Lately I have been so fatigued that my body just hurts all the time. I've noticed that if I do not get the right amount of sleep then my whole body hurts. I have looked into changing my diet, but that has not made significant changes for me, although it does for Marly. Stress also affects my pain level significantly. Pain medications barely make a dent in the pain and so I avoid them for the most part so they don't ruin my stomach.
Fibro & Homeschooling
Since I started working at night my pain has steadily increased, probably because of lack of sleep and the amount of standing and walking I do at work. I am working from 8pm to between 12am and 2am, coming home and struggling to get to sleep because my feet and legs hurt so much, and would then getting up at 8am to start school.
I finally broke down and told my kids they CAN NOT wake me up in the morning...period! I need my 8+ hours of sleep or my body hurts too much. This has affected home schooling and we have had to make some changes. My children are awesome and have taken the changes with only a few minor bumps along the way.
The Changes
- We changed devotional from first thing in the morning to when I get up.
- The children have a list of their core subjects (math, grammar, etc.) to work on before I get up. These are usually workbook pages of topics we have learned about the day before. I'm using Homeschool Tracker (free version) now to help me organize this.
- They can also work on their personal projects, but core subjects should not be ignored.
- Core subject assignments that do not get completed are rolled over to the next day - so get it done kids!
- We work on the things we need to do together or that they need my help on in the late morning or afternoon.
I love you Background!
ReplyDeleteThat is to bad that you are not feeling to well. Sometimes changing your diet can change you health, but not everything works for everyone right!
I just wanted to throw a thought out to ya...I can't remember if I have mentioned this to you before, but I was just curious if you have tried essential oils. Chris' Dad has fibromyalgia and he has used some oils and he thinks they help him. I have used them for other health problems that I have had and I think that they have helped me.
Anyway, if you are interested you can check out Chris' website to learn more about the oils( www.tirmassagestone.com ). I hope you don't think I'm pushing this on ya. I have mentioned this to others and the either buy them or the don't. No big deal to me. ~;o)
On another note, that is awesome that Marly and Chris are so motivated to get school work done while they are by themselves. When I was their age I probably would of slacked off more!
I have been using some essential oils. Sam finds they help her a lot. For me they sometimes help, sometimes don't. I'll check out the site. My friend does chakra stuff (can't remember what it's called right now).
ReplyDeleteI think we are going back on Guaifenesin to clear the Fibro from our system again. It really helped us when we were on it.
I don't know how you do it all. You are a strong woman. I miss you.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for all the pain you are going through. We will pray for you. Let us know if you ever do a family fast we would love to participate. Miss ya!!!!
ReplyDeleteI use some of the essential oils from Chris' website also I find they usually help me. Arnica helps my back from hurting bending over patients and when I get the Restless leg syndrome and can't sleep I rub it on my legs and am usually out soon after... I don't know why I wait so long to rub it on. I am sorry to hear that you are having so many problems between working etc. Maybe try some different tennis shoes? I had to break down and buy some Nike Shox for work because my feet would kill me by the end of the day and you wouldn't think I stand that much but I do. Anyway I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear of the pain. I wonder if the weather changing has anything to do with it? I know it is draining physically and emotionally. Glad the kids are doing well.
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