Ah!- you can’t
live with them, can’t live without them...a woman needs a pair of
trews like a fish needs a bicycle. Alas, this elephant won’t be
pulling on some spandex for a spot of off- roading anytime
soon...but, I DO need fabric to cover my legs.
I am not going to
use this space to bemoan the state of my legs, but despite the
appearance ( averagely unfit person/elephant of middle vintage), they
FEEL so much bigger. I can’t lie, my legs and I- we have
issues….and as for my backside, I could write a novel on how
complicated it is for me to sit these days. So, trousers/leggings/pj
bottoms and their crotches, seams and waistbands and I have a
love/hate relationship. That is: I would love to wear them, but I
hate how uncomfortable they make me feel.
In addition to
having ME I am also a Chronic Pain veteran. To those of you who have
not experienced the joys of this, here is an edited version of
Chronic Pain FAQ’s-
Yes, I am in pain
all day every day for 95% of the time,
yes, I have pain
every day,
yes, you can have
pain that you get for no reason,
yes, there is pain
that Drs just can’t understand,
Yes, I do take pain
killers- lots of the ****ers!
there is no
medication that completely gets rid of the pain, you can have enough
opoids to knock out a brontosaurus and you will still be in pain. To
get pain free you would need bucket loads of morphine and some
sedatives washed down with a flaggon of Brandy...and you would be
asleep.
no- exercise makes
it worse not better, and I don’t want to speak to your pilates
teacher/chiropractor/Shaman.
yes, I have tried
various solutions/remedies/regimes/doctors/diets etc.
and voila! I am
still sick and in pain, and poorer….
no, I am not a
freak: sadly there are millions of us across the world in similarl
positions.
Anyhew: having said
all of the above, the main site of the pain is pelvic, lower back,
middle back, sciatic nerves and buttocks- aka those glutes are NOT
going to be happy if I try to drag a pair of jeans over them. I also
have ‘ME pain’ throughout my body which makes me feel ghastly.On
a bad day even looking at my underwear hurts. So it’s baggy tracky
bottoms all the way in this house- although as I have to lie on a
heat pad most of the time, it is better if they are cotton otherwise
I am sweating like Black Beauty.
I haven’t given up
on finding something trouser shaped that can be comfortable, but
until then I rotate the usual unattractive suspects until I find ‘The
One’ - crisply tailored work trousers having been consigned to the
charity shop where some wardrobe- hungry lady, will buy the
archeological remains of a life once lived.
Trousers- can’t
live without them, can’t live comfortably with them. Not so very
important, but not insignificant either….I mean: I can’t wear
these fig leaves for ever ;-)
FOR MORE ON MY BATTLE TO FIND COMFY TROUSERS READ ON...!
Sympathies. I've taken to wearing long skirts instead, so much more comfortable round the nether regions. Jan
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DeleteOh you made me laugh! Hello from a fellow trackie bottom wearer. I've taken to wearing harem pants/trousers made from soft cotton jersey with elasticated waists (preferably flat rather than puckered). I get my mum to alter the waists sometimes, and she's coming over tomorrow to discuss my latest trackie bottom design for her to make with fabric I bought online! Skirts and dress are such a relief...roll on summer.
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