I m Mortal

My rants & experiences while coping with my life, college, work , an autoimmune disease called Dermatomyositis & an eye disorder called Optic Nerve Atrophy

Sunday, June 03, 2012

And the DM is back !

Wow its been a long time since my last post. One of the prime reasons being that I was at an awesome place personally and professionally. No one would ever believe I have an auto immune disorder. I was working 12 hours a day sometimes, traveling for 2-3 hours and still managing time to spend time with family, friends after work. And so the days flew by..

It's been almost a month now.. DM is back ! Started off with CPK going over 1200. I was expecting some what high readings but it flew off the charts this time ! CPK and the liver enzymes.

So back to the docs. Currently I a have started homeopathy medicines again. If things don't work out for another month, guess need to get back on prednisone and the other stuff. For now, keeping my fingers crossed.

Work is going pretty good. They let me work from home for 2 weeks and now I am not even putting in 40 hours a week ! The funny part was, when the relapse took place I had my appraisals going on. Just got promoted ! Yay ! Hope they don't kick my a$$ for being lazy now. The work from home had to be done because my leave wasn't approved. There was a crisis meeting when I told them I had to either work from home or go on a vacation. My boss, her boss and her bosses boss !! Everyone had a meltdown and finally it was decided I had to work from home. I am going to throw a bouncer next week, when I am going to disclose they ought to give me leave for at least 7 days. Otherwise its going to be a bumpy ride ahead !!

Luckily I would have the bonus money and the salary raise to fall back upon. Ever since I took a home loan for my new apartment, I have to look before I leap !

Healthwise I am in a pretty bad shape. During the first week, had lot of joint pain. Then the muscle pain started, and its there ever since. Calcinosis on elbows isn't there, but those areas are very painful. Feels laborious when I walk. Hope things improve gradually. Hoping for the best for now. Also might look for a place of work near home. Those 2-3 hours traveling makes me gasp for air now !


Ciao n Peace.