Well, here I sit another day. I am suffering yet another day waiting for the end to the flares. Today, It's my left hip, left ankle, both shoulders, and I feel a major flare erupting in the top of my left foot. The bones feel like they are being crushed with a hammer, so the pain will be unbearable all night. I've been walking with a cane since last night. I've been heating and icing my hip and ankle/foot. I'm going to see if I can get my inflammatory levels checked tomorrow.
The thing is, that I do not want this to define me like it did my grandfather. I'm not ready for this disease to take control over me. I need to save more money. I need to get my house and car paid off. Only then can I begin to relax. I'm stressed to the maximum limits from work and Phil. I want some calm time.
