Random crap that nobody's going to care about.

[LuckyCharms]

21. When we are in chronic pain...

it's almost like we are compelled to talk about it. It becomes central to who we are. When people ask "How are you" and we reply "good", we feel like liars. At least I do.

I can commiserate with you about how you are feeling. I used to be a runner, and I worked out faithfully for a few decades, lifting heavy weights. Now? That 1/4 mile walk, then the next 1/4 mile back to the car...bothered me. I didn't get winded, but my back and pelvis hurt so bad, all I could think was WTF!

To my knowledge, I've never had Covid. But the way I feel sometimes, I wonder if I DID indeed have it at some point and didn't know it, and now I have long Covid?

I don't know...I'm pretty sure there is no definitive test for long Covid, but I'm guessing by now that there is some kind of protocol in the medical profession where a doctor can take a look at your signs and symptoms, and at least make a guess, if not a formal diagnosis, on whether you have long Covid or not. But again, I've never had reason to question this in my own case, because I've never tested positive. However, I became the world's biggest hermit for 5 years, and that has affected me both mentally and physically, so who knows why things are the way they are.

I think I saw that you posted your age once. I think you are a year or two older than me. One way I am changing is that I no longer worry about stating how I feel. I no longer worry about how others view me. If I feel like talking about it, I do. If I don't, I don't.

Best wishes, and hang tough.