So after being housebound for eight months, I am starting to drive a little bit again. I have a small car that is not the smoothest ride. Has anyone had luck with using memory foam or gel seat pads to try to minimize the bumpiness of driving? Or does anyone have any other suggestions that made it easier to get back into driving and absorb the shock without feeling so rattled around? Thank you!
I just need somewhere to vent a little bit right now. But would also love any feedback if you have any. I have been in a horrible flare for 6 1/2 months that has left me housebound and unable to drive or work. I have had colleagues or friends say things like it’s nice that I’m getting rest. And I know that they mean that in a positive way. But they don’t understand that there is nothing about this last six months that has felt restful. I feel like I am fighting for every little thing in my life. I feel like I am trapped in a bedroom like a prisoner. I cannot watch movies or read books or visit with people or even sit and have a conversation with my husband for too long. When I think of rest, I guess I think of relaxation and restoration. There has been nothing relaxing or restoring about these last six months. They have been a sheer hell that is impossible to explain to people. They have been a constant battle between VM symptoms and medication side effects. And when I do get brief moments of peace, I feel like I immediately have to fill that with rehab exercises or pushing boundaries which immediately put me back into symptom mode. I know that people don’t mean harm when they say they’re glad I’m getting rest, but I also wish that people understood the absolute isolating hell this last six months has been. Thank you for letting me get that off my chest because I don’t really feel like I can in my real life.