Exhausted and Overwhelmed: Is This My Life Now?

Doesn't it feel so good when you can feel productive 👍

Me too, I just said the same thing over the weekend when I attempted to remove a few weeds from my flower bed. I used to work in my yard all day. Now , even doing it with a chair an the proper body mechanics I still haven’t slept. , it’s Wednesday morning, from the pain I’m in. So frustrating!! 😥

I had two jobs, going to the gym 4x/week…. I was active. Because of my fibromyalgia and arthritis I knew I had to take it easy. But at least I was active. I enjoyed my life. The in the fall of last year I started getting this exhaustion that was unbearable. I noticed swelling in my feet and legs. I then noticed I started gaining weight. My stomach was getting round like a beer belly. I wasn’t doing anything different. I didn’t understand. I stopped going to the gym and quit my part time job. I only kept my full time job. I was going straight home and sleeping. I continued to swell. I noticed my joints were hurting. My muscles hurt. My back was killing me. I noticed my chest was hurting just walking from the office to my car. I couldn’t breathe! I decided to see the doctor around early December. It’s now June and they still can’t figure out what is wrong with me. I was diagnosed with lymphedema. I started getting iron infusions. But they don’t know why my health has deteriorated so quickly. The only thing I can think of is I got the covid vaccine in July. That fall I started noticing all these changes.

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Same here. Never thought my life would take a turn where I'm depressed tired have panic attacks and anxiety and in pain EVERY DAY of my life. I feel so alone because I was never afforded the opportunity to have children or marry and at 58 I'm fighting this battle alone. I pray everyday to wake up to a miracle for me and everybody who's suffering with this dreadful disease. I don't try to have friends because no one understands and always say you don't look sick

Me too. Thought my life would turn out differently. I had a great life was great at my 3 jobs and family. Then I got sick and now after 10 plus years I am at home with the dog in bed only out once a week to church and lunch if I'm lucky. So blessed to have a sweet husband who takes care of me. He never asked for this. To be my care taker and be everything to everyone.