Speed bump
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Lately I’ve been feeling so much better than I’d felt in months. My joint pain, while still present when I get up in the morning, usually goes away with a hot shower now. My runs have all but gone away. My breathing has been good (except when outside in extreme heat and humidity). The hives haven’t come back again since the last episode. I have much more energy and am thinking more clearly.
But, there’s always a speed bump in these things. This weekend things seemed to have flared up a bit. The runs were back, and the meds didn’t do much to counteract it. My joint pain, while not horrible by any stretch, was worse. I tended to get short of breath more quickly, but then again, I’ve been on a cleaning blitz for my mother’s coming visit. Cleaning, with the resulting dust and fumes from cleaning products, always do a number on my breathing.
But, worst of all is that I’ve got three little bleeding sores by my stoma. This has made it difficult to keep a pouch on – and it’s slowed down the cleaning blitz. These little sores are also somewhat painful this time. Mind you not horribly so, but they are bothering me.
I’ve been doing so much better, but I know from experience that these little bumps in the road happen. It’s just frustrating when they happen at a time when you really need to be getting something else accomplished!
Note: Blogger is acting up in a lot of ways right now. It won't let me use headlines, and when I go to approve comments left, they disappear. So, please bear with me a bit.
Lately I’ve been feeling so much better than I’d felt in months. My joint pain, while still present when I get up in the morning, usually goes away with a hot shower now. My runs have all but gone away. My breathing has been good (except when outside in extreme heat and humidity). The hives haven’t come back again since the last episode. I have much more energy and am thinking more clearly.
But, there’s always a speed bump in these things. This weekend things seemed to have flared up a bit. The runs were back, and the meds didn’t do much to counteract it. My joint pain, while not horrible by any stretch, was worse. I tended to get short of breath more quickly, but then again, I’ve been on a cleaning blitz for my mother’s coming visit. Cleaning, with the resulting dust and fumes from cleaning products, always do a number on my breathing.
But, worst of all is that I’ve got three little bleeding sores by my stoma. This has made it difficult to keep a pouch on – and it’s slowed down the cleaning blitz. These little sores are also somewhat painful this time. Mind you not horribly so, but they are bothering me.
I’ve been doing so much better, but I know from experience that these little bumps in the road happen. It’s just frustrating when they happen at a time when you really need to be getting something else accomplished!
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