My #alwayssmiling ethos is a little wobbly today. No Snakes & Ladders trail race for me tomorrow. 😭😭 I have an itchy red post-prednisolone rash around my eyes, but worse, shooting sciatic pain is disabling my right glutes. I can barely walk. 😣 I broke my right lower back molar last week too and had it drilled out, filled and rebuilt yesterday. What a stressful experience! It wasn’t painful as such, but the tugging, the pushing, the high-pitched noise, the neck and mandibular joint strain traumatised my nervous system. It’s done and all good now but phew. 😅 So, I am feeling a bit glum. But, as I type this, I have half an eye on the Tour Down Under, watching a Movistar rider in the breakaway with a grated bloody left buttock and both arms bandaged. Ow! Cyclists are tough cookies. 💪😎🚲 And I saw Insta #ibdwarrior friend @lillythelegend taking her first painful steps post-ileostomy - you go girl! 💜💜💜 As perspective shrinks my troubles to inconvenience, I can focus on the positive: meditation and stretching done, four straight #alcoholfree days on the #28dayalcoholfreechallenge and physiotherapy booked for Monday. ✔✔✔
