And another thing about pain
Chronic pain is a bugger. It takes over your life!! holy fuck.
This accident happened 2 years ago at the end of the month. I am bilwildered by the fact this injury can feel so fresh with one wrong movement. It's infuriating!
I've been moving along nicely with my stregnth and excercise routine. I have to be really careful with my neck when I'm doing yoga. I modify everything. I'm careful to keep my face relaxed. I'm thankful that there are so many reminders to do so in the Down Dog yoga app I'm using. (The muscles in my face are aggrivated as it is so if i'm grimacing, things are only intensified.) Well, I was headed upstairs to fold some laundry, and I turned and looked at the cat (?) and BOOM! I got a terrible cramp in my face and head and throat all at once! A "CHARLIE HORSE" in my FACE! It was around 1. I immediately went to bed to lie down with my eyes closed. I slept until 4. I wake up feel naseaus, major head pain, facial pain, headache, eye throbbing, pressure. UGH! Not again! The only logical thing to do when this shit happens is to stop USING the painful area. So, I stop using my face, and head, and neck. This leads to sleep. I have slept 15 hours of the last 19 hours. How's YOUR quality of life?
I feel fortunate that I have a partner that understands all of this. He and Henrik went about their day like business as usual.
Today I feel like I got punched in the face. My right cheek feels brusied, the muscles feel tight and sore and hot. I have piercing, tight pain in my right ear and it's ringing at a high pitch. I'm going to find my heating pad and most likely fall asleep.
This accident happened 2 years ago at the end of the month. I am bilwildered by the fact this injury can feel so fresh with one wrong movement. It's infuriating!
I've been moving along nicely with my stregnth and excercise routine. I have to be really careful with my neck when I'm doing yoga. I modify everything. I'm careful to keep my face relaxed. I'm thankful that there are so many reminders to do so in the Down Dog yoga app I'm using. (The muscles in my face are aggrivated as it is so if i'm grimacing, things are only intensified.) Well, I was headed upstairs to fold some laundry, and I turned and looked at the cat (?) and BOOM! I got a terrible cramp in my face and head and throat all at once! A "CHARLIE HORSE" in my FACE! It was around 1. I immediately went to bed to lie down with my eyes closed. I slept until 4. I wake up feel naseaus, major head pain, facial pain, headache, eye throbbing, pressure. UGH! Not again! The only logical thing to do when this shit happens is to stop USING the painful area. So, I stop using my face, and head, and neck. This leads to sleep. I have slept 15 hours of the last 19 hours. How's YOUR quality of life?
I feel fortunate that I have a partner that understands all of this. He and Henrik went about their day like business as usual.
Today I feel like I got punched in the face. My right cheek feels brusied, the muscles feel tight and sore and hot. I have piercing, tight pain in my right ear and it's ringing at a high pitch. I'm going to find my heating pad and most likely fall asleep.
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