Saturday, March 27, 2010

Day to Day with RSD


UGH!
That's my favorite word these days it seems. 
Life with RSD is so...so unplannable. 
I am exhausted because I have totally overdone it (life w RSD) the past few weeks.  I won't bore you but I am left with an incredibly weak feeling in legs and arms.  I don't want to do anything but sleep and sleep I do well! 
My hubs even did the dog walking today for me as I just didn't have the energy to do it myself. 
But, I know that tomorrow I must walk the dog with him for several reasons...the dogs...my legs...and me.  
The dogs do not like leaving me behind. and we got our dog (we  also have a foster dog at the moment) to keep me moving. 
My legs will not get better unless I walk some, more rest than needed and they will get worse! 
And me, I get lazier the more I sleep and not walk. 
You see, we RSDers (CRPSers also) walk a tightrope between doing too much and doing too little. 
I did too much and fell off of the tightrope.
It was a wonderful fall tho, doing things I needed to plus things I wanted to do, but they were just too close together for my tightrope walk! 
Now, if I do too little in my climb back up to the higher height tightrope, I will also fall and maybe not so softly the next time. 
Confusing?  Yes! 
Hard to find that balance?  You know it! 
Gotta go...too much typing and my hands start hurting!