I just returned home from a trip-of-a-lifetime. A cruise of the Inside Passage of Alaska, followed by a land portion including Denali National Park and Fairbanks. Total of 12 days of travel. So very tired, but in awe of God's beautiful world. Traveled with my mom (age 77) and a friend (age 66), all in a balcony stateroom. Extended group of 26 people from a travel group my mom belongs to.
I took a shot of Simponi the morning I left, then started prednisone the next day, with blessings of rheumy. Had to take as high as 30mg/day to keep me going, but it was worth it to be able to abuse my body in so many ways.
Everything from sedate walking/gawking/photo-taking/shopping to whale-watching/hiking/glacier-watching/train-riding to zip-lining.
Today is first full day at home and I'm down to 20mg. Dropping 5mg/day on rheumy's orders and hope to be off this weekend. Back to work tomorrow. AND, I lost 2 pounds while I was gone!!!
Only bummer part--my mom had a cold early in the trip, which I caught. So far, it's not been bad, but I still have a little feeling of movement (like I'm still on the ship) and I got off last Saturday. Maybe ears are stopped up too much? If it's not better soon, may have to visit PCP. Now if I could just get used to the 3-hour time difference again. Traveling West is such a PITA.
