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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 253428" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It's a really good analogy. I've used a different analogy for years - the jug of energy. I never know when I get up, how full my jug will be, or how fast the supply will be used up. The energy is like fuel for the tank, I need it to do everything I need to do (including eating, bathing, gettibng dressed, going to the toilet, shopping etc). Sometimes the jug is only half full, somtimes a quarter full. Some days are great, I have a bit more. And some days, I can be sparinbg with the energy becasue my body doesn't waste it, but other days it's exhausting just to be me, so it's like the jug is spilling everywhere, or has a bad leak. </p><p>And you have to adapt for this, for what you self-assess yourself to be each day.</p><p></p><p>Some medications can help, can reduce the rate of spill or help you refill the jug faster. But even on the best days, my jug is not as full or as usable as other people's. So I have had to learn to get by with my old, cracked, leaking jug (mentally it has blue flowers printed on it, so at least it LOOKS good!).</p><p></p><p>I just had to stop typing this to go answer te door - the local JWs visiting to hand out tracts. "You're looking wonderful," she said.</p><p>"Thank you," I told her. "It just shows how looks can be deceptive - I'm back on prednisone."</p><p>"How's your husband? Last you told me, his health wasn't good."</p><p>"HE'S back on prednisone too, as of last night. But at least we LOOK good!"</p><p></p><p>And that's life, with chronic pain.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 253428, member: 1991"] It's a really good analogy. I've used a different analogy for years - the jug of energy. I never know when I get up, how full my jug will be, or how fast the supply will be used up. The energy is like fuel for the tank, I need it to do everything I need to do (including eating, bathing, gettibng dressed, going to the toilet, shopping etc). Sometimes the jug is only half full, somtimes a quarter full. Some days are great, I have a bit more. And some days, I can be sparinbg with the energy becasue my body doesn't waste it, but other days it's exhausting just to be me, so it's like the jug is spilling everywhere, or has a bad leak. And you have to adapt for this, for what you self-assess yourself to be each day. Some medications can help, can reduce the rate of spill or help you refill the jug faster. But even on the best days, my jug is not as full or as usable as other people's. So I have had to learn to get by with my old, cracked, leaking jug (mentally it has blue flowers printed on it, so at least it LOOKS good!). I just had to stop typing this to go answer te door - the local JWs visiting to hand out tracts. "You're looking wonderful," she said. "Thank you," I told her. "It just shows how looks can be deceptive - I'm back on prednisone." "How's your husband? Last you told me, his health wasn't good." "HE'S back on prednisone too, as of last night. But at least we LOOK good!" And that's life, with chronic pain. Marg [/QUOTE]
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