Am I Sick Enough Yet?

The past couple of weeks has been crazzzzzy!

I have been very sick, too sick to write here even when I had the words running around in my head. Too sick to get otu of bed, and in soo much pain in my hands and feet it brought me to tears. I wanted to do a long (read: whiney) post about the utter pain and misery i was in. I had so much hate towards my old doctor for not treating me months ago when this flareup began. After years of fighting for a diagnosis i was so angry i had to fight for my treatment as well.

Dispite all this i did also have hope, the most preacious thing with chronic illness is hope. Mum and I had agreed tpo go to see the first doctor we saw about my problems 8 years ago, we knew he wouldn't stand around and do nothing if there was anything he could do. Had the appointment with him almost a week ago and he put me straight onto a short tapering course of cortisone (starting at 30mg down to 5mg).

I think i could have cried with relief for once, finally something was actually being done! I felt like i was not only being listened to but also taken seriously. The first 3 or 4 days of this treatment has been amazing. I have been out almost every day, sleeping better, my blood sugar control has improved (wierd but true, he has some other interesting theories there), i have been cleaning like a mad thing, and have been able to THINK again! I even go to have friends over a couple of times, and not needing naps during the day.

I may have been too optimistic, thinking "ooh at this rate i'll be able to make it to at least one of those parties this weekend!", but yesteday I drtopped down to 10mg with noticeable affects. Today I am in a major deal of pain, lower energy, and annoyingly hungry! I am starting to feel like I wont be going anywhere this weekend.

Another weird side note, i have found when i am very sick i become TERRIBLE with money!!! I couldn't wait to save up for an iPad so i asked mum and dad to help buy it for me so i could have it straight away, which isn't like me at all. Even now i feel 'wanty' but not sure what *for*....maybe snacks.....but all my money is gone right now....my brother beast and i have been having fun with my energy and going shopping :P

For this post I get 150points because i have been wanting to post all week! I guess you can have 10 points too :P