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A Lot of Things Can Start Fibro Pains

         Those of us with Fibro never know when a pain will start, where it will hit, how long it will last, OR, what will cause it. Often, we never know the causes, only the surprise pain.
         But, there are also times when we can predict a strong likelihood that we'll get a pain, and sometimes, where.
         In my case, the latest one of those came when I went to take our biggest dog, Zeus, out for his latest chance to do his business last Sunday afternoon. The moment I took him out the door, he spotted our next door neighbor, Ryan. Those two have a mutual admiration society thing going.
         That meant Zeus took off running at top speed, when I didn't even have time to turn around and start after him after closing the front door behind us. The end result? I was yanked so fast that I took 3 or 4 running steps but couldn't catch up to keep my balance. I landed on the grass on my stomach, and he pulled me about 3-4 feet before stopping right in front of Ryan.
         Stunned, I sat up and began retracting the leash, shouting at Zeus to get back here NOW! Ryan, a little startled I think at my reaction, walked back to his yard.Marilyn came up beside me and took the leash. I got up, and made sure everything still moved like it's supposed to. It did.
         At Marilyn's request, I went up to the porch and checked in detail to see if I had anyplace where the skin had been irritated enough to bleed. Everything felt and looked OK.
         But, Marilyn and I both knew, as we talked later, that that evening, and the next day or two could be interesting. We were right. I started feeling it in the joints on my right side before bed. Just a little.
         The next day it set in. Those joints, my back, my left leg, and a skinned spot on my left elbow. And even now, 4 days later, my right shoulder still pops when I move it a certain way. I'm trying to decide if I have to do anything about that or not.
         Most of the other pains are down or mostly gone, but the shoulder hangs on. We shall see what comes later.