IBS yesterday. I suspected I had this. I've been having symptoms for months. It's just one more illness I'll need to manage on top of all the others. I feel as if I am constantly "putting out fires". It's so painful, frustrating... Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:39:26 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/408349 I'm feeling very bad today...FM pain is extremely bad today. My legs feel as if they weigh a ton, and I can't move them. Also, they ache so much, and I have intermittent shooting pains in both legs. Actually, my entire body hurts and feels as if it's swollen. Doe... Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:29:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/155929 I woke up with a migraine this morning. I immediately took 2 Excedrin Migraine tablets, went back to bed and slept for 2 hrs. I woke up with the headache gone. My Fibro pain and neck pain are very bothersome today. I am grateful for the headache relief. Sun, 06 May 2007 21:25:11 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/154539 At this moment I am having a huge IC flare up. I'd rate my pain as an "8". I am experiencing severe pain in the lower-right quadrant of my abdomen. For me, when I have severe IC pain this is where it hits me so this isn't new...unfortunately. I have taken Vicodin, but it hasn't even touched the pain... Sat, 05 May 2007 21:43:28 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/149879 Today I felt extremely tired, body aches all over, legs feel extremely heavy...hard to move. Am also experiencing severe neck/shoulder pain. If I sit for a few minutes body feels as if it turns to stone. Eventhough I took a nap and took pain meds, I am exhausted and continue to have severe pain thro... Wed, 02 May 2007 22:52:13 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/46678/journal/147373 I am new to Daily Strength. I am feeling very depressed and thought I'd look to the internet for help. I deal with severe chronic pain daily, and it's really getting to me lately. I've dealt with chronic pain for the past fifteen years. It seems to be neverending. I am faced with so many challenges,... Tue, 01 May 2007 15:15:48 +0100