It's been a long week and I'm just now able to get back on line to a world of lupies where life is just a little different for all of us but chaotic enough to be reassuring that we can endure.
so this week... started with major back pain,gastro issues and nausea that kept me in bed Sunday and Monday after Easter weekend celebrating. I felt so bad I went to the general doctor. She said... probably just too much exertion. Hmmm. Okay. So now week 3 of exhaustion, shortness of breath, chest pain, and feeling squashed I'm wondering if there's anything to be concerned about. My rheumie is on vacation and I'm not in extreme pain... just... wondering if there's anything I should be worried about. funny right? Most of the time we aren't supposed to worry b/c it makes us sick and yet, how do I know what I should be worried about when pain and exhaustion seem a daily expectation for us.
Specifically? How about the chest pain? Upper left quadrant, not heart, maybe lung lining -- have had it off and on for years but it's consistant this week, dull continuous pain 2-3 inches from left arm pit, across front of chest to just shy of the middle. Is that a muscle? It's always the left side. The dr. listened to my breathing and said it sounded fine. however, also for about a week it feels like my chest is squashed front to back -- I just feel ...smooshed? I can still breathe it's just a general feeling. Can anyone identify with that?
As far as back pain I get serious pain in my buttocks and she says it's "piriformis syndrome". Great. :sad: Anyone else have that muscle pain?
Sleep-wise... is it normal for me to get up around 9ish am, take a nap from 4-7:30 pm and then go to bed around 9 pm and sleep the whole night? It's about Day 3 for that. Normally I can't do that b/c I teach school.
just checking in. any feedback would be appreciated.
so this week... started with major back pain,gastro issues and nausea that kept me in bed Sunday and Monday after Easter weekend celebrating. I felt so bad I went to the general doctor. She said... probably just too much exertion. Hmmm. Okay. So now week 3 of exhaustion, shortness of breath, chest pain, and feeling squashed I'm wondering if there's anything to be concerned about. My rheumie is on vacation and I'm not in extreme pain... just... wondering if there's anything I should be worried about. funny right? Most of the time we aren't supposed to worry b/c it makes us sick and yet, how do I know what I should be worried about when pain and exhaustion seem a daily expectation for us.
Specifically? How about the chest pain? Upper left quadrant, not heart, maybe lung lining -- have had it off and on for years but it's consistant this week, dull continuous pain 2-3 inches from left arm pit, across front of chest to just shy of the middle. Is that a muscle? It's always the left side. The dr. listened to my breathing and said it sounded fine. however, also for about a week it feels like my chest is squashed front to back -- I just feel ...smooshed? I can still breathe it's just a general feeling. Can anyone identify with that?
As far as back pain I get serious pain in my buttocks and she says it's "piriformis syndrome". Great. :sad: Anyone else have that muscle pain?
Sleep-wise... is it normal for me to get up around 9ish am, take a nap from 4-7:30 pm and then go to bed around 9 pm and sleep the whole night? It's about Day 3 for that. Normally I can't do that b/c I teach school.
just checking in. any feedback would be appreciated.