Had to Bail on Turkey Day-Feel Awful

awwww ladywriter leave yourself alone! I can understand your sadness that the holiday has passed and you were unable to take part and enjoy it but you can't beat yourself up because the RA that is raging right now brought on such fatigue that you slept because your body needed the rest or that it caused you such weakness and pain you were unable to get out of bed for the day. Do your parents understand or are they helping to lay the guilt trip? I wish you all the best in having the meds take hold or making a change so you can get yourself functional again- not only for the impending holiday season- but always!

Let us know how you are feeling.

Thank-you wearyRAsufferer for hitting the nail right on the head! And bless you Chartreux for the hugz & prayers. I think I'd lose my mind if I didn't have this forum to talk these things out. Nobody else really gets it but my friends here do. My folks & my healthy friends try to be supportive as they can, but I know they get worn out because my associated health problems just never seem to stop so I try not to overload any 1 person with too much information. Actually, my dad & a couple of my friends have done their homework on RA so they kinda get it, But my Mother's mentally ill & in denial, because she seems to think I can overcome the RA at will if I just "get off my lazy a** and try harder" , but then later in the day she's a completely different person, telling me to rest when I get tired so my body can heal and get better?!?...this is stuff for another thread-confusing but it's been going on for years so I'm kinda used to it. It still hurts though, especially when I really need emotional support. But back on topic, I'll be ok for a few weeks, and recently I had a pretty good 2-month stretch, so I thought I might be going into remission, but then the proverbial s**t hit the fan, healthwise-well, you know the rest except I've been fighting this infection all month that started out as a cold & didn't respond to a Z-Pak, and the Biaxon I'm on for 10 days doesn't seem to knocking this out soon enough. I take my last 2 on Sunday & still have a 99.2 temp but it could still work I guess. So that's what's up. Thanks soooo much for your support. I need it badly to just stay sane, and I can't tell you how much your support means to me!!! Be Well, & hopefully I will too.

Thanks Beckey (and everyone who responded) for your kind messages,

It helps immensely to know that I'm not alone. But even though you (Beckey) really overdid it the day before Thanksgiving, at least you were able to muster the energy to do it. That's a HUGE accomplishment in my book! Lack of energy has been an awful, ongoing problem for me. I am glad you were able to participate at least a little bit. And I totally agree with you that this disease IS absolutely unfair!!!!! It pisses me off and makes me cry sometimes, but then I calm down & either try to keep on going or take a nap, somewhat in that order. Thanks for reaching out & helping me feel better, to all.

Hugs and Many Thanks to All,
Lisa

Dear JayBespoke,

What a really wonderful idea! Since my parents are my only family, just the three of us could easily pull it off. Now I just need to get to feeling better. That can't happen fast enough for me, but with 6 doctors' appointments next week, at least one of them ought to be able to help me! Thanks for the great idea, and be well.

Hugs,
ladywriter

Sorry I've been busy and not around the last few days, sorry to hear you're still so sick. Pneumonia is so awful, I still shudder at the memory of it. It really is months to get over it not weeks. You have to resign yourself to that fact, especially as we have such fragile immune systems, once we're down its very hard to get back up.
Take it easy, don't be hard on yourself, you shouldn't feel guilty when you're sick, you didn't ask to be sick did you? Just go with it, if you're tired rest, don't fight it, heal yourself.
Lookafter yourself Ladywriter, golitho. I'm still worried about you.

Hope your getting and feeling better, Ladywriter...
Thinking of you
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healing hugz and prayers