Sometimes you just have to...

There are some things out there that I just know are bad for my EDS and are going to leave me in pain.  Sometimes I make the sensible decision and leave well alone.  Other times, like last night, I decide I don't want to miss out on the fun for once and just go ahead and join in.  EDS + Dodgems = pain!

Cramming myself into a tiny dodgem with my over 100kg powerlifter husband was a bad start.  Then banging into other cars for 5 minutes and being jolted around was worse.  Hell, it was fun.  However, I could not move without wincing this morning.  In hindsight, was it a bad idea?  Probably, but sometimes you just have to.

Unfortunately today stuff needed doing and I'd vowed to get myself into the city centre and get started on the Christmas shopping.  So ALS and I bundled ourselves into the car and did just that.  I stuck it out for a while and did get some bits and bobs but wandering around shopping hurts at the best of time, let alone when I'm already struggling.  I get a lot of pain in my torso when I'm standing/wandering for a while, my knees and hips start to hurt and thanks to the IVF messing with my system I had some pretty intense ovary pain as well.  Oddly enough, I can walk for miles without too much issue but walking slowly and shopping is really painful for some reason.

5 hours later I'm cuddled up on the sofa, in my onesie, hugging a hot water bottle (although I can't fit it on all the parts that hurt at once).  Time to spend the evening chilling and catching up on the TV series we've not had chance to watch.