body, and this is often the case with those of us with ra, expresses its opinion of my activities the next day or even the day after by giving me muscle and joint pain. add to that the changes in how we move through our day while away. i carry items i have not business lifting. i go up and down the stairs, i am not used to. i do a lot more movements (dancing at a wedding for instance) that my body is not accustomed to.
and then there is the lack of exercise.
when away, i often do not have access to a pool to do my exercises and trying 