Symptoms decrease when ill

I am currently sick. And as with every other time my body is fighting something else, the pain and stiffness is pretty much gone. I can move and bend like a regular person. It's wild. Anyone else get this?

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numputu

Busy immune system is busy, but not with you, with the invader. Once the invader has gone it'll get back to eating you.

The_Gecko [OP]

Oh trust me I know. I can always tell when I'm getting better because everything starts to hurt again.

numputu

Yeah, pretty common course of events in autoimmune disease.