ow.

apparently my arthritis symptoms were improving even if I hadn't realized it. my fingers still feel a bit stiff a lot of the time, the "trigger finger" on my left ring finger comes and goes (biggest problem this causes: can't always type the letter 'X' reliably), but things hadn't particularly hurt even though I have not been taking painkillers. (glucosamine, yes. made some dietary changes, yes, but not even very strict ones.)

this morning I woke up and my fingers hurt halfway up my forearms, like I remember them doing back in the winter. it hadn't done that in weeks.

now I'm wondering what triggered it. I probably did overdo carbs/sugar yesterday (had a bagel for a snack and probably too many jellybeans, and then rice with dinner). but I was also feeling vaguely "off" all afternoon because of the uncomfortable heat in my office; is heat exposure or dehydration an arthritis trigger like cold is? is there something weird in spinach pie from the local coney island?

I should probably start a food/symptom diary or something. dammit.