I just wanted to share an observation this week.
Have you seen the ad for Dupixent? Oh My Goodness!! I have never been so excited for a pharmaceutical ad in my life! First I love the fact that it shows how I feel on most days. The ivy climing up the feet, the ants on the hands and sweaters and blankets looking like catci. About the only thing they could have added was the bugs landing on arms and face. Either way, I called them and told them how pleased I was with the ad. If you haven’t seen it, please take a minute and find it on Google. I am going to talk to my doctor about this medication at my next visit. It is to treat underlying causes of dermatitus due to auto immune disorders. Unfortunately, I take other medications that would cause problems with it. I just find it exciting to see new medications that are finally addressing how some of us really feel.
Why did I bring this up?
Well, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays….etc. This is where life hits fast forward until we get past Valentines. I have seen it driving and have felt it on my skin. Honestly, my pain has been pretty good. It is the forever buggy feelings that annoy me when I am stressed. I spent most of this week feeling like I had flies crawling on my face, ants walking on my arms and mosquitos on my legs. Tell the doctor? I have in the past and I am usually told to stop stressing, do more yoga, drink more water and if I want, I can temporarily increase my steroid amount until the stressors pass. I don’t know about you, but the first three are “easier said than done” and the last one is just “bloat city” that then takes another 3 months to get the water weight off. So, I just deal with it. If it gets too bad, I reach for the OTC hydrocortisone cream.
What is causing this? Stress. Extra traffic when traveling to basic destinations. Trying to figure out gifts for hard to buy for people. Having to explain a 100 times why I can’t do evening events anymore. Then trying to deal with my family quirks and illnesses. Also, the fact that my body is just not reacting the way I want it to.
I have been doing my yoga every morning. I am eating anti-flammatory and continue to drink plenty of fluids. Like every flare, this too will pass. I see the doctor in January in case it does not pass.
As for which auto immune is acting up, I am going to guess that sjogrens or the the fibromyalgia.