What is a “Flare Up?” A Flare Up for me means that my mind becomes more inflamed during certain times or events in my everyday life. At the moment, I am going through a Flare Up and I am just waiting for it to be over.
Just a few days ago, I got four teeth extracted from my mouth. They had to give me anesthesia in my right arm as an I-V. It has been two days since my procedure and the whole right side of my body has been twitching. My right eye keeps twitching, my right arm keeps twitching, and my right thigh/leg keeps twitching. The anesthesia has kind of made my intrusive and O.C.D. thoughts a little worse. I am currently trying to drink a lot of water to get the anesthesia out of my system, but I know it might take a little while.
I usually have Flare Ups at a “certain time of the month” and the intrusive thoughts, O.C.D., and even mood swings are hard to control. There is no amount of Ibuprofen that could possibly help me calm down during this time. I take Ibuprofen, C.B.D., and even Tylenol. None of which help me control my mind during this moment. This certain type of Flare Up, is not one I look forward to and it might be one of the worst ones I get during the year. The worst part is that it happens regularly and I have no control over when it happens. I can’t stop the Flare up or try to slow it down when it comes.
I know that the Flare Ups are going to happen, but I’m tired of them. I would really like to not have a reaction to my medications and certain moments in my life like this. Hopefully, IV-IG fixes these problems and it will get better. All I know, is that I won’t give up and I won’t stop pushing through this every day battle.
-Egypt