My Behemoth Flare

For the last couple of weeks I’ve had a deeper, ongoing pain that I’ve been treating with Prednisone, but it hasn’t done much to reduce the inflammation.
The previous two days I could sense something bad was brewing. Sunday morning I woke up and could hardly walk, even with my cane or my Nitro Rollator (the bright red 4-wheel one you push).
After eating, I went back to my Zecliner and napped until around 1 PM. The dogs were barking so loudly I hated to get up, but when I tried to stand, I almost didn’t make it. My feet felt like they were stuck in concrete — so cold, so heavy. The neuropathy hit the bottoms of my feet hard, and every bone in my feet hurt. The pain shot through my hips and straight up my spine to my damaged C3-C4 neck.
My entire back hurts, but the wide strip running from my right hip up my spine to my shoulders is indescribable. I already live with chronic pain from AS and a few other issues, but this was on another level.
I also have a stupid amount of electricity running through my body. When it exits through my toes and fingers, my fingertips get red and sore. I can’t pick up anything for very long or wear tighter shoes.
I normally live at about a 10 on the pain scale, so I know the difference — this felt like a 15. It’s not even winter, but this is the largest flare I’ve had, even compared to cold weather ones. I’m really not looking forward to the cold months ahead, since this 97-degree heat is already kicking my butt.