Myositis Malaise

• Malaise (/məˈleɪz/ mal-AZE) is a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, of being "out of sorts", often the first indication of an infection or other disease. 
• Fatigue occurs with malaise in many common diseases. 
• Malaise can be accompanied by a feeling of not having enough energy to accomplish usual activities. 
• A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness.

So this is what it has come too. I wake up in the morning and head down stairs for my first cup of tea and can't even pick up the cup without pain. It's like lifting a 10 kg weight! (I use to lift weights for fun!)

Photo By: Cpl. Courtney C. White                                                                                                      

This simple act of waking and getting a cuppa has different conotations for people with chronic pain and muscle disease:

1. Waking

 - realizing your body is in pain

 - trying to get out of the bed (trying may be the operative word, especially when you find it difficult to roll over or sit up)

2. Walking

- stiffness but just try and get moving

- down the stairs is an extra challenge and extra pain (think yourself lucky you can still manage pain)

3. I could go on but typing is tiring my fingers, arms, shoulder and back...