It's Friday so that means no practice since there is only noon when I have to work. Both of my knees are swollen anyway so who cares. Two weeks ago I got a shot in my right knee, which helped the swelling a lot (wasn't perfect) but I could bend my heel almost all the way up to my butt, which made Urdva Dayurasana easier, as well as jumpthroughs/jumpbacks. I decided, in my hubris, to go for a 1.75mi run because I was feeling good that day. Well, the swelling in my right knee went way back up, but the swelling in my left went down so much in fact that I decided not to get another steroid shot in my left (on Thursday). I also decided not to take more prednisone because it made me crazy and more suicidal than I think I need to be at the moment. So I made a decision to write my own prescription.
So what that means going forward is that I have 4 more weeks on Methotrexate (MTX). And then I can switch to a TNF inhibitor like Humira or Enbrel, which I don't know how expensive that will be but we'll see.
In other news, I have to have another eye surgery because I have scar tissue on my left retina. I can't tell you how suicidal that made me on Wednesday and how much I almost broke down in the waiting room. It was a surprise. I knew my vision was decreasing but I had no idea as to why or what that would mean. I thought I'd be ok, and maybe I will, but it's a lot to deal with at this moment in my life.
After three months of being on the AIP, I'm incorporating nuts back into my diet, well actually legumes. I ate five peanuts today from a trail mix packet. If my knees go to hell tomorrow then I'll know why. To be honest, I'm not sure I have an AI disease. I think my troubles are coming from my house and I have to be out of there in 31 days, so we will see!
"If we are to heal, let it be glorious" -Warsan Shire
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