How do I know I am tired and at risk of a migraine? I just burned bolognese sauce - which takes some doing. Seriously, I hardly ever burn a basic dinner.

I can't even pretend I was doing anything more useful than lying on the couch and looking at the wall.

How embarrass! You know, I'm even embarrassed that I care that I burned the dinner.

Lucky next week is school holidays. I can have some down time without guilt, at least theoretically. Except for all that extra work I planned to do, of course.

Ah, what the doctors don't know/think to tell you. The immobility of my right arm has changed my gait. So now that my sore arm is no longer keeping me awake, my sore back is.

For the past couple of nights I have managed only 90 min snatches before my back spasmed and woke me up. Since Friday I've had 3 massages, which help but not for long enough. I'm back on the Panadeine.

My gluteus medius & hip adductor are both involved, and I've developed an exciting collection of new trigger points.

The good news in all this is that once my arm comes out of the contraption, the back pain should go away.

This morning I am a very worn down moocow. I had a mild migraine over the weekend and I'm still in hangover mode with mild visual disturbance. I'm fatigued and brain foggy.

Enough. I'll stop whining now.

These are for splodgenoodles

The first one is an hilarious (if it's not you) explanation of having brain fog. Brainfog Vs the Quest for coffee

Actually this "lack of concentration" can be a different form of concentration. It means that we can no longer "sleep walk" our way through life juggling all sorts of things at the same time. Instead we are asked to fully concentrate on the here and now ...or else. ;-) I liken it to a Japanese Tea Ceremony where each tiny, tiny little act is approached with a total reverence for the moment.
Shelly (from a menopause help site, where brain fog is described as 'meno fog') Link

This one comes from a Lariam Action website - drug toxicity? Not all of the advice would suit someone with, say, ME/CFS, but I like the idea of an energy bank. Coping Tips

I have found its much worse when I'm doing boring things on auto pilot like housework etc but if I'm doing something really interesting that really wakes up my creative side I dont forget anything at all! from another Menopause Support Forum Link I do find there is *some* truth in this. If I perservere a bit until I engage genuinely, I can go longer. So I can concentrate longer on a medical article about MS than when doing some boring accounts work!

The begining of this article I don't find useful - but the comments are, and the linked articles look interesting, although I haven't followed them up yet. It's from an MS sopport site:link.