Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
It's Monday and I feel like hell.
I'm self employed and work at home in an office so I guess you can say I am lucky as far as RA and work go. I'm mostly at a desk all day unless I am throwing laundry in the wash or putting dishes in the dishwasher. I have a cleaning gal on Fridays which I've always have had because my weekends are too valuable to me and precious to spend all day in a house I am bound to Monday through Friday.
But I am now finding out the downside to that. Weekends. I was busy Saturday running errands with family, oil change, mall and lunch etc. Then came home and did long needed chores out in back for the horses. Major cleaning of all 3 stalls and getting them ready for a group ride on Sunday which meant waking up at 6:00 AM. I wake up at 4:45 AM during the work week, yes, even working at home I have to wake early. When I am active on the weekends my feet really hurt come Monday.
Yesterday we got home at about 3 PM and yes, told the family eat leftovers. If they even thought I was going to make dinner they were living on Pluto By 7 PM while watching TV I was sitting next to my husband falling asleep and missed all of The Blacklist. (he saved it for me) :) By 8 PM I was off to bed.
Today, Monday I woke up feeling like I had been through the wringer. Yeah, body hurts but that's just what I deal with for the first 3 hours. By 9 or 10 AM I feel way way better. But I am feeling overwhelmed.
I had to take a shower earlier than normal. Showers= a happy body. Only because I have to take my Maltese to get spayed between 8-9 AM. Then come home and go feed and clean the horses then take another shower because after you clean horses you stink pretty bad! bleh. BUT...first I have to take all 3 pooches out to do their morning business but keep the Maltese on leash because she could not have anything to eat or drink after 9 PM last night and she loves to eat the horse and goat poo in the morning.
Then my horse shoer is coming later around the time I might have to pick up my dog. Then It's Monday and it's always busy and so much to catch up on.
CAN I JUST SCREAM!
On my second cup of tea, and starting to come alive finally.
I think I now have to accept if I want to play hard on the weekends I have to accept I will fill like poo on Mondays.
Because I WILL NOT give in to this darn disease. UGH!
Do I sound crazy that I am looking forward to my first full dose of MTX tomorrow by injection? Last week's actually made me feel better!
I'm self employed and work at home in an office so I guess you can say I am lucky as far as RA and work go. I'm mostly at a desk all day unless I am throwing laundry in the wash or putting dishes in the dishwasher. I have a cleaning gal on Fridays which I've always have had because my weekends are too valuable to me and precious to spend all day in a house I am bound to Monday through Friday.
But I am now finding out the downside to that. Weekends. I was busy Saturday running errands with family, oil change, mall and lunch etc. Then came home and did long needed chores out in back for the horses. Major cleaning of all 3 stalls and getting them ready for a group ride on Sunday which meant waking up at 6:00 AM. I wake up at 4:45 AM during the work week, yes, even working at home I have to wake early. When I am active on the weekends my feet really hurt come Monday.
Yesterday we got home at about 3 PM and yes, told the family eat leftovers. If they even thought I was going to make dinner they were living on Pluto By 7 PM while watching TV I was sitting next to my husband falling asleep and missed all of The Blacklist. (he saved it for me) :) By 8 PM I was off to bed.
Today, Monday I woke up feeling like I had been through the wringer. Yeah, body hurts but that's just what I deal with for the first 3 hours. By 9 or 10 AM I feel way way better. But I am feeling overwhelmed.
I had to take a shower earlier than normal. Showers= a happy body. Only because I have to take my Maltese to get spayed between 8-9 AM. Then come home and go feed and clean the horses then take another shower because after you clean horses you stink pretty bad! bleh. BUT...first I have to take all 3 pooches out to do their morning business but keep the Maltese on leash because she could not have anything to eat or drink after 9 PM last night and she loves to eat the horse and goat poo in the morning.
Then my horse shoer is coming later around the time I might have to pick up my dog. Then It's Monday and it's always busy and so much to catch up on.
CAN I JUST SCREAM!
On my second cup of tea, and starting to come alive finally.
I think I now have to accept if I want to play hard on the weekends I have to accept I will fill like poo on Mondays.
Because I WILL NOT give in to this darn disease. UGH!
Do I sound crazy that I am looking forward to my first full dose of MTX tomorrow by injection? Last week's actually made me feel better!
I do hope you start feeling better.
I am now sitting at my desk getting all my messages. And then I'm off to the kitchen for food. I'm starving. :)
I think the first 3 hours of every morning is the nightmare I live. And over doing my weekends. But I won't give any of that until I have to.
I am glad I do work at home though. Has it's pro's and con's
depot
Maybe working slower ?????? (teasing here)
Peace
Bluedogs2
Well I give you credit but dang girl I'd not be able to move.
I refuse to give up certain aspects of my life & yes there are those days I pay for it. Although for me I figure I'll pay one way or the other.
Physically or emotionally. My sister likes to say if I ever ended up in a Pysch's office they'd be paying a visit to a therapist or the nearest bar, or I'd have them on the couch telling me their problems. Long standing joke we have. Scary part is she may be right.
I get it, truely I do but be careful my friend. Be sure your taking good care.
Sammy
Bluedog.....work slower...yep today. I took my first full dose of my MTX injection yesterday (25 MG) and feel it today.
Thanks Sammy. :)
The rest of Monday was hell. It was busy in the office and I had scheduled all these things to be done on a Monday. I was a basket case fit to be tied.
Tuesday wasn't any better, in fact it was worse. Now I had to take care of one dog in a cone in my office while the other two were shut out by the baby gate. They have no clue as to why they were being restricted to an area they shared with me everyday. So throughout the day I had to let 2 dogs out to potty, then one out while I stayed with her. Then at 1 let the horses out. All this while phone ringing with customers. Then I get so caught up I forget to eat.
Today I feel as though I been ran over by a Mack truck. I'm so tired and nauseous. I want to just shut all the phones off and not talk to anyone. I don't feel like dealing with animals today either. Does that sound selfish? It's only 6:43 AM and I already feel like I want to run down the street screaming.
Is it normal to feel like this? Today I'm in one of those "I hate life" days. I feel like a ticking time bomb. Literally. Everything irritates me. I can't wait until everyone goes to work and I'm alone!