Quote Originally Posted by carole View Post
Medusa i am sorry to hear you are in a bad flare up, they are so bad sometimes,the only thing that keeps me going is knowing that it will pass, and it does, it is when they last like two weeks, you feel you just about can take no more.
My flares last much longer than 2 weeks. This one is going on 3 months now. I'm no longer on strong pain killers b/c my body becomes accustomed to them too quickly and then they no longer work. The key for me is staying active. Working out may hurt a little while I'm doing it but I hurt much more if I don't do it. This is the most that I've ever talked about it b/c I believe that what you give your attention to grows. I refuse to talk about it if someone asks me other than to say "better and better". However, if I can help someone else by answering questions, then I'm all too happy to do so.