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[cindychats]

I was responding to this when a convo went bye bye and I just wanted to say this.

cindychats: My husband believes it is real but thinks so what if I have pain, just do what you have to do anyway in spite of the pain.

glb613:

That's what I did. When I was working full time, I had a housekeeper because I really needed the weekends to rest. But once I retired, I started doing everything around the house with the exception of mowing the grass. It was difficult at first and I had to pace myself. With time, I found I had significantly less pain doing more. I was skepical at first, my Rheumatologist kept telling me exercise would lessen the fibro pain, because most everything I did made me feel worse. Once my muscles got stronger and use the the exercise/activity, the awful pain did go away. I also haven't had any flares since I increased my activity and exercise.

The bottom line is, you aren't going to convince someone to do what they don't want to do. Only when their behavior doesn't work anymore will they change.

Last edited on 4/22/2011

Cindychats:

I can't explain how hard I pushed, I was exercising. Walking to the track from my house and walking around the track at least five days a week. Doing my best to try and keep my job, just ask my supervisors and doctor how I was in no condition to work when it came down to it and I had to take a medical leave. I was dieting too and losing weight. Trying to keep house and take care of my child but failing miserably. I took so much OTC tylenol, advil, aleve that I cause myself liver damage. AND still the pain worsened. It continues to worsen.

Of course not exercising and gaining weight is not going to help any condition. I know