Showing posts with label chronic pain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chronic pain. Show all posts

Monday, September 2, 2013

Senior Year

It is finally here. The year I have been waiting for. My final year before I can get out of this too big yet too small town. I've been waiting all my life to get out and make my life into something more, with passion and full of everything I love.

Yet before school even starts tomorrow I am scared. Completely terrified.

Last year was rough. I was sick every day, missing classes, sad all the time, and having a hard time keeping up with myself. Since the end of the school year things have gotten better. I got new friends, new medicines, new everything that have been making me feel better. School has always been an adjustment. In summer I can go days of doing heavy activity and then pull back and rest at my own pace because of EDS and POTS. At school I cannot do that. I have to get up everyday and go no matter how bad everything is. With the occasional sick days, its really hard. I am so scared how my body is going to take being thrown back into school. I am so scared its going to destroy me. I should not have to worry about these things, yet here I am.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Brace advice?

I need to get wrist braces to sleep with on. When I wake up my hands are always in horrible positions and it makes them hurt a lot so my OT suggested wrist braces. I've been looking at cheap ones at CVS but I don't know exactly what to look for. I want something comfy but with support since I will be sleeping with them on (I don't want something uncomfortable that I'm going to hate having on).

Anyone have any suggestions or have any brands I should look into?