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Posted 6/13/2014 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
Well, normally at home I'm fairly decent about pacing myself so I don't aggravate the Lupus and thus don't suffer much.

This last weekend (June 4-9) I took a trip to help a friend at a convention. Long days of standing on concrete floors. Tired out, non-regular meals, started having night sweats.

Generally it takes me 2-3 days of sleep to recover after traveling. This time I have night sweats, fever blisters, inflamed & very sore finger & ankle joints, and still want to sleep all day after being home all week.

So, I guess I'm going to take a prednisone blast - 2 days @15, 3 days @10, 4 days @5, that's all. Hopefully that will put be back to normal.

Anyone else have fairly predictable travel after-effects? Just wanted to share that it isn't that unusual, and what my rheumy has suggested I try....
Posted 6/13/2014 9:01 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, unfortunately that sounds too familiar. I also have the prednisone on hand and use the taper schedule as needed. Always fun to get away but we definitely pay for it!
Posted 6/13/2014 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
Totally normal for me. :-((
Feel better soon.
Posted 6/14/2014 1:35 AM (GMT 0)
Very similar to mine and I head out of town for two weeks starting this Sunday. I just finished my school year today and breathed a sigh of relief. It had been quite crazy these past four weeks, culminating in our 8th grade and 12 grade graduation Thursday night. Lovely, but stressful. I totally look forward to time away, but find that when I arrive at my destination I am spent for a few days. And then I come home and go through the suffering all over again. Sometimes I think I should just stay home! But I do enjoy time away from here and visits with friends and family. I just wish I didn't have to go through the recovery time when I return.

Laura
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