Thursday and such

So I've been trying to ignore it, but I've had these muscular pain points for as long as I can remember, but they come and go.  Last night after returning to halau, I hurt so bad.  My muscles ached like I had the flu, but only in certain areas (trapezeus, base of the head, back and front of the neck, rotator cuff area).  In getting older I have gotten slightly more in touch with my body and what it needs and although I didn't have any strength to do so, I knew my body was begging for some kind of consistent cardio--like a walk.  I laid in my driver's seat of my car for a few minutes contemplating what to do (I was supposed to call Noa to work out), ended up driving over to his place, where with some massage, some aspirin and some dim/peaceful lighting, my muscles began to relax and I started to feel better.  This morning, I awoke to more pain, so when I got to work, I decided to do some research on wth was going on. 

Without a long to-do, I figured out what it was, and that lots of other people have it too.  It's called fibromyalgia. 

What was great to see was that all the remedies that were suggested were things that I have already experience as great pain relievers, even without knowing what was going on in my body.  These things include:
-Exposure to sunlight
-Ice
-Relaxation/stress relief
-Regular exercise!
-The right kind of muscular strength training
-Vitamin D3
-Vitamin B12
-Yoga and stretching
-Anti-depressants

All of these things are things that are so very healing to me.  I realize that by sitting in my office chair for hours daily has hurt me incredibly, and that my gut was right--I need to move, I need to stretch, and I need to be outside.

The mainstream pharmaceutical world is pushing other drugs like lyrica that were originally anti-seizure medications.  The side effects outweigh the pros for me, plus I am not disabled by my pain, just bothered, and I really sense that what I need to fix me is a healthy lifestyle.

As a note, the 3 yoga classes I've been to were the most euphoric and soothing experiences of my life.  It is time to restart that.  Things I hate about yoga are the hippie white people, but I can get over that if it helps me so much.

Having this dx makes helping myself no longer something I can ignore, it brings it front and center as something treatable that I can deal with.  I don't feel sick or sad, in fact I am ecstatic to know that I have the tools to bring my body back to life so to speak. 

Thank you God for this insight!  Help me to live it. 
Thank you for the amazing body that you created!


So today this morning I took some D3 and a multi-vitamin with B12, and then a lunchtime walk down to Ross and back.  I also bought some shoes at Ross but well, never mind that.