osodecanela | I hate psoriatic arthritis…. (Reply)

After almost a decade in remission, I flared after taking the Covid Vaccine immediately after each dose. Unfortunately, while its gotten better, I haven’t gone back into remission even 8 months post my first dose & it’s getting old.

In comparison to others I know with this disease, I’m not that impaired. I’m generally well managed with Celebrex once daily and topical diclofenac for breakthrough flares. I’ve screwed up a handful of times and missed my daily Celecoxib and by 12 hours after I’ve missed the capsule, I am NOT a happy camper. Oddly this time around I’m having more trouble with tendonitises than discreet joint inflammation, particularly in my wrists and shoulders. Given the pandemic, I’m extremely grateful I’m not taking any of the biologics. Downing out my immune system is the last thing I need in the time of Covid.

I was fine when I went to bed last night. Well, almost fine. My right shoulder was a tad irritable, but nothing to write home about. I woke up at 5 AM with that shoulder on fire and no position I could find alleviated my discomfort. When either shoulder flares badly, lying down makes me more uncomfortable. After 15 minutes of shear misery I gave up, got up, went to medicate, & plopped my butt down into the easy chair in the sitting room. Two hours, a celecoxib, some topical diclofenac, & a couple of Tylenol later, and I think I can go back to sleep.