Pain.

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It's been a while since I hurt like that.  Cramps, multiples, in the legs, plus the arms this time.  A new or rare thing.  Toss in a headache.  The type of extreme pain that used to cause me to scream, and emit tears past any resistance.  I have learned to... relax, make no sound, and hold tears.

It's been a while since I hurt like that.  Six months?  A year?  And a while before that time, again, and again, rarities for... some time.  But, about three years ago, and on back, it was a monthly to weekly, rarely even more often clusters of, events.  I keep daring to hope those episodes are gone.  Wasn't sure how well I would hold up.

I did well, if by well I mean I didn't make a sound, or tear up.  More, I loosened the knots by easing my body, mostly through thought as I was too tired to massage, or even stand.  Though with the arms cramping, not sure I could have stood.

On the good side, the suffering, from the cramps, was eased quickly.  While the headache remains, it didn't keep me from sleeping, and is itself relieved with the unknotting of muscles.  Brutal, though.  But for just minutes.  I didn't spend hours, as has often been the case, in excruciating pain.

Still, the pain was as bad, even worse for the arm muscles also spasming and the tension headache ratcheted to 10 as well.  But... I'd definitely rather worse for shorter.  And it was good to be able to relieve it without fighting, massaging, or working, or standing for... whatever time required, after I learned that trick.  Especially as tired as I was.

I'm guessing, as to time.  But that seems right.  Keto helped, taking minerals helped, carnivore diet capped most of it.  Not sure what brought it back.  Hope it's just a rare fluke.

Our dog is barking, and toys and such keep being taken.  Will have to keep other dogs off our property.  Thieves, too?  Have to keep an eye out and file complaints.  That's not cool.  Letting your dogs run isn't right, and you know it.

Later.