Injection High

I sit here this morning, stiff and sore, waiting for 9:30am to roll around. At that time (if the doc is on time) sitting on an exam table getting ready to get a lovely cortisone shot in my right knee. I have a love hate relationship with steroids. They can take care of inflammation like no ones business and really make a person with arthritis (and many other inflammatory diseases) feel better….TEMPORARILY. Did you all catch that, temporary. While it’s going to allow me not to walk like a stiff robot, it’s going to do many other things to my body. This afternoon I will have a wonderful metal taste in my mouth for the next week. For the next 3-5 nights I will not be able to sleep. I will have a bright red face for the next couple days, and have people ask me if I have been burned in a tanning bed (I wish!). I will sweat like a pig. I will feel like I have taken speed and be on a huge high until I crash, hopefully the high lasts until Sunday, I have one busy Saturday this weekend! Cortisone is also bad for the bones, it makes them more and more fragile every time I get injected. I could keep going on but I don’t feel like going to webmd.com to research it to much, it’s too early for research shenanigans.

Due to me having a hard time being negative I need to turn this around. The two new supplements I started last week have taken care of my tummy issues!! I will be walking in the Arthritis Walk on Saturday with my friends and family (please pray that the weather will cooperate!). I turn 29 tomorrow!!! I get to celebrate turning 29 with my friends and family on Saturday and I cannot wait!!! Hence why I need this injection!

Well I better rap this post up. I feel bad as my hubby is cleaning up cat piss on our brand new carpet….ugh. WTF cat!!!!