A WEEK LATER

Just a quick update on where things are. The second injection was a lot easier and I was a lot less nervous. Still a little hesitant at "the moment" but nothing major. I even felt this one a little and it didn't even hurt a bit. Just like a slight pinch or something. Honestly the needle is so short and thin it's no big deal. So that is no longer an issue. Officially over needling myself.

The issue right now is results. And I am still waiting on those! It's frustrating, I felt so much better when I started methotrexate and it got to a point about four weeks in when I almost felt back to normal. I then went skiing and did a run or two and my knees didn't feel very fresh. Not a huge flare, but not happy. And then I got deathly ill for two weeks. All the while my knees still didn't feel great.

Recently they flared up because I spent a few hours outside scrubbing my deck. Lots of bending and squatting and stuff. And that is the most fucked up they have been since starting treatment. So it's really not impact activities that flare them up, it is just use. Day to day bending and using of the joint. That deck scrub flare up was pretty bad for almost a week. It felt pretty much back to the point before I started treatment.

So here I am, a full ten weeks into treatment. And I would say my results have been "meh" at best. Now, I am at the point where I can function and walk around just fine. I can do day to day life and I'm mobile. So that's good. I really don't want to complain too much, a lot of people would kill for that. BUT, the goal is to basically put this crap into remission. And it should be possible. Assuming the diagnosis is correct. And I really hope I don't have to chase another rabbit.

Anyways, I've been trying to not do activities and let my knees recover. We just bumped up the dosage and that will take a couple weeks to really kick in. So I'm going to try to stay positive. However, right now, it's kind of a bummer. The weather is about to turn and I'd like to be able to go outside and do stuff to enjoy it.