Forgot an important component of "remission"
Hello,
In my previous post trying to characterize my "remission",
I forgot to talk about an important component. Sorry.
And, to me, it is major.
That is that I haven't had a flare serious enough to warrant taking
prednisone since 2002. That is the way I define remission as I consider
the whole picture.
Even though the everyday symptoms continue...joint pain, muscle aches,
sometimes parotiditis and rashes as well as
precarious energy level compromised by fatigue...
and I continue to take meds like plaquenil and synthroid,
I haven't needed to take pred.
Remission, again, very subjectively, is managing the symptoms rather
than having the symptoms manage and define me and my life.
Sometimes we simply do not have that choice. The illness is too big
But while my own autoimmune conditions remain quieter and smaller,
this is about as good as it gets! I realize that I am very lucky.
Hope this clarifies as bit.
Always with love (positive light and positive energies!), Cyrenatee