These should be available on the NHS! 2 weeks of relaxation in a warm country with such lovely, friendly and helpful people has done me the world of good. Found the long flights a bit tricky and felt a bit of a pain by getting in everybody's way whilst staying mobile but hey better than getting too stiff. We spent the first week sat on the beach and some not very taxing tourism, gentle swimming in a lovely warm sea and finishing off the day with a lovely curry. The only time I had a moment was when walking along the sand one evening and in so much pain had to sit down, it just spoilt a perfect romantic time but Dave was so understanding and thoughtful it was OK.
We left the end of the holiday totally flexible so if I felt up to it we could do some travelling. We were introduced to a friend of the owners of our guesthouse who did trips and booked a car and driver for 4 days so we could do what we wanted at my pace and no hassle. It seemed outrageously extravegant but well worth it. In comparison with what it would cost here it was a spit in the Indian Ocean really. So we started our trip the same day both of us got the runs! But even that was OK because we could stop when we needed to and we were both so relaxed and enjoying ourselves it just seemed like a bit of a niggle. Although I did have a moment in the middle of the night when I started to think my body was in a conspiracy to stop us from having a good time!
Most interstingly because I didn't eat anything of note for 4 days I didn't think it was a good idea to throw a load of drugs down my throat on an empty stomach. I was feeling so well anyway and so little pain and inflammation that it seemed like the only thing to do. So I didn't take the MTX, any pain relief or anti-inflammatories for over a week and it seemed to make no difference at all. But then come back, start getting back into the daily grind and wham, give me the drugs!
So, live in a warm place, don't work, become a Buddhist and everything will be fine!
Just been catching up on everybody's posts over the last fortnight and hope that both Lorna and Lyn are fairing a bit better now, my thoughts are with you both and everybody else who hasn't managed to have such a brilliant couple of weeks as me. I feel very privileged to have been able to do what I've done and the lovely accepting attitudes of the Sri Lankan people who have had to cope with the recent floods, the tsunami and endless, grinding poverty has made me feel very humble.
Take care all
Sara
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