Sometime no matter what I eat, and how much I rest and try to do all the right things that I know that I should to help alleviate the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it just gets the better of me. It has been a while since I have felt like myself. The self that lives inside of me. I am fatigued and my hands are really hurting these days. I know that this is only a temporary thing. I have been riding this rheumatoid arthritis roller coaster long enough to know that everything with this disease is temporary. Right now I just need to take care of myself and rest. I need plenty of water and more rest.
The fighter in my wants to do what I want to do, like work on my blog and countless other things that bring me pleasure, no matter how I am feeling and RA be damned. But I know that cannot happen right now. Fortunately for me I have learned the lesson a while ago and I really just need to rest. I need to listen to what my body is yelling at me and just do nothing until I start to feel better. I am hoping that we will have a break in this weather pattern we have been in that has been adding to my discomfort soon. Until then I am going to take my own advise and rest.
I know all too well about the roller coaster and I deal with both RA and fibromyalgia. For me the hardest thing is the fibro fog – that feel like there is no clarity. I can’t focus, I can’t think clearly and like you said, it eventually passes. Some days are good, some are bad. Sometimes my legs do not want to move – I find myself forcing my body to move.
I pray for a cure for these diseases on a daily basis. I know it may not happen in our lifetimes but I hope, for my children, it happens soon -these conditions are heredity and I know that the chances of my children dealing with these condtions is high.
I hope you feel better soon.
Lana,
I worry about my kids too. I asked the doctor what the odds were of them getting this disease. His response was 25%. I try to focus on the fact that their is a 75% chance that they will never get this disease and that the medical community fill find a cure for all of us soon. Thanks for the well wishes. They mean a lot.:)
I think this is the hardest but most important lesson to learn with a disease – that this is only temporary. When I have a flare-up, my daughter always says, “just think about all the good days you have had.” It really does help to think about them rather than focus on the way I am feeling at the time. But, like you said, we also have to honor our body by taking time to rest and let it heal.