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.