PT background finally clicked for my own body. before any errand now I ask what the recovery cost is, same question I’d ask programming a client’s rest day after a heavy lift. target run tuesday: 40 min round trip, pushing a cart, reaching high shelves for the kid’s stuff. hands were done by hour two.
wednesday I couldn’t grip a pen for chart notes. thursday still stiff 50 min in the morning, longer than my usual 30-45. so I started logging errands like load management. type, duration, hand/joint status at 2hrs, 24hrs, 48hrs out.
plaquenil plus the biologic haven’t flattened that curve yet, three months in. CRP’s been boringly normal the entire time so my labs aren’t going to warn me before I overspend a day, I have to track the actual cost myself. anyone else quantifying this before they leave the house or is it still just vibes and hoping wednesday goes ok?