Excellent Answer Riceneuroni!!!
Don't let the Medical Community push you around, don't be passive and just go along with what they say, you MUST toughen up and be aggressive and ask questions and tell THEM what you want and when you need it, from Meds to Treatments!
Don't forget to document everything in a notebook and keep a file of all kinds of info, like printouts of relevant threads from here, etc.
Never use ice, never go out in the freezing cold without tons of protection, keep your affected hand or foot elevated, especially when it's swolen and sore....
And if your significant other, or close friend, tells you that you look terrible, or that your meds are making you zombieish/gaunt/shaky/high anxiety/depressed.....DON'T be in Denial and tell them it's not true and that you're fine....because as a caretaker myself, I can tell you that I can see clearly what is happening with Joey when he is oblivious to it!
Hope I helped!
~Ange~
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