#spooniefavs post because these two things are fucking great and everyone should know about them (most likely you already do but if you are a new spoonie, heads up).
KT Tape is a fucking godsend. Rather than investing in a brace that’s super fucking expensive, I invest in KT Tape because you can apply it literally anywhere, it stays on for like a week at a time, you can wear it in the shower, and it’s bomb af?????? Literally, I’ve used it for my bad knee, for ankle injuries, for tendonitis... The uses are endless.
The other thing is A535, which is a menthol / capsicum gel that relieves joint / muscle pain just by rubbing it into the skin. When I’m out of pain meds or I’m trying to conserve them for super bad days, I use this stuff. The one downside is the smell, because it’s quite strong, but this stuff works near-instantly. It’s both hot and cold, and you’ll kinda feel like your body is about to burst into flames, but it relaxes everything and has made it actually possible for me to sleep on nights where otherwise I would be dying for hours.
