My second Thanksgiving with lupus came and went without a hitch, no thanks to the "miracle" medicines and more awareness that comes with getting a disease. Although these drugs do do miracles, miracles sometimes come with consequences and that is what happens to me. "chipmunk cheeks" come with steriods as well as increased hunger (though I do not have that anymore) and increased weight (again, do not have that anymore, have lost all of it)
Because I am down from 60 milligrams to 6, it has been a huge difference. If i had had Thanksgiving on 60 milligrams of steriods, my gosh, I do not want to think how much I would have eaten, and how much my body would not need.
My life seems to be going back to (sorta) normal and in a routine of some sort. My social life is back, now more than ever, and despite the ups and downs of life, I know I can get through this without laying on my death bed wishing for more pain medicine. God how I hate those memories. I wish sometimes I could just erase them.
But the devine complexes of life does not allow me to forget, and maybe for good reason, If I forgot, would I have learned as I know now, probably not.
Well, Happy (late) Thanksgiving everyone! And happy holidays!!!!
