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[shadesong]

I hate it when my mother's right.

It happens fairly seldom, you realize. And almost never about the Big Things.

But my mother was right: the cold is very, very bad for my fibro. As demonstrated by last night - waiting for the bus for 'bout half an hour in The Cold, then walking home for fifteen minutes in The Cold. A light sweater and leather jacket were insufficient. To be fair, they might have been sufficient had I headed out at about 2:00-4:00, as planned. But 5:00 was too late, and too Cold.

Last night, I had probably the worst night of pain I've had up here so far. It set in slowly - stiffness and achiness first. But by 9:00, I could not move. I was in bed before 10, and up til about 11 whimpering in pain.

This tells me two things:

1. I am not to be out in The Cold like that again.
2. The Lyrica is most likely having some effect. Because I forgot to take it yesterday morning. Adam pointed out that most of my worst nights are on days I forgot to take my morning meds. So.

We are handling this by getting me warmer clothes and making sure I over-bundle, and trying to get me rides to and from places rather than putting me on the bus in inclement weather. We have no idea yet how cold is Too Cold; this and Friday (when I was in The Cold less than 5 minutes, and thus suffered no adverse effects) were the only times I've been in cold weather since the fibro set in. Ancora Imparo. I am learning.

I am angry at my body, because I had to miss something last night I'd really been looking forward to. I was in no condition to go. *sigh* There will be other things, other times. But still.

I have a ride home from the Diesel Tuesday night. Don't know if it'll be cold, but she wants to watch Veronica Mars with us. So. :)

(Sleeping nearly 12 hours helped. I'm still achy today, with that awful knot that makes me say "My wings hurt!" - no, I'm not otherkin, but if I did have wings, that's where they'd be, and it's easier than describing the spot, and when it hurts, I can't point to it.)

Otherwise, yesterday was great; yunatwilight had a party at Urban Oasis, so I got to be naked with lovely women, including her and her partner, ayalanya, beetiger, and a few others whose LJnames I do not know (and don't know if they go by their real names on their LJs. So.). Hot tubbing = very good for the fibro. I hadn't been in that little pain in quite some time. Which makes the evening that much more frustrating! Next time I go, I'll make sure to have a ride. *nod*

I liked everyone I met yesterday very muchly. :)

And lightgatherer, I got the shirt! *hugs* Thank you. :) (What Treat did you get?)

(And yes, BPALfriends, I saw the update; I got Bitter Moon, Purple Phoenix, Glitter, and Typhon. That was my treat for managing the move. I'd love the Bitter Moon T-Shirt and long-sleeved Alchemist's Local shirts, but - cannot afford just yet. Meager clothing budget must go to sweaters. (When will they make more hoodies? *sigh*))

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[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

as winter progresses, i add more and more layers. the end result in the coldest months is:

first layer on top is silk. then two synthetic fabrics. then as many flannel shirts as needed, up to five. sometimes another silk shirt between the synthetics and the flannels.

first layer on the bottom is a pair of socks, then synthetic leggings (silk is warmer, but i don't have silk leggings). then a pair of socks. then another pair of leggings. then another pair of socks. i now have three pairs of leggings, which makes me really happy, so this winter i look forward to adding said pair of leggings and another pair of socks. yes, my shoes get tight around now. i deal. alternately, a pair of synth socks and a pair of wool socks can sometimes be sufficient, but i got my wool socks in ireland and they're the only pair ever to not make me itch.

get gloves. get a tight pair and a big bulky pair. wear them both.

get a hat and a silk or wool scarf. i advise silk, as you can put it over your face and breathe through it. wear your glasses out, or if you absolutely must wear the contacts, wear sunglasses. even in the dark if it's windy enough.

mind you, this is all advice from the year when it was too cold to snow for most of the winter, *and* the wind was generally insane. it doesn't usually get that bad, and last year was balmy in comparison. but since my seasonal depression is cold-based, i'm inclined to overdress anyway.