[lizardlady]

Fibro is kicking my butt! Everything hurts and all I wanna do is sleep.

[Cocosurviving]

Greetings everyone!

I’ve always enjoyed reading. I noticed over the last few years, my autoimmune illnesses and rare illnesses have negatively impacted my vision (more and more). I took control of my health (transitioned to vegan) and it’s been a full circle of change except my vision.

This is not a sad post at all. In fact, I’m preparing (a lot of studying) to return to the workforce, after my son graduates high school (May 2024).

I’m excited but also nervous about ending my social security disability insurance benefits….fearful of my health taking a turn. I’m pacing myself and not going to overdo my spoons.

I’m returning to the tech industry and need to find a solution.

•I’ll need a platform with an extensive collection of software programming books, data science, statistics etc.

•The option for listen and read, I need to visually see the pages.

I listen to multiple podcasts Mon-Fri. I believe listen and read audiobooks will work for me.

Question
What are your personal experiences (reviews) with
Audiobooks.com vs. Audible by Amazon ?

I watched multiple reviews on YouTube. Apparently Apple Books does not offer a monthly subscription. I have an iPad and other Apple devices.

Audiobooks.com - Doesn’t allow you to keep books you purchased and has less books than Audible by Amazon. I’ll verify this, I definitely need to keep books for work.

VS

Audible by Amazon- I gathered the best plan is the one year (pay in full vs monthly), 12 book credits and you can purchase books for $9.99.

I believe after the first year, you receive 12 credits, but books you purchase cost more. I have to verify this.

Thanks in advance!

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[lizardlady]

Coco, can you get the audio books through your library?

[lizardlady]

I got my Covid booster and flu shot yesterday. I feel like poo.

[lizardlady]

Fibro not so bad but CFS is kicking my butt. I am so tired I feel drunk.

Lots of pain

All i've done today so far is shower (agony), and move a bin (also agony)

Enough is enough

I know I always say I feel old, but It's even more true today than usual.

[Apogee]

Oh my gosh, I can relate. Sorry to hear fibro is making the day lousy for you. Sending healing thoughts.

[Apogee]

Today's Report: Horrible pain around both scapulas. Slept on heating pad most of the night but didn't help. The pain was giving me nausea so I didn't take a Tramadol since Tramadol also makes me feel sick to my stomach.

[Pflowers]

Good Afternoon Pain Pals ...

Major cold snap moving into my neck of the woods!

Friday through Sunday are going to be especially gnarly ...

Lows in 10's / Highs in 20's!

I'm already so stiff & brittle I can hardly move!

I've said it before and I'll say it again ...

Cold Is Not Our Friend!

🥶

[lizardlady]

Good grief those are horribly low temps for where you are! Predictions for here are near or below freezing for lows and highs in the 40s or 50s. I know those temps don't sound bad for folks up north. My area is subtropical. Freezing temps can be a disaster.

Am anticipating pain. Plan to keep a fire in the fireplace and curl up under my heated throw.

[lizardlady]

Pflower, I've been thinking of you lately. My poor orchids are confused by the strange weather we had here the last few months. Some think it is spring and are blooming! A couple of them are making baby plants! I wish I could give you one.

Going to bring them inside today ahead of the wicked weather that's coming.

[Pflowers]

Thank you @lizardlady ...

I appreciate the thought!

Betty just dropped one bloom, has produced another right behind that one, and one bud is waiting in the wings! It musta been the year for orchids!

I think you've got the right idea for staying warm ...

I plan on doing the same!

[Apogee]

Originally Posted by Pflower

Good Afternoon Pain Pals ...

Cold Is Not Our Friend!

🥶

I agree 100%. I feel miserable in cold weather. I had to go to the store today to get de-icer. It's 20° out and my my back is stiff and stinging from neck to tailbone. Sometimes it's difficult for people to understand why I dislike winter so much.

[Apogee]

I had to venture out today in 20° weather. The wind was horrible. I also have Raynaud's Syndrome so my hands were aching and turning white, even with heavy gloves on. I was so tense when I got home I could feel fibro tingling down my spine. I stood in the shower for about 20 minutes to warm up. I think right now I pretty much feel sad about it all.

[lizardlady]

How are you doing in this gawd awful weather fibro friends? Change in barometric pressure when the front moved through triggered a flare. E I have been holed up in the house avoiding the cold weather. I scurry out to the barn to feed the horse, make sure plants are still covered, grab an armload of wood for the fireplace an get back inside.

[Pflowers]

It's awful @lizardlady ...

I'm sorry you're feeling it too!

Except for one brief foray yesterday, I've remained bundled up & inside.

It's like being locked in a vice grip ...

I'll be glad when it finally eases up!

in a lot of pain (but no more than usual)

not eating right either. not at all.

[Pflowers]

RE: Living In Chronic Pain:

To quote a line from an old REO Speedwagon song ...

I do believe that I've had enough!

[lizardlady]

A big thumbs up to that pflower.

I've been thinking about you a lot lately pflower. My poor orchids are sooooo confused by this screwy weather. I brought them inside before Christmas. More than half of them are blooming or putting out buds. A couple of them are sprouting little baby plants. Wish I could send you one of the babies.

[Pflowers]

Thanks @lizardlady ...

Speaking of confused plants, I'm about to have a golden carpet of daffodils in the little garden space in front of my cottage. Thankfully they are sheltered enough that they will be protected if it freezes again once they bloom.

Betty (the orchid) gave me one last bloom towards the end of December and it has just now withered away. There are no other buds waiting in the wings so I think she's finished for this go round. She's not looking too hot right now, and I'm hoping that she hasn't literally bloomed herself to death (if that's possible), but boy oh boy, what a show she gave me all of last year!

[lizardlady]

Pflower, now that Betty finished blooming, how about giving her some fertilizer? I hope she is okay.

[Pflowers]

Good idea @lizardlady!

What kind do you use on yours?

I've decided that if she doesn't make it, she sure went out with a bang!

[lizardlady]

I don't remember the brand of the orchid fertilizer I have. It's a generic, good for all kinds of orchids I picked up at Home Depot.

[lizardlady]

I read a post at another site where someone was venting about a friend with CFS forgetting to call the poster. She said the CFS person was just making an excuse. I would have gotten po'ed but don't have energy to get mad. This was my reply.

have chronic fatigue. As others said, it comes with brain fog. It is horrible to live with. I forget words. Not the everyday word-on-the-tip-of-the-tongue. I'm talking being in the middle of a sentence and forget what the heck I'm talking about.

Yeah, there are tricks and tips we can use to help, but they don't always work.

It's funny you mention remembering to shower. There are days I have to literally retrace my steps to know whether or not I showered. There are days I have to check the shower floor for suds - while I'm in the shower (!) - check whether I washed my hair.

Those of us with this disorder struggle to make it through the day. There are days it takes all I've got just to drag my arse out of bed. People with attitudes like yours just beat me down. It's not like enjoy being this way. It's not like I do it to "get" other people.

If you want to be a friend to this other person ask what you can do to help. Educate yourself about her disorder. Understand she may forget things. It's not personally directed at you.