July 2025

A new month, July, half way through the year, nothing really changes much

1st: Hot and humid day, feeling like crap.

Read all about humidity and fibro at http://www.itsmyblog.me.uk/2025/06/high-humidity-fibromyalgia.html

2nd: Fresher today thank goodness but feeling drained, more sleep needed.

3rd: Been awake since 3am, damn Fibro 😩 must push on with the day, Nero day today, must get my tablets done, and next week must order them before going away the following week dog & cat sitting.

4th: Neck and shoulders achy today and lower part off back. Looked out of the window of the bedroom and noticed my marigold plants had fallen over.

5th: Feeling tired today, hardly.no energy, but achy too, nothing too bad.

6th: Lower back and left hip sending shooting pains up my back again - damn it, really hurts and gets me when least expected.

Going to get hot and humid later in the week again.

7th: Damn this shooting pain. Thursday can't come soon enough, pain meds review with persistent pain service.

EDIT 9:30pm - Trying to get through the pain today, really flooring me, need to make it to Thursday.

8th: Another morning with agony, must get sorted and get out. Things to do...  Gonna be a difficult one for sure.

9th: More shooting pain, but need to go out this morning, so have to put up with it. Going to get hot today, and as the week goes on hotter and humid with it.

Earlier was in Lidl in Llanelli at the Trostre end of Station Road, and a man helped me with my basket - shows that people do help others - thank you kind sir. Normally I hate being offered help unless I ask for it and normally hate asking for it!. 

10th: Woke up at 4am sweaty and feeling groggy, couldn't get back off to sleep, back in agony, along with neck and shoulders and left hip.

Gonna be one of those days, and I've got persistent pain service appointment today.

Shooting pain is back again.

Getting ready for next week, am away for two weeks dog and cat sitting. My flat will be looked after.

11th: Didn't sleep too good, felt very stuffy last night. Not too bad pain wise this morning, after seeing the persistent pain service yesterday and had the meds review, discovering my gabapentin dose was not high enough, doubled my night time dose last night. What's happening is increasing from 300mg a day to 900mg a day in steps. Let's see where it goes.

12th: Pushed myself today, managed two walks, was rewarded by seeing two beautiful flowers on one walk, and dancing butterflies putting on a display on another.

13th: Well I'm up, and just watered my outside plants, went to take a pic of a bee on a beautiful flower but phone had died. Pain wise nothing too bad,  not gone but lower level, seems an increase in night time dose of my gabapentin is helping a touch. Next increase in about a week, but initial signs positive.

14th: Fresher today, need to go pick my prescription up in a while. Bit more achy, forgot my gabapentin last night. Could have had an eye appointment tomorrow - but it's impossible, no way of getting there and back, taking car to garage, couldn't drive after it for about 9 hours, had to tell them no until August.

15th: A bit achy this morning, lower back and left hip, lots to do today, but will start with a shower to see if it will ease things... let's hope so.

*** few days without updates as I go away to dog sit ***

20th: Been taking an update break due to being away.

Had an ok-ish few days, but this morning terrific shooting pain up my back, hip killing, knee hurts too and lower back, neck and shoulders. At least here I'm all on one level with no stairs or I wouldn't get be able to outside, which only shows even once I do move to a ground floor flat or bungalow I will still get problems, but moving will be a benefit. Been doing lots of walks, pushing through pain. 

Gabapentin dose for this week is 200mg, 100mg, 200mg. Last week was 100mg, 100mg, 200mg.

21st: Didn't feel too good last night, had the runs and had pain in my side - that's eased a little, going to be another one of those days today, thumping headache and lower back ache.

Got to wait in for thevplumber today.

22nd: Not too bad, despite not having my gabapentin last night as I nodded off early. Little achy, half way through a nice warm shower it turned cold.... Brrrrrrr

23rd: Didn't sleep too much, kept waking up, my head is all over the place due to issues I won't put here, a few close friends know why. I'm in the wrong place to do much about it anyway until around the 28th, so best.not worry too much over something I have no control over, I need to get on with what I am doing and not over think things.

Achy from head to toe, pain at about a 4 (remember the pain scale?), feeling a bit sick and also got a bit of a thumping headache. Fibro wise, it seems to have decided to make me feel itchy inside my left arm, just want to use something sharp inside it to scratch.

24th: Bit achy but the shower really helped.... magical thing, must get that new shower head. Off to Liphook and cat sitting today.

25th: Showered, dressed, tablets had, cats fed, washing on line with another in the machine, plants watered.... Now to summon up the energy to have my breakfast .... My back is in agony 😥 can I go back to sleep? was very comfortable last night, and had company of a cat! Going to be a nice day, up to 25c.... 25c on the 25th!

26th: Cloudy today but should brighten later. Aches and pains not too bad, hip playing up a little and my left knee, neck is ok but that won't last (never does!). I've been on BBC Radio Solent today talking cat sitting with Lucy (presenter on the station).

27th: Yesterday when I was driving back from Guildford to Liphook, a bird flew out of the undergrowth at the side of the A3 and I hit it, I didn't have time to react, had cars too close to my rear and could have caused an accident if I had stopped or tried to avoid it if I had seen it in time. Didn't sleep too good, woke up twice shortly of breath and in tears, kept thinking about that bird. Feel drained and been sick.

Feeling very achy, my neck feels very sore and my upper back and shoulders.

28th: How the morning started 

5:15AM: heard a strange noise outside

5:20AM: Elton the cat jumped up on me for cuddles

5:30AM: decided it's time to stay awake as if I go back to sleep now will probably sleep for a few hours and want to get sorted out, and leave here by 9, so up and at it

Had a bit of an interrupted nights sleep due to acid reflux, but bicarb in water soon sorted that out. Back achy (about 5!out of 10) left hip hurts (about 6 out of 10)

31st: Sorry not post last two days, been sleeping a lot.

Just got out of bed, it's Nero day today so need to get sorted out asap! Thumping headache, back killing me, not feeling too bright.