The Cost Of Over Doing It...

Today is short and bitter sweet. The title speaks for itself for those who have Behcet's.

I went to work yesterday, despite my body telling me to take it easy. I didn't listen. I wanted out of the house after being housebound for way too long!

Boy did I feel the consequences today. I woke up with a throbbing occipital migraine. Called in to work. Laid back down. Woke up 4 hours later with migraine gone but severe body aches in my knees, hips, hands, and ribs. This is the kind of pain that makes it hard to move. It feels like you've been working out or stretching every part of your body but the weird thing is you haven't been. I  couldn't even bend my knees. Now, how do you think going to the bathroom was? Not so easy...

My other favorite symptom of the day? Eye floaters...
I haven't had these friends visit me for a very long time. In fact, many months. I would say at least 3 months and I don't miss them. Not long after they came to visit me my vision decided to turn blurry. Needless to say my day was not very fun.

I did however take a 4 hour nap and this was after sleeping 12 hours last night. A bit much you think? Not nearly enough when you are so fatigued from this disease. I knew the risk of working yesterday and what it might bring today. The thing about this disease is you never quite know what it's going to bring each day. One day I might be OK to work the next day. Then there are days like today. Then there are days that are 100 times worse than today.

Whatever the risks, those of us with Behcet's sometimes take them knowing we will pay the cost of over doing it just to say we had a normal day in our lives every once in a great while.