Help with pain

[Davemayhead]

Having a bad time at moment my whole body is screaming at me to stop but if I fo who pays my bills the only day I will be able to stop is when I'm in my box . There seems to be no help out there for me so just keep pushing on this has been the case for the last 7 years

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer]

Hello. I think we totally understand your frustration s of daily life pushing to work threw another day and feeling where do I go from here, fmauk .org has online information and also a helpline to speak to someone, is this a road you have gone down yet ? Ways of looking to get help and even reducing your hours , just a thought .

[ExhaustedAngel]

Are you on PIP you may qualify for some benefits xx

[Dbry]

Yes I understand how hard it can be. I have been in the same situation for nearly 15yrs. Working through the pain and exhaustion to pay the mortgage / support my family. I find life outside of work is very limited as I am mostly recovering from work in order to be able to go back the next day / week.

A side from winning lotto what else can we do?

I'm in Australia so no disability support for fibromyalgia.

Sorry to not offer a solution, I don't think there is one, but you are not alone / I feel your pains.

[CheetieCat]

Sorry no solution from me either but plenty of empathy, you are definitely not alone!

It's blinking hard though isn't it?

I do think there will come a point when our bodies will take the decision out of our hands and make that decision for us but until then I'll keep plodding on .......

[Davemayhead in reply to CheetieCat]

I know you are right I have always said I will keep going till I drop and I don't think I am far away from that I'm an engineer and need my hands and they don't want to do what I ask them too

[CheetieCat in reply to Davemayhead]

Yeah cognitive issues are a nightmare! If I'm not dropping fumbling or batting something about I'm falling over the bl**dy thing! Used to chastise OH for being clumsy😳🤣🤣

[SlothMode]

Hiya Davey,

We are all experiencing the same sort of stuff and you just have to remember that you're not alone. A phone call to the CAB might be able to give you some advice on benefits you could apply for. PIP is one benefit I'd recommend might help a little.

🤗😊