Basketball Night

My former boyfriend, who is now my husband, used to always tag me along whenever he has a basketball game. He used to play seriously back in college and high school but now he just play for fun. A breather from his office life. Whenever he tags me along, I would wear my rubber shoes too and shoot hoops during their half time or break.
I haven't stepped in a basketball court since I was diagnosed, so that's for 2 and a half years now. But last Wednesday night, June 15, he tagged me along again.
I was very excited because I like playing and shooting basketball. This time we were with our fish club. So during their warm ups and half time, I was running, dribbling and trying to shoot some baskets. I really had a blast and it felt so liberating. But then I forgot one thing. This time around, i have lupus.
That night, my feet hurts awfully. I said maybe when I woke up the pain will be gone. So the following morning I awoke and the same intensity of pain is still throbbing at both my feet. I tried to get up and there they were, my two feet, staring back at me, swollen and painful.
So much for pretending things were the same as before. Its gonna be no longer the same unless they find a real cure for SLE.