Feeling under the weather

Oh joy. 2nd day of the year. I had such fitful sleep last night because i couldn't fall asleep, and i had a really bad back and hip. Getting out of bed was such a task, and part of didn't want to teach.

My back was being such a bitch, and i don't remember it being that painful in such a short period of time. I brought diclofenac in case i couldn't tolerate the back and hip pain.

It was such a chore teaching because i decided to do an exercise called "Fireworks", which are really just star jumps done consecutively. Only after doing it with them while shouting instructions did i realise how unfit i was. Jumping and prancing about while waiting for my last class proved that my stamina is totally rock bottom. Golly gosh.

I kept sneezing, alternating with periods of 'want-to-sneeze-but-can't-sneeze', which was quite amusing while i was teaching. Alas, i bought some Decolgen from the pharmacy during my break, as well as some Euculyptus oil to decongest my damn nose. I was aware that Decolgen had paracetamol, which i really ought to avoid if my liver's still bad. But sigh. What can i do? Maybe it'll take a hard lesson for me to take my liver seriously.

But seriously! I already avoid taking any medications and leave them as the last resort, but even so, the remedy would usually mean paracetamol as the solution(like in the case of a horrible headache). I avoid NSAIDs unless i need to relief the pain badly. I'm already actually quite paranoid, but it's due to the fact that i'm asymptomatic that gives me a false sign that everything's ok. Oh well. Sometimes i feel like i really don't give a damn about my body, after so much battering from the RA disease process. I think i can deal transaminitis better than i would for a big flare. Waiting patiently for my next rheumy follow-up. I have some petechiae going on on random spots on my body, but i don't think it's anything like thrombocytopenia.

Got home and applied Fastum gel on my back. See!!! I avoided diclofenac and applied topical ketoprofen! But obviously it isn't working for me; would applying topical diclo work? *sigh*

I hope my cold subsides soon; all thanks to Sam for passing the cold to me. For 5 years, i've never been down with a fever or been sick. The only thing that gets me is the common cold that comes and goes at most twice a year. Odd how this goes considering the meds i was on. Maybe RA is enough to fill my platter while i'm still a 'teen'. Which means maybe my time is up in like 6 months!