This time of the year is the hardest on people like myself with a chronic illness which in turn has resulted in an auto immune system.

As previously put in another post I spent all christmas day and joking day I bed due to flu. After a few weeks thinking I was OK last week I came down with a coldifferent,  great another bug to fight was my first thought.

But it all changed after my regular 4 week blood work on Wednesday when my drs surgery rung Friday morning demanding that I come in that afternoon due to the results. This is the first time in 18months I have ever been called in regarding my blood work.

To cut a long story short what I thought was a common cold has resulted to actually having a chest infection. White blood cells, platelets and liver function higher that what they should be showed that I was not battling a common cold.

It is hard constantly battling winter bugs along with the soreness, aching and inflammation of body joints during these  cold winter months.

Well this winter bug does not seem to want to go away. Had over Christmas day and boxing day now it has come back with a vengeanc . That’s the one problem with an auto immune system you think that you have conquered any bug you get but deep down it lingers inside you until it’s ready to come back and drag you down.

The last few months I have been trying hard to change my diet and increase exercise to help me lose weight so that my joints are not put under so much pressure along with my body being healthier to fight off any bugs I catch. Changing the way you eat is hard for anyone as you know you would love to have food you love all the times but you also know that it isn’t always the right choice.

I use to have 2 to 3 slices of toast when I would do a fry up but after seeing online someone doing “Sweet Potato toast” i gave it a try. I do have to say even though it does take a while to do it is worth it. I use to feel terribly bloated after eating bread but having stopped for sweet potato I feel more comfortable after this sort of meal.

Well Happy New Year everyone. Sorry this has not been on sooner but during the Christmas period I was struck down with a horrible bug that resulted in being bed bound from Christmas day to the day after boxing day – not the nicest thing to have when you have a very active 2 year old around and you cannot enjoy the time with her and other family members. I have to give credit though to my husband who is always my rock in everything and understands when I’m not feeling on track it is harder for me to do daily tasks.

The other day I read an interesting article about psoriatic arthritis, I shared it on my Facebook which then resulted in my husband reading it and he commented on it being very interesting. It is true some people do not realise the daily struggles a sufferer in tails when living with a chronic illness that can flare up with no notice.

The Emotional Impact of Living with Psoriatic Arthritis