Adorned
in loose fitting garments, shirt and unzipped fleece; of a sudden it felt like
my armpit lymph nodes were being strangled
by a tourniquet. Strangely, although all garments felt oppressive, the only way
to alleviate the nausea inducing discomfort (emanating from the armpits) is to
tightly squeeze my upper arms against the sides of my torso whilst tightly clasping
my hands behind my back. Admittedly, as so often with these sudden onset
ailments, the armpit tenderness appeared almost simultaneously with excruciating
aches in both wrists and elbows: the application of strong elasticated supports
on wrists and elbows tend to alleviate the more extreme pain.
There
follows a discomforted waiting game, whilst I curl myself up, or flail my
limbs, into a position that distracts me from the nausea. Next, the debate with
myself on whether to take some tramadol, or hope that the pain will dissipate
itself!
Whatever
activity I’m engaged in, albeit browsing a newspaper, or using a laptop, is of
necessity terminated the instant any of these discomforts attack.
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