Chapter 2: the book addict rejoins the world

Wow Jaq, those were so moving! Such beautiful tributes to something so hideous, makes you stop and look and think.

How are you today?

He is an amazing artist. I'm looking forward to seeing it myself rather than photos this year.

I'm ok, I was stiff when I woke up but a hot shower has helped that massively

Are you going to chase up that appointment?

I'm feeling a lot better today. The rheumy nurse told me the phone number was for flares and I'm not flaring. Or this isn't a flare in my understanding of it anyway. My CRP level is in the low-mid teens so it's classed as minimal active disease.

But you are having more symptoms, which means a flare....

Have shared lots of photos of the Minster and the exhibition on fb

What do you consider a flare?

Pain and swelling. What caused me to seek out treatment in the first place. My consultant has never seemed to be concerned about stiffness

But you do get pain, all the time

I would say it's more discomfort than pain, a throbbing ache more than anything. I sometimes wonder if I have a high pain tolerance as fracturing my wrist didn't really hurt that much...