Where did all my spoons go??

"But you don't look sick"...I get this quite frequently. I get ready and put makeup on like everyone else. Do I have to actually look sick to be sick? I want to paint a picture for you or help you understand more about Lupus. I could list a bunch of symptoms for you or bust out my auto immune system mumbo jumbo.
Let's try this instead...I woke up last Monday with intense pain in my right hand. Then it spread to my arm, shoulder and elbow. At the same time I felt it in my hips, knees and feet. I promise you this post isn't to complain lol. I thought I was getting the flu. My doctor said no infection or flu. So we summed it up to being lupus. I had been in remission since I was pregnant and it was awesome. It took me two full days to get a hold of my specialist. So I have been using Advil to deal with it. At the end of the day I feel like my body is on fire. With little sleep...life with me has not been a walk in the park. Someone once said "Just because I'm in pain doesn't mean I have to be one". I want to say it was Maya Angelou on an Oprah episode. I try so hard to remember this. I am not a perfect person nor will I ever claim to be. I know I can't possibly be the easiest person to be around when I'm not feeling well. I have so much love to those who must deal with me. This is something that I continuously work on. What can I say..I'm a work in progress.  I'm pretty sure you get that this is painful now. Still that isn't the picture I wanted to paint exactly ha-ha. I will finish rambling now and leave this link in hopes you will click it and read it. This story is written perfectly..I will leave you now with The Spoon Theory and a photo of my babes...

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/wpress/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

This picture gets me every time! More posts and pics to come