Long time...

Wow I haven't been on here in a long long time. Its not that my pain is any better. I am still struggling with it. The last 6 months have been really bad, I am in so much pain that I feel like I can barely make it home after work. Then again I am working which is a blessing. This is what my pain has been like recently. It feels like someone took a sledge hammer to my back. The pain radiates into my chest and feels like a burning sensation. It feels like it is hard to take a deep breath. There is aching in my hips that goes down my legs. No position is comfortable, but changing positions keeps me from getting too stiff. There is also pain that moves around. It can be in my upper arms to where the light brush of a persons hand feels as if I am punched. Or it can be in my feet and feel like when I had plantar fasciitis. Sometimes my knees ache, other times it is my shoulders and neck. But basically it feels like I have been beaten every day. Vitamins, eating healthy, exercise (for the energy) and medications all help. Hot tub, pain relief creams and a tens unit are helpful too.