Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

It has been a long, long, long time since anyone had to cut my food. Sigh..

Chuck made his usual tasty breakfast this around lunchtime for hannah, him, and me.

Hannah and I went to the kitchen and brought our plated back to my room. A few minutes later I had to call Chuck into my room to cut my eggs and sliced tomato. The pain was tremendous trying to cut my food.

I should have known....while cutting through the butter with a knife (had softened) it felt like I was cutting thru a dried out thick piece of meat with a spoon.

Yesterday at church my hands began hurting about halfway through. I noticed it was difficult for me to turn pages of the bible and after sevices adding things to my plate during our little food party was very difficult. As we were leaving church a few folks shook my hand. It felt like my bones were being crushed. That hasn't happened in a long time.

Still...I felt fine in the "sickness" area. We did so many things througout the day. Went to eat out for supper, grocery shopped (me) and watched movies till 1am this morning. Pain was presesnt but, again, no "sick" feeling.

Today...I feel sick. My hands are very stiff and painful. Medicine has been hard to pick up with my fingers. Always a bad sign.

I am walking like the tin man...again. Sooo stiff and painful.

I am too tired to do my Monday laundry of washing rugs and shower curtins. I am too tired to move. My get up and go has got up and went...without me.

Debr (house-cleaner) is coming tomorrow and I hate to say it but she will be met with many dishes and quite a mess since I can't do what I usually have done everyday. Small things like having dishes done and things picked up.

She always does the heavy things but I keep all things picked up so this is odd for me. Oh well...if I can't pick up before tomorrow I will add on to her pay. I just wish I could do my part. She is very good at her job and I doubt would even mention the mess but I feel it is unfair for her to have to do extra without extra pay.

We bought oodles of baking supplies at grocery store yesterday. Everything imaginable for me to have on hand for cooking/baking. I guess because I was able to shop instead of just Chuck I went a littl nuts. Bless Chuck's heart he never said a word about the overflow of things certainly not needed. Maybe because I only get to go grocery shopping every few months.

I had plans of cooking a big hearty pot of Beef Stew, crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside Buttermilk Cornbread, and a pan of rich, creamy Peanut Butter Fudge. Still waiting for me...

I have to go in for my secnd ESI in the morning so maybe that will help with the RA symptoms as well as back. Hope so. Of course, I will be jacked up for few day afterward. But have xanax to even it out.

My piano should arrive in a few days and I am looking forward to it. Praying my hands get better and I can play it. Hannah will have lessons as well as I after it arrives.

I have been waiting for 10 years to get a piano. My heart is grateful.

Hugs to all

Bits, so sorry to hear that your inflammation is so bad. I'll keep you in my prayers. It has also been awhile for me, since Feb. When I'm doing good I always hope the bottom won't fall out the next moment. Ya know? What good loving helpers you have. If I have given up things it was worth the compassion my boys learned; how they helped, loved served, were at my side when I was at my worse. They could only learn it by living it. This to shall pass...and I hope it does quickly, and that the meds work well.

Blessing of healing, CLAP

Hi Bits, I hope you are feeling better. I can't stand when this happens to any of us. The mood swings it puts us in is bad enough. That type of depression we get from having the easy things stop again, over and over.

I had a decent enough day yesterday. So much so that I was in the mood to cook a dinner for the first time in 2 months. made a whole roast chicken with all the fixings. By the time it was done, the fluickies had set in and joints were aching. I got down a whole 4 bites of food and was to nauseous to eat. The whole dinner was put away and the dishes are still sitting here this morning waiting for body aches and joint pain to lessen up.

You know, we have to chose everyday things to do. Like you felt well enough to cook a nice meal. Anticipating how yummy things would taste and happy you could do this. Then your energy ran out and your lovely food didn't taste quite as good as it should have. And forget cleanup...by this time you are lucky to rinse one cup.

A sweet lady sitting across from me at our church lunch made the remark how much better food tastes when someone else makes it. I always felt that way. But, now, RA changes it a little bit for me. Such as I may not eat if someone else doesn't cook for me because of energy level and/or pain.

Hoping you find easement soon dear friend and appetite returns.

Hugs

I'm glad you are feeling better. I just finished the dishes and replaced all my bedding to the winter bedding. Electric blanket between the sheets. I have been so cold the last few nights and have put it off each day. I have yet to turn on the heat though as the days aren't cold enough yet and I am in no hurry for the gas bills. Pain meds have kicked in, and with the pattern I have been in the last month or so, I have till about 5 or 6pm, before I sart feeling really crappy again, so with the warm weather today, I will get outside and start storing perennials that can't stay out all winter. little bit each day and I will get it done. I so miss the days of just going nonstop with no repercussions.

I am going to use some of the chicken today to make chicken salad for sandwiches. Got a decent recipe for it?