Dear Audy,
Sigh, it has been a rough week. On top of the hip flare that I was telling you about, my left ankle decided to get in on the action with some swelling and a whole new level of pain. The little cherry on top of that is that they have postponed my ketamine infusion that was scheduled for Monday, hopefully it will only be held off for a couple of days as I seem to just keep getting worse and worse...sigh.
To cheer myself up today, I have edited a little look at last weekend. My prince and I headed down to Hepburn Springs for some rest and relaxation. Hepburn is just over an hour out of Melbourne, in mineral springs country. There are a lot of B&B type places in the area and a smorgasbord of day spa location and treatments to choose from. We booked ourselves a room and a spa and massage for both days. The first spa was fantastic, at Hepburn Spa, we added pela mud, lavender and juniper to our mineral bath and just let the stress drain away. This, followed by a gentle massage of my troubled back muscles was just what I needed to help keep me sane and happy. A relaxing drive in the country to a nearby town rounded out Saturday's activities...so nice to be away from the city with all its people! On Sunday we visited the Daylesford market and Lavendula Lavender Farm, before indulging at The Body of Isle spa in a mineral bath with ginger and eucalyptus, as well as another massage! To finish we bobbed around for a while in an outside spa with spectacular views of the surrounding bush...I could so live there!
It was so nice to get away for a couple of nights and wake up to kookaburras instead of garbage trucks! As far as RSD is concerned, it can get a little frustrating away from home. Relaxing always helps the pain, but being away makes me want to run and play and do more than my body can. I would have liked to not have found myself thinking 'I'm not going to let this ruin my day' so frequently! Whenever you do anything with RSD, you will usually get extra pain afterward, so much so that it feels like punishment. My flares this week feel like I'm being punished for having a nice time! I know that's not really the case, but just wanted to point out how frustrating and ridiculous this condition can be.
You may have noticed me wishing in this clip...I'm wishing away RSD, not just for me but for everyone suffering out there...I think the rule where you don't tell your wishes is crap, how will the cosmos know what I want if I keep it inside my head??
You may have also noticed how incredibly dry the countryside is...paddocks and paddocks with no livestock or crops...drought makes me sad. Come on sky, rain a little on Oz would ya?
Love & Sweet Memories,
Caf
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