Open House...

...at school tonight. I was enjoying it, but about three-quarters of the way through the event, I started breaking multiple bones in my left ankle and lower leg. As long as I was talking with kiddos and parents, I could ignore the breaking, but as soon as I was alone again, BAM! I've been home for a couple of hours, and still, multiple breaks. No fun...

Chain Reaction

So, back to the school schedule... which means my chronic fatigue syndrome is having a field day/week/month. Which, of course, messes with the neural misconnections of my life. Which in turn, of course, raises and spikes pain levels. Have any of you ever seen the domino scene in 'Robots'?

But I do have to say, I am enjoying the new school. Lots to do, lots to learn, lots to catch up on... but in a healthy environment. So hopefully that will translate to easier, more restful sleep. Which will lead to less neural misconnects. Which in turn will even out many of the flare-ups. In time...

Made it Through Summer...

...and am back to school. That should be a good thing this time around. We'll see how the body reacts to being back on a routine.

5-3/4 out of 6

That's where I am right now... on the pain scale. 6 is completely incapacitated and/or dead. 3-1/2 to 4 is pretty normal for me. 5 happens pretty frequently. 2 happens rarely. 

I suppose to be fair I am closer to 5-5/8, except I don't deal in eighths. I can still function with a keyboard. I think I can proofread.  I can open the refrigerator, and stare at several things that I can't prepare or open, and a few I can. But walking is pure agony. Sitting, not much better. Standing still works for a few seconds. Reclining works for several minutes, but then my feet start throbbing and my back goes on revolt. Oh, and any variation of holding up my head is torturous, but putting it on/against anything accentuates the pain.

So, am I missing something obvious here? Is there something I could be doing that does not hurt? Bleh...