Progress

After the past four days or so where I have felt absolutely yuck and not firing on all pistons/cylinders this morning I have felt more comfortable in my skin to what I have been doing.  My joints still ache but not as much as they did; I therefore think that the flare is receding.  However I also felt better in myself, brighter and livelier and I went through the motions of some self care and made myself look presentable before going off to the hospital. I must admit it did buck me up a bit.  When am at home tend to live in housework clothing as that is what I predominantly seem to do.  In my scruffs.  I need to look after myself a little better than I do at present.

 After a trip to the physio today, I have been elevated to the strength class to move the shoulder issues up a notch and to try and increase the strength in my arms.  Class commences next Monday afternoon and is meant to work in conjunction with the work that I have been doing.  It is to run for about five weeks, and if after that period I still need more input, then the class period will be extended.  Apparently there are a few weights involved! Gulp.  Never done anything with weights ever.  My movement range has increased with the help of the exercises although still a little below what is considered normal movement but not far off and so I am getting there.  Everything at times takes a bit more effort than other days, and some days are not as good as others.  One thing that has come out of all of this though is that I am now starting to realise that some of my automatic actions where I just get on with stuff are causing a reaction the following day; in other words am pushing things too much.  I am therefore now starting to fuse together what those actions are and whether there is another way around them.  Early days, but at least am getting somewhere.  I do not give in easily but I am not sure about weights.  Will give it a go and see how things work out.  Pansy Potter here we come.  All we can do in any one day is try our best at that particular time and also allow ourselves the time and space to heal.  Something that I am not very good at.

Today has been still too warm for me.  It keeps coming over as though it is going to pee down with rain. I believe that we are forecast a great deal of rain for tomorrow as well. 

Even though I have felt a lot brighter today, I have and am still taking things steady and doing what I need to do, gently and gradually.  

After being a very humid grey day with a few rain showers interspersed going into the early evening we are now getting the sun out.

We are just having a light salad for tea this evening, and some more Strawberries and cream to follow.

I still feel very tired and worn out, but will have an earlier night tonight and hopefully that will do the trick.  I can then start again fresh tomorrow and hopefully start to shift some stuff out of the way.

Here is hoping that you all have a lovely evening wherever you are.

Catch you soon.

Pattypan

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