had a decent day yesterday. pain at a 4, brain fog clear. i thought, finally, i can do the grocery run and pharmacy.
did it all in a couple hours, felt fine while i was doing it. woke up this morning and the pain’s back to 6-7, brain is foggy, and i’m wondering if i miscalculated or if the flare was coming anyway. did the errands trigger it or was it just next in the cycle?
i know the pacing principle but how do you actually calculate the difference between a real good day window and the eye of the storm? how much activity is sustainable on a good pain day before you pay the price? does anyone else spend more time calculating whether they can do something than actually doing it?