Foggy head leading to falls...

[Mrdiagnosis]

Morning all. So yesterday I kept well away from the snow and ice and stayed indoors as usual.Cold weather causes fibro pain to increase but I've been experiencing more issues with peripheral vision. Eyes tested and all ok but foggy head and dizzyness is more than usual.

To cut a long story short I slipped on the wooden floor and went down three stairs culminating in my whole body ramming my little toe under an oak door .

Broken toe and very badly bruised foot later and feeling rather sorry for myself.

Local minor injury unit ...ice it .. they no longer x-ray little toe.... Come back if the bruising and swelling doesn't go away after a while.

Oh well... Hopping along now but still smiling.

Fibro is a gift that just keeps giving !!!

Happy Thursday everyone, stay safe.

[Blue-52]

hi, so sorry to hear about your fall, I hope you heal quickly.

But don’t blame everything on fm, I have the same problem, and I have some major falls, my doctor decided to send me to the falls clinic, who in turn referred me back to the pain clinic, who then referred me to a professor of pain management and cfs, it turned out I have major cfs, which is affecting my brain and balance and eyes, dizziness, light sensitive, there isn’t a cure for it, but you can get tools, and coping methods, so it might be an idea for you to see your doctor, and see what they say.

In the meantime, be careful, walls, doors, furniture walking are your friends, keep safe.

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Blue-52]

I have just been diagnosed with cfs by my gp so I was guessing it was that. Over 43% of people with fibromyalgia have CFS so I guess it's common to have both.

Thank you 👍

[Blue-52 in reply to Mrdiagnosis]

Apparently so, it just loves to keep giving.🙄

At least you know, what could be causing it all, be careful, I know how bad it can get.

[Dylan62x in reply to Mrdiagnosis]

I've never heard of CFS but also suffer from fibromyalgia would you kindly put me in the picture to what CFS is please thank you

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Dylan62x]

Chronic fatigue Syndrome

[Dylan62x in reply to Mrdiagnosis]

Thank you for your quick reply it's appreciated. It sounds like it's something I need to ask my doctor to look into. As I now live on my own I do my housework day by day living room monday and spend tuesday getting over it as it takes so much out of me my late wife could do top to bottom in a day. Any how thank you once a gain

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Dylan62x]

Hi Dylan62x sorry it was a short reply . I was having issues with tiredness (I have sleep apnea too) plus the foggy head and randomly bumping into things . I looked it up online and 47% + of people with fibromyalgia have CFs also . It seems it goes hand in hand ... Definitely speak to your medical support person. There isn't anything formit I'm afraid just look after yourself and pace yourself ( which it sounds like you do anyway) . Sending you positivity.

[Dylan62x in reply to Mrdiagnosis]

It's fine don't worry i also suffer with sleep apnea so I know what your going through it's terrible but thank you again and stay well

[Welshcatlady]

Good morning, sorry to hear about your fall. Hope you have a quick recovery. I don't go out in the ice and snow unless I really can't avoid it. We haven't had any snow yet but it is very, very cold. Best to stay in and keep warm.

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Welshcatlady]

Are you in Wales? I am and we've had 8 inches lol

[Welshcatlady in reply to Mrdiagnosis]

Yes in the Vale of Glamorgan, it's been forecast for us but haven't had any yet.

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Welshcatlady]

We're north Wales near Wrexham. Sunshine now and staring to thaw . Fingers crossed we don't have more. It's beautiful and quiet when it falls ....but it's the idiots in the aftermath that causes the problems. .... Take care

[Missus835 in reply to Welshcatlady]

My Dad's family were Morgan's from Glamorgan. Barry, Glams. I've never met them, sadly. I live in Nova Scotia. Off topic, but it was interesting to see. Gawd knows, maybe we're related.

[Welshcatlady in reply to Missus835]

We're not too far from Barry, used to go to Barry Island when I was a kid to go to the fun fair and the beach. Used to get packed back in the day.

[Hidden]

oh shit mate! That’s really not good, you take care. Maybe we should wrap up in bubble wrap!’

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Hidden]

I'm like a pin ball game at the moment. Bouncing off all the walls and dropping down holes ... I'm sure I'm on the highest score ever lol Wondering what my prize will be ? Same as the game probably... No reward just my name on the league table of most injuries due to fibromyalgia... He he he

[Missus835 in reply to Mrdiagnosis]

😜

[Hidden]

love your humour! If we don’t laugh we will only shed tears right?

I had a fall a few weeks ago, felt like a right idiot, fell over what seemed like thin air!

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Hidden]

Oh Ive done that could have sworn someone tripped me ( although I was home alone lol) Then as I got back up I bashed my head on the metal stag we have on the wall ... So he got his own back...even though he's not real 😆

I fell over in B&Q last year with my friend who's on crutches . I just kept going really slowly my stick didn't help I somehow got entangled in the begonias and although many people stood staring we were both in fits of laughter.... Not one person came to help. I was so busy Laughing I didn't see I'd put my hand out and dislocated my thumb .

Oh what lives we lead...at least we know we're alive.... The pain tells us we're not dead yet. !!!

[Hidden]

oh dear me! What are you like??? You are a liability - and need wrapping up in a thousand layers of protective paper!! Never change your humour, as you have certainly made me smile today and work is stressful so very much needed!!

[Mrdiagnosis in reply to Hidden]

Your welcome 😁 stay safe

[secrets22]

Oh gosh, poor you, but i am finding my vision is not to good in this extremely cold weather either, it numbs the senses .😕

[Midori]

I am always dropping stuff on my feet when I'm in the kitchen; think I have broken most of my toes at one time or another, (perils of a long life!).

Hope you soon feel better,

Cheers, Midori

[Dylan62x]

I sympathies with you and your fibromyalgia i too don't venture out when it's too cold its like a recipe for a disaster. But getting to the point in question i too suffer from a foggy head from time to time I recently saw my rheumatologist who diagnosed me with fibromyalgia and he told me it can and does affect a lot of his patients with this symptom and he called it brain fog too. There's no cure for it but it's nothing to worry about so we can stand and not remember things just like forest gump 😱