Work, Fatigue, and limits?

[Guest guest]

Hope everyone is doing well today. I just have a couple of questions

today. I am home on short term disability and and trying to learn

what living with RA and lupus means to me. Does everyone have

overwhelming fatigue? I get up in the morning, take a shower, then

lay back down. I get up, make the bed, and have to lay back down

again. It seems like I have to rest sooo much, I am exhausted. The

last 2 nights I have slept very well, but still I am so tired. Is

this normal? Also who still able to work and how long were those, who

are now on disability, able to work after they first started having

symptoms. Just onw more question. When my husband came home last

night he saw that I had made the bed, did one load of laundry, and

started dinner. He was proud of me even though I was so upset that I

physically wasn't able to do more like I used to. After dinner he

finished my chores, gave the kids there bath and let me rest. It

seems that he understand my limits better than I do. Has anyone else

experienced this? And is that even possible? Sorry for the long

post, and thanks for your time. Best wishes, Holly