It was 2AM when I checked the time. First thing I noticed was the searing pain in my hands. “Why!?!? Just let me sleep!!!”

Yesterday, I began my day with 25mg of CBD, had 800mg of ibuprofen for lunch, took another 25mg of CBD and 50mg of tramadol at bedtime AND STILL WOKE FROM PAIN AND INFLAMMATION AT 2AM.

The tramadol/ibuprofen combo will work if I take it medicinally every 4 hours. But my God, who wants all that in their system? Not to mention the drowsiness.

I’ve been fairly inactive this month. Running has been too hard. I need to get moving though. Get on the stationary bike, walk, just get moving very, very gently until this flare up goes away.

Unless I’ve been building it. Do you think my running 12 miles a week and cross training one or two times a week was too much? Jeez. How gentle do I have to be!?!?

I’m angry. Flare-ups suck. And like my rheumatologist said, you never know when one is going to stick.

Well, stay healthy my friends. And keep kicking ass gently.