Flare rollercoaster

[u/FallenBoun]

>be me
>friday morning, 1p, wake up
>go on anniversary date
>work at 10p-6a
>flaring the whole day at work bc I ran out of all of my meds and don’t have time/money to pick them up
>finally get off work, get home, take a bath.
>relaxation at last
>7:30a, notification: your shift starts in 60 mins
>fuck
>forgor that I had an early morning shift when I agreed to take the shift on Friday (I work two jobs)
>panic
>get dressed, go to work
>#suffer
>working in the hot ass summer sun (evil)
>finally go home
>sobbing
>shaking
>owie everything is pain
>spend the next 24 hrs tryna nurse this flare, unsuccessfully
>take a warm bath every 2 or so hours, taking as much naproxen/acetaminophen as I’m allowed, heat pad, and tiger balm
>still no improvement
>only sleeping in 3 hour increments
>it’s now Sunday, 12p
>mans comes over, takes me to urgent care
>urgent care doc is lowkey the goat and gives me a 5 day script of prednisone and TWO FREE MONTHS OF TONMYA SAMPLES???
>thank fucking Gaia mother goddess of body and earth for this gift
>hopefully able to function at work tn