Did I mention that rolling out of bed was an impossibility last week? Well, I went off Arcoxia after last Wednesday since I felt better after second dose of 120mg. I also did a session of acupuncture then.
But yesterday, the flare up came back and was at full force this morning when I (once again) could not roll out of bed. I had to succumb to sliding awkardly. Thank God my bed is high enough for me to slide and still be standing.
But! My RIGHT eye (how unusual because its usually my left eye) flared up yesterday morning as well.
How miserable I was yesterday with flare up on my spine, ribs (breathing was difficult) and right eye feeling pain and swollen. Good thing the eye doctor had given me some Pred Forte for standby for situations like this.
This morning, I was only able to take shallow breaths because my ribs are so inflammed and stiff that it is restricting the expansion of my lungs. Walking normally was also a challenge. A colleague even asked me if I was in pain today... I guess it had reached a point that it has become apparent to others.
I got me some Arcoxia 90mg - also known today as my "Happy Pills". It took more than an hour to take effect, but thank God it did! I'm walking normally now but still have some dull pains on my back and ribs. But at least it is manageable.
On the past weekend, I felt like I might be falling into a mental breakdown. As I prepared my Chinese herbal medication, I slid onto the kitchen floor and sat there tearing up from the physical pain, the tiredness, the exhaustion, emotional turmoil from a deeply personal matter that occurred a month ago, from the stresses at work. I sat there tearing, staring into space, stirring up my Chinese medication.
Which is why, although I was never a believer of taking the anti-inflammatory pills (Arcoxia), I felt the need to be free of pain, as I didn't think I could mentally manage the chronic pain plaguing me day after day.
