Today did not go as planned. Never heard my alarm and overslept. So I never ate out today. Dang. I feel great but missed my friends.

I have decided to write about having  chronic pain. I had my right knee replaced in 2015. It does all it should but always aches a bit. Then my left knee started to hurt. Well, it will have to be replaced, so no worries. Soon my fingers on both hands started to hurt. Just my middle fingers. Some days not too bad other days really bad. And I find there are days I cannot make a fist. The left is the worst. Then the pain moved to both wrists and then both elbows.

I went to my doctor. He put me on a generic celebrex. Elbows and wrists got better but not my fingers. Saw him again. He did one lab test and said it did not show any inflammation. He just sort of laughed and said when docs do not know they just say you have throw you into the fibromyalgia group. I did tons of reading on fibro. He started me on Lyrica. Then I asked to see a specialist. By the time I saw him, I was having awful side effects.

Specialist did not find any fibro but he did lab and xrayed my hands. And he never made me feel stupid. Nothing showed up. Why the pain?

People do not understand  what it is to have pain daily. Almost always my fingers. Hard to pick things up. And lordy if I turn one wrong or hit it! I can go through the roof. Both knees hurts almost daily. I cannot always do a lot of walking. And sometimes I am not in a good mood. I never mean to be grouchy but I am often, I am sure. And I miss out on some fun things.

Probably have knee surgery within the next year. Need to start getting shots in my knee and then decide when to do it. Like there is a good time.

Photos are old ones.