Felt human enough today to go visit my regular doctor for a follow-up...scored myself 9 visits with the PT people that are in the same building. (yay!) and then I went yarn shopping with my sister and then came home and took off with my dad's car (I'm not up to using the stick shift in my car yet) and went and got myself some Chinese food and rented a movie. (Sherlock Holmes)

Tomorrow, I think I'm going to actually use my gym membership and try to get out of the house. Even if I dont do much more than pedal on a recumbent bike for 10 minutes (I dont think I'm up to even the slowest speed of the treadmill), I'm going to just get out of the house and away from everyone for at least an hour.

Talked to my regular doctor today and told him that I thought this flare was stress induced. (mom's broken shoulder, and having waaaay too many people in the house making noise and not letting me sleep and just driving me nuts) and he told me to take advantage of the gym membership and go treadmill or swim or something just to get away from everyone. He said that the swimming would be good for me and it would get me away from everyone and I dont have to worry about tripping and falling in the pool (just have to worry about tripping while walking into the pool from the locker room)

I probably wont try swimming for a few more weeks. I'm still feeling shaky from the flare. I'm thinking some gentle peddling on a stationary bike is about my speed for now...and maybe walking out in the front of the house.

I made myself get up early this morning (11am). Didnt get much sleep...went to bed around 430am, but I think if I can try to get to bed before 2am tonight, then maybe I can get my brain back to a more normal sleeping schedule and might actually have the energy to exercise.

I was surprised to find out that I actually LOST weight over this flare! (the way I've been chowing down on everything in a steroid fueled frenzy, I never expected that)

Doctor still thinks that if I lost more weight, then maybe I might have an easier time of things. So, I guess I have to make a better attempt.