Oh my aching legs

My legs have been aching lately.  It seems like all the time anymore.  I lay in bed the other night and oh did they ever hurt.  Not really painful...just almost painful. So terribly uncomfortable that I couldn't sleep.  I had to take a bath to relieve the pressure on them, relieve the...ok...pain.  It worked. I wasn't in the tub for long when I was falling asleep.  I wish I had a blanket that I could just wrap around me that would alleviate this pressure! Wouldn't that be wonderful!?

Have you noticed that the changing of the Barometric Pressure bothers you?  I can get all kinds of issues that come along with the changing of seasons esp.   Like my leg aches!  Or, my whole body will ache! I'm noticing that it's a lot less of a problem since I've been on Cymbalta.  They say that's for Fibromyalgia, but one of the pains I've suffered from has been Fibromyalgia-like.  When I saw their commercial that explains Fibromyalgia it all clicked why some docs tried to say that's what I have.  Because it's the over-firing of the nerves in your muscles!  Makes sense, doesn't it, that our muscles ache like that too since RSD is the over-firing of  those same nerves (sympathetic) but for us, it's muscles, blood vessels, skin, organs, hair...

Anyway, to help when the barometric pressure gets to me, I hit the tub.  The water has to be 95 degrees or more so just going to a pool, etc doesn't really help.  I so would love to have a hot tub! With a tv!  oh what a dream! I used to have a soaking tub (and tv)which was mighty helpful!  We were going to put one in our new/old house but have decided with finances the way they are to hold off.  So this tub will have to do! 

To get the water up high enough in the tub to actually cover oneself and help:  I sometimes turn the water outlet cover upside down so it gives me a few more inches of water.  I also have a plastic outlet cover that does essentially the same thing.  It's easy to pop onto the outlet and off again to let the water out. 

I also found out yesterday why people with crowns shouldn't bite down on hard caramel!  Has anyone else had a lot of dental work since having RSD?  With the dry mouth from meds, etc my teeth have started rotting away!  I had a mouth of silver before RSD and now (granted I am getting old and so, this may have happened anyway) I only have one or two silver fillings left!  That's a treat!   But, I have recently learned about a gel that one puts on your gums and tongue and it keeps them moisened for a long time.  I keep it in my purse and pull it out when needed.  It's called BIOTENE.  Check that out!

Proverbs 21:23



Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.