February 2026

1st: Made it through January, that dragged for sure. Slept in today, well it was Sunday. A little achy, nothing too bad.

Was in bed by 8pm, and watched some Rizzoli and Isles on Amazon Prime Video.

2nd: 4:40am - Woken up very itchy, feels awful, want to scrape out the inside of the bones in my arms and left hip ... damn fibro flare up.

7am - I try to get out of bed for a pee and my left knee plays up... damn it.

Was in bed early this evening.

3rd: I should get out of bed, but am so snug under the duvet... Feeling a bit achy, hips and shoulders mostly.

4th: Bit of a meh day, feeling a little achy and totally meh.

5th: 6:30am - Feeling down today, just feel like a bed day, but need to get up for my tablets. I aching from head to toe, and feel very itchy, plus irritable.

8:50am - Guess I should try to get the day moving. Need to try this magnesium spray that is supposed to help woth aching joints.

6th: Very achy, things I must get done today, here's hoping a shower will sort it.

A shower did help a little bit, which is a good thing.

Was sick in the evening, not to sure why.

7th: Feeling under the weather, but still going to Hannah's today. Hope I can shake this feeling, if not I may book a Travelodge.

Right arm and shoulder and neck hurting.

In the night woke up with terrible wind that needed to get out.

8th: Awake, slept like a log. It's very quiet up here. It is best when driving somewhere over a long distance to leave early. I left Swansea at 6am yesterday and got to Swadlingcote about 11am (after Google Maps sent me over little country lanes!). So Tuesday when going back will depart about the same time!.

Not too achy, but do feel a bit sick this morning again.

9th: Woke up feeling drained, eyes feel like I've been crying, nose feels a bit blocked. Neck and right shoulder killing me. Feeling like crud. Would have been Dad's birthday today... the whole idea of being elsewhere hasn't worked has it...?

My left hip has been really killing me today and my left knee has been really weak to the point of deciding if I should use my crutch or not.

Really fed up of popping the pain killers, but had no choice as left my cbd oil at home.

10th: Woke up at 2:30am with dodgy windy stomach, to the toilet I go, a lot of wind and the runs, and back to bed with a concerned Nero looking at me... will be up again at 4:45am!

Early start, should be home by about 11am.... I hope. Seems I packed my magnesium spray, will apply to knees and hips and hope it helps.

Damn, a slight punch with a lorry and my car is going in for repair, and I think I need some mental repair.

11th: Awake at 3 in the morning, I'm in agony, very achy and itchy, probably the ying/yang thing, car felt pain now human feels pain.

12th: Had a lazy day today, feeling drained. Courtesy car came, a Toyota Aygo, horrid little thing. Bit achy today.

13th: Feeling cold, could be ice later. Think back under the duvet I go. Need a little more sleep.

A bit achy, but not overly so, about normal level for me, just about manageable.

14th: Feeling achy this morning, but with back to the window, the heat from the sun is soothing my aches and pains.... Far better than taking meds.

15th: Sunday...... Crumbs, how did that happen? I'm as snug as a bug in a rug. Must pop to the shop.

A bit achy though, neck and shoulders and left hip too.

16th: Nice and warm in bed, aching all over, skin tingling, fibromyalgia flare up.

Tried to take my mind off it by checking progress of car repair.... which didn't help.

17th: A bit on the achy side today, couldn't lift my left arm high enough to reach my head so had to use the right, shoulder really hurts as does neck. Will do gentle exercises to ease it as the day goes on.

I've said this before I tend to push myself many times in the week, and my body hits back with pain. The doctor prescribes Gabapentin, and rather than mix other medication such as over the counter pain killers, I go for CBD oil which helps a touch, but not much more than that. A friend has put me on to magnesium spray, which seems to do nothing at all. I am not expecting much to change.

I am on a waiting list to be rehomed in to a bungalow, ground floor flat or adapted house. Currently I do have days when I am trapped in my flat, can't get down stairs and out of the block I am in. On days like this I am missing out on seeing friends or just getting out in to nature.

I would like my own dog or cat, but currently this isn't possible.

Update at 3:45pm - despite having taken double dose of cbd oil and my daily dose of Gabapentin and using my heat pad, I am still in agony, I was supposed to be heading out today, which is not going to happen. Will I ever learn not to push myself?

18th: Feeling not too bad this morning, slight fuzzy headache, but other than that aches and pains at manageable level. Just because I feel not too bad, don't mean I can push myself.

PIP REVIEW INFO: When you are on PIP, every now and then you have a review. On one Facebook group read that someone was told you loose points if you use any aids.

This is FALSE, you can infact gain points.

I use a walking aid, as well as a reaching aid to get my seatbelt in the car, also to reach things around the flat, and an aid to get in and out of the bath (I really need a walk in the shower. Hope your PIP review goes well, not heard when I'm due one, but last time was told it would be 'light touch review' what ever that meant!

19th: Guess I should get out of bed, very achy and sick with it, but slept well. New duvet was nice. Really feeling the cold today, right through to my core. I know I've lost more weight since my Dad passed away.

Waiting on blood form to arrive from the doctors, still not come.

20th: 4:40am - Damn, woke up very itchy skin and bones and feeling sick with it, fibro at it again.

Late Update - Took nearly all day to shake that feeling.

21st: I need to get out of bed, but am extremely achy from head to toe, will be a very slow start to the day.

Two hours later - Took a while, but am just about up and moving, all be it slowly... very slowly.

22nd: I should get out of bed, feeling very under the weather, can't put my finger on the problem though, achy in places but can't figure out the source of them, like to know the source so I can work on trying to ease somehow.

24th: Had a day off the socials yesterday, it is allowed once in a while, a tech free day clears the mind.

Just waking up, trying to decide if I should have a lay in?

On getting out of bed my left knee is weak and my left hip hurts like hell, feels like I want to crack it open and scratch inside with a fork.

25th: Sort of awake, very achy this morning, heat pad helping but nodding back off. Will need to pop to the chemist this morning to pick up my prescription as out of some meds.

26th: Neck in agony, as well as shoulders and top of back, and skin very tender too.... Damn fibromyalgia.

As the day has gone on feeling more and more down and achy, I blame the weather.

27th: 2:35am - Woken up with tremendous lower and middle back pain, right hip killing too. I hate waking up in pain.

Update 7:30am - never got back off to sleep, going to get out of bed in s bit, could take a while this. 

28th: I guess I should get out of bed. I think I slept arkward. My neck, top of back and shoulders killing, left arm not too good either.

Enjoy last day of February.... and any sunshine, more rain due.