Good morning, Celia! (@celia16)

It's Tuesday morning, and I'm feeling better. I recognize that 'better' is an adjustable term for those of us with PN. But I'm certainly feeling better than yesterday when I asked my question about the occasional worsening of shortness of breath. Yesterday, I was huffing and puffing more than usual, which worried me. Also, I woke up yesterday with an exceptionally achy back, an achiness that persisted all day. Is this a worsening of either my PN or sepsis, the sort of worsening others have experienced?

Or was yesterday a fluke? It may yet have been a worsening––a step in the wrong direction––but I'm inclined to think I did it to myself. Because of a sepsis foot wound, which is now 99.9% healed, the wound clinic doctor is encouraging me to practice going about in shoes (shoes + orthotic insoles, something I've been unable to do for 200+ days!). On Sunday, I 'practiced,' all right, but I'm afraid I overdid it. I put my shoes + orthotics on my surprised feet and walked (around the house) and walked and walked. That 'overdoing it' may have been the cause of yesterday's backache and general yucky feeling. At least, I'm hoping that was the cause: I did it to myself––which has been the story of my life. 🙂

I wish you, Celia, and all of us, a good, good day today.
Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)