Well, 4 down, 2 to go. It is weird that it's been a month already. I do have to say that the time has gone by very quickly, considering what we're going through.
Week 4 has been a real winner. I've been plagued by joint pain almost the whole week. It starts out when I get out of bed with really bad stiffness, which dissipates slowly as I get up and move around. I have started taking some Aleve along with my Vem doses to help ease some of the inflammation in my joints, but it only provides a little bit of relief. My feet aren't as sore as they used to be, but I can still tell they aren't 100% just yet.
The biggest change has been in my hands and wrists, but mostly just my fingers. Both of my hands ache whenever I try bending or flexing them. Even now, my thumbs are so sore, it hurts to even try and make a fist. You start to realize how much you use your hands to grab, grip, and hold things when it hurts every time you do. I feel like a 90 year old with all this muscle and joint stiffness and pain (no offense to any spry nonagenarians out there).
Other than that, no changes. My rash is still there, but not as noticeable anymore. Any itching I had from my dry skin quickly fades. My eyes still get dried out sometimes, but it may be due more to the fact I spend more time staring at the computer monitor than I should. I try to make it a habit to get up and stretch once in a while, to help quell some of the stiffness and rest my eyes for a bit. But without any work or school to keep me busy, all I have is the internet and video games to keep me from going stir crazy.
13 more days...
Counting down with you.
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