So not my favorite symptom! | Arthritis Information

So, yesterday was a bad all stiff day. I was stiff from the time I woke up until the time I took my first half darvocet around midnight.

I am telling you... stiffness is my less favorite symptom of this disease. I can handle pain, I can handle everything else, except the "broken bone" pain.... but the stiffness for me is horrid!

If I have stiffness, it stays around it does not get better with movement, it gets worse! And the pain that comes along with the stiffness, when trying to work out the stiffness, is by far the most annoying pain to me.

I went to wal-mart last night, we needed soap, and I know the people greeter in the wheelchair was thinking I was a loon or something. Because the day before I was in there we went thru on his side and he greeted us, I was walking ok just a limp and not bending right knee good. Then last night went in and I was in slow motion, all hunched over and looking like I was about to croak at any moment. He was looking kinda weird at me. So, I know he noticed. I wonder what he thinks when he sees me come in and I am "normal" and then a day later he sees me I can hardly keep up or even walk?

Maybe he thinks I have a twin who is married to my hubby too and has the same kids

But all I could think about was the pain I was experiencing from moving the joints while stiff. It did not even get better as I walked thru the store, I actually got even slower in movement. I felt like I was turning into a statue. I did feel better when I sat down.

I hate it when I get to thinking... "I wonder if I will make it to the car?" 10 mins later -- Yep, I made it to the car.

It is the pits!

I guess my body is back to attacking my joints again. I guess that is better then it being preoccupied with my heart. Can't live without a heart, but can live without joints.
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