I'm more aware than I'd like to be...

[brightrosefox]

My only nitpick with the video is that I see fibromyalgia as a syndrome rather than a disease. The symptoms are progressive; the syndrome is static. Which doesn't make it any better. But still. It's like cerebral palsy, which is a static encephalopathy. The damage has been done. However, the maddening symptoms and problems caused by the damage are certainly progressive, and will get worse over time for most patients.

Also, it slightly depresses me to realize that out of all those symptoms that scroll by in that video, the only one I do not have is irritable bowel syndrome, although I'm sure that will happen in time.

Quite often, when I make a post about seizures or fibro symptoms, I'll get comments marveling over how calm, matter of fact, and even deadpan I seem. How I can describe every symptom without too much woeful complaint. It's to the point where I barely notice. It's just life. It's like reciting a grocery list some days.

Also, the headpain became migraine-y. I finally broke down and took a codeine. At least I can stay upright without nausea.