Ew, it’s sort of happening again... | Arthritis Information

 

Lemmie give you a quick back story -

When I worked at the daycare I would go go go go go Mon - Fri, then come Sat and Sun I would spend my days in bed, SICK AS A DOG. I got *everything* those kids had, it just never manifested itself fully until I slowed down. I got things that the doctors had never seen an ADULT get. I spent 2 years like this - and occasionally I'd get a good weekend where I only had a cold. Goodie.


Whelp........THIS TIME It seems that every time I get two days off in a row from work, I'm COMPLETELY down for the count. I took a 5 hour nap today. FIVE HOURS?!?!? what?!??! My feet are COMPLETELY asleep - and I've been UP for an hour now. My hand is HUGE I'm sore, I feel like I've been hit by a train. *sigh* This time around it's all RA crap that piles on me on my days off.

My question is WHY? Why does it only explode like this on my days off??

I WANT TO ENJOY MY TIME AWAY FROM WORK!!!! becaause adrenaline keeps you going on the days you workSo I guess the answer is simple - No more days off for you young lady!yep Katie,.......BETTER GET TO WORK!! LOLOMG. You two suck. LOL I *knew* someone was gonna suggest that.

And I bet you knew who would do it, too!

 

You know I love ya girl!  

OK maybe that didn't make sense....but  I knew what I was thinking. I think! lol

It is really stinky you feel bad when yo should have a little time to have some fun!!! I was like that when I worked. I think you sometimes push yourself so hard everyday to get up and go to work and do what you have to that the time a day rolls around you don't have to get up, your body won't!!! It's not much fun!!!It's just strange that I went through this at the daycare too. Only, I just got GENERALLY ill. I can't tell you how many weekends I spent praying to the porcelain gods. Or how many weekends I spent in the ER, with them just PUMPING me with fluids and antibiotics. Then I switched jobs to the hotel, and for the first year I was FINE. Well, the first 3 months I spent volunteering at the daycare, so I was still SORTA sick. Then I left the hotel to work at a Music store for about 7 months - that's when Justin got so sick he was practically living in the hospital, and he had to quit his job. He was like that from January to September, and as soon as he was back on his feet, my RA went THROUGH THE ROOF.


I know. I see the connections now. *sigh*

Come on monday the 16th....can we hurry this up please??
I know what you mean Katie - is there a connection between RA and adrenaline that anyone knows of?I would think adrenaline would have the power to over-ride ANYTHING. You've heard of people lifting CARS in moments of panic....why couldn't it over-ride the fatigue and stiffness etc etc?



Which makes me wonder....................how much adrenaline is needed for that to happen, and how much is TOO much for your body to handle? Does that seem like a silly way to treat it?!??!
This article "Adrenaline-induced immunological changes are altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis" states:

Joy39181.7165740741I don't do so well with medical terms.  Does that mean the adrenaline actually makes it WORSE???

I think the real difficulty comes with just stress and how each individual person deals with it.  My mother was always the type that if there was something very stressful going on, she was fine and could handle anything, but as soon as the stressful situation relaxed  a bit, she would get sick.

You have had a lot of stress with work lately, and it has taken a toll on your body.  You need some help in dealing with the stress, and I'm not being silly now, kiddo.  You need a release valve something that brings you to a place of calmness and peace.  Meditation and yoga work for some, hobbies, etc. - something that can totally block out the stressful things in your life.

Stress literally will kill you - and we can't have that!

I like to beat people.



Hahahaahahahahahahahahah I'm kidding!!!


I do need a stress release. The computer used to be it, but it's painful to sit here...sooo not so much now. Everything I can think of that I'd like to do, costs money. Cause the ONE THING that actually calms me, is kids. I sooooooooooo wanna be back at the daycare. :(
In this controlled study where they injected adreneline, yes.  We can't necessarily extrapolate this conclusion to naturally produced adrenaline.

From a less scientific point of view, we all know that stress makes RA worse, and stress can come from many sources (especially work!)

Here's an online quote about adrenaline and stress:
I'm telling you, if they would just let me beat the occasional customer, I'd be FINE. Hahahaha

Okay, so maybe I need to start actually TAKING my 15 min paid breaks.......I'll try it this week! PROMISE! :)
I dunno Katie.  I bet it is this adrenaline thing and when you are on your days off and are just lounging around...whammo bammo everything just hits you.  Man that really sucks.  I guess you do need to quit work lol.  So you can lounge like I do and we can talk all day online lol.I'm the kind that can go through tons of stress and then fall apart afterwards. That's what I think this last year has been about, the falling apart after months of stress trying to help my girl out, ending a relationship, etc. But the stress has not given up. It just has continued since I've quit working and am applying for disability. When I was working, I spent all my energy to be able to work and on the weekends would just collapse with all the effort.

Since I've quit working, I do feel like I am not in a constant flare. And, my Rheumy was always on me to cut my hours for years before I finally quit. In his opinion, work had a direct relationship to how bad my RA did. But there are other stressors now like no money and fighting the social agencies and figuring out how to survive until I get disability. I would go back to work if I could possibly, possibly manage it.

Just find what you love on those days off and do allow yourself to rest. Also, maybe you could find some kind of volunteer thing that allowed you some time with kids once a week. Yes, the exposure to germs is there, but the joy it brings counteracts a lot of that. I know how much you love kiddos.

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