Just when I thought I felt better

shiningstar
shiningstar Member Posts: 40
edited 20. Aug 2010, 12:42 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi all

Not really anything anyone can do but just when I thought I was feeling a little better and perhaps Sulfa was working, got sore mouth under control shoulders have decided to play up...been killing me all day everytime I lift my arms the pain radiates down my bicep! Not that theres much bicep there anymore one of the side effects of RA itself is muscle wastage.

Just on my second glass of red wine in an attempt to dull the pain!!!

Hope everyone is feeling well today

Much love SS

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  • carola
    carola Member Posts: 786
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Shining Star

    Sorry to hear that as one bit of the body behaves another plays up.

    You know what to do ...... try to chill out and enjoy that glass of vino! :lol:

    Hope you feel better tomorrow and get a good night's sleep tonight.

    Carol
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi SS

    sorry you're entering yet another of arther's nasty episodes. :roll:

    hope you can rest up and that tomorrow will be a bit better for you.

    gentle (((hugs)))

    iris x
  • beowolf
    beowolf Member Posts: 88
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi shiningstar

    sorry you're not feeling too good :(

    hope the wine helps you feel better :D

    fingers crossed you get a good nights sleep and feel better tomorrow

    (((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Head for the second bottle. To hell with it all! DD

    PS I am sorry - I hope you feel better soon.
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh that's not so good. :(
    Fingers crossed that it will have eased off by tomorrow.

    Lv, Ix
    PS I'll be having a glass of white soon.
  • shiningstar
    shiningstar Member Posts: 40
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    3 glasses of red....feeling very sorry for myself...just had 2 co-cod and off to bed hoping I feel better tomorrow.

    Thank you all so much for your thoughts and DD you always make me laugh.

    Will update tomorrow.

    Sweet dreams SS
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sleep well SS

    Iris x
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    3 glasses is a start. I am proud of you. Everyone has down days hun, they're part and parcel of this dreadful malarkey that we have to tolerate. That's why it's good to come here and tell us, so we can try to give your flagging spirits a lift. Let us know how you are tomorrow, please. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well, it's tomorrow, how are you today? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • shiningstar
    shiningstar Member Posts: 40
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Aaargh - neck is so stiff and can hardly lift arms at all and to top it all jaw is hurting as I eat ....suprisingly slept ok just going to swallow some anti inflams and have a hot bath see if I can get the body moving !!
    DD how do you keep your spirits so high you always sound so positive and never seem to complain !!
    Much love SS
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    It's all an act, perfected over 13 years of PA (diagnosed for only 3 and a bit). Want some truth from DD? I have just finished another course of anti-biotics to deal with a boil in an UNMENTIONABLE place. Also emerging from a flare by upping the steroids. My life sucks as much as everyone elses (and not as much as some) but moaning ain't gonna change it! I've been in the depths, I know what it's like, and sometimes a good wallow in them is what the doctor orders (Dr DD that is!). You can't stay there forever tho. It doesn't do you any good. It is what it is, it isn't what it isn't, don't make it what it can't be. I accept that things are not going to change. I have to make the best of it for my sanity, and the sanity of those around me.

    Don't let your red wine spoil. Finish it tonight. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • shiningstar
    shiningstar Member Posts: 40
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Wow ... Well I think your awesome DD always there with support for others with a bit of dry humour thrown in ....and a bit of a philosopher too !!! Going to try and take a leaf out of your book... your absolutely right have to make the most of what we've got feeling sorry for ourselves will change nothing and only make those around us miserable too....
    Will think of you tonight when I polish off the red wine....may even go mad and open another bottle...what the hell !!!
    Much love SS
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That's the spirit! I have put another bottle of white in the fridge to chill - just in case the open bottle runs out quicker than anticipated!

    Thank you for your kind words, they are much apppreciated. Everyone needs a little propping from time to time, and when my turn comes (as it does from time to time) it's good to be propped! One of the best things about the forums is that we all know what it's like. We are all in similar boats, coping the best we can in our individual ways. You will be OK, shiningstar. Stick with us, we'll get you through. Simples! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have to report I didn't have a drop last night. :shock: I plain plumb forgot. I must be sickening for something. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • shiningstar
    shiningstar Member Posts: 40
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I polished off the red but did resist opening another bottle.........feeling a little better today...not exactly great but a bit better...meeting a friend for lunch so that will be a distraction!
    Cant believe you forgot you must be going down with something...hope your having a good day!

    Love SS
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    How lovely - enjoy your lunch! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I hope you had a good lunch and enjoyed seeing your friend. I am pleased to report that DD is back to normal. White duly finished, didn't open a second bottle. :D
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • shiningstar
    shiningstar Member Posts: 40
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi DD

    Lovely lunch but had glass of wine (or 2) and really cant drink in the day any more...spent evening slumped on the sofa.........Thought I was ok today but just when you think pain in subsiding it comes back to bite you on the bum (figuratively speaking) now knee is throbbing and neck so sore feel like heads going to drop off! Hope your having good day...as you didnt open 2nd bottle at least you wont have a hangover!!

    Love SS
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yeah, lunchtime drinking does belong to the past now - well, it depends on what one is sinking! A couple of pints (below 4.5%) is fine! Even better is a couple more - haven't had an all-dayer for ages, must get something organised!

    I'm on cookhouse duties tonight - chicken and pineapple curry, accompanied by swigs of white grape juice. Luvverly. You take care SS - I hope you have a good week-end, anything planned? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
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