{"id":826,"date":"2018-01-09T02:23:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T02:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=826"},"modified":"2018-01-09T02:23:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T02:23:48","slug":"fibromyalgia-flare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=826","title":{"rendered":"Fibromyalgia Flare"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>I am in the middle of a Fibromyalgia flare. Usually I have an idea of what caused it, but this time nothing I did comes to mind. Usually the flare only lasts a few days. So far I am on day four.<\/h3>\n<p>I can try to psycho-analyze it; maybe narrow the options and get a clue.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is from sitting at my desk teaching last week. Coming off the holidays where my schedule was anything but structured, I am sure sitting for hours at a time trying to recreate structure wreaked havoc on my body.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it is from the weather which has the temps barely reaching 20 degrees by day. It is winter, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is the stairs in my house that make it practically impossible for me to use, but must use, daily.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is just living life, one day at a time, and this flare isn&#8217;t actually a flare, but the new normal I am supposed to become accustomed to.<\/p>\n<p>The Flu just went through my house. I escaped the event, but having Fibro, I feel like I always have the flu anyway-minus the high fever. At least when you have the Flu, the symptoms eventually go away and you sleep&#8230;sleep&#8230;sleep.<\/p>\n<p>NOT so with Fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n<p>So, whether flare or life, I am suffering. I will never get used to not being able to sit comfortably or get up from a chair easily, sleep well or at all, or walk without my joints screaming at me.<\/p>\n<p>But, life must go on. And go on, it does!<\/p>\n<p>My family is a blessing to me and without them it would be much harder to handle the challenges Fibro throws at me.<\/p>\n<p>I am a Fibromyalgia Warrior. I CAN fight this battle. (I do everyday)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"832\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?attachment_id=832\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/70c267cfe15f95b429b5efda7cf62ded-fibromyalgia-pain-chronic-pain.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"736,736\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"70c267cfe15f95b429b5efda7cf62ded&amp;#8211;fibromyalgia-pain-chronic-pain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/70c267cfe15f95b429b5efda7cf62ded-fibromyalgia-pain-chronic-pain.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-832 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/70c267cfe15f95b429b5efda7cf62ded-fibromyalgia-pain-chronic-pain-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"470\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So for all you Fibro sufferers out there, you CAN do it. One moment at a time. One day at a time.<\/p>\n<p>God bless- The Fibro Momma of Ten<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am in the middle of a Fibromyalgia flare. Usually I have an idea of what caused it, but this time nothing I did comes to mind. Usually the flare only lasts a few days. So far I am on day four. I can try to psycho-analyze it; maybe narrow the options and get a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=826\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fibromyalgia Flare<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fibromyalgia-flares","without-featured-image"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph40Aj-dk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1756,"url":"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=1756","url_meta":{"origin":826,"position":0},"title":"Recovering from a Routine Change is Rough when you have Fibromyalgia and\/or Lupus","author":"Fibro Momma of 10","date":"April 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Keeping a routine is crucial when you suffer from Lupus and Fibromyalgia. 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