Yesterday was quite a day. I had brecky with my parents, then passed out on the couch for an hour or so. I had taken a pain pill when I ate and I guess it hit me pretty hard. It's definitely true that these things build up in your system, because the more I took, the quicker the effect was. When I woke up I took a shower and my mother wanted me to try to walk outside. We went pretty close, just to the food store, but I felt really queasy and dizzy and was wiped out by they time we returned. I ate again because we thought that might help, and then I fell asleep for a few hours. In the interim they had left. I was woken up around 19.30 by the phone and thought that I should eat something. I tried to look at some menus online but still felt ill, so just had a little cantaloupe that was cut up. I tried to sit in the other room for a while but just felt horrid so came back to bed and eventually fell asleep, on and off, for the night. I am glad that I didn't go to work today because I would have been a wreck.
This morning I still felt horrible, even though it had been about 24 hours since I had taken a pain pill! I decided last night that no matter how much pain I was in I was just going to take Tylenol because I hated the haze I was in. After I took a shower this morning and still felt ill, I thought some fresh air might help, so went across the street to Starbucks, where they have outdoor seats (I brought my own cushion - and it was still pretty painful). I was out there for an hour or so and it seemed to help a little. Then it started raining - just my luck. So I came home, ordered some lunch, and made myself eat. Since then just been vegging on the couch, trying to sit on my bum, and feel less sick. I think some of the meds are finally leaving my body. I truly hate feeling like this, like I've no control over my body.
I have to say this is a pretty horrible recovery and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I can't begin to describe the pain. I have decided I am going to go to work tomorrow and am hoping to make it through the day, with just Tylenol - at least that's the goal. I am beyond bored. It's dull just sitting around with no company, so at least there I will (hopefully) have things to do. I am really bummed (no pun intended) that I will be missing the concert in the park tonight - it's perfect weather! Oh well. C'est la vie.
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24 June, 2008
01 October, 2007
Catch 22
I am going off of my mind! I am so bloody bored I could scream. The problem is anytime I try to move around more, my hands and hips and shoulders get very upset with me and start to complain in intense anger. There is no winning in this situation. I did cave and take another pain pill today, though it was the first time since Friday.
I had to go back to the dentist today for some work and he shot me up with three injections in my mouth! I am the queen of torture at this point. After we went to get my new specs and then I was dreading coming home so much I rang one of my close friends who happily had just gotten home, so we popped over there for a nice visit.
I took another magic pill last night and slept fairly decently. I have been having the most bizarre nightmares for the last few weeks, it must be all the stress and drugs. But at least I got some sleep so I won't complain.
My mother and I have been trying to suss out how I can do all sorts of 'little' things that you take for granted by myself, as next week I have to return to work and will not have her around to help. You don't realise how much it truly is the small basic things. For example, getting a sock on my right foot is a nightmare. Thankfully my mother found this sock aid pull on she had bought for my dad when he had hip replacement surgery and it seems to work. Washing and drying my lower legs is another difficult task. I finally sussed out how to get lotion on my lower right leg - with my left foot! I'm getting quite creative. Quite a learning experience for sure! I keep trying to do more and more myself without overdoing it at the same time. Opening doors though is one thing that is very difficult, so not sure how that is going to work. Oh well, onward and upward as they say.
I had to go back to the dentist today for some work and he shot me up with three injections in my mouth! I am the queen of torture at this point. After we went to get my new specs and then I was dreading coming home so much I rang one of my close friends who happily had just gotten home, so we popped over there for a nice visit.
I took another magic pill last night and slept fairly decently. I have been having the most bizarre nightmares for the last few weeks, it must be all the stress and drugs. But at least I got some sleep so I won't complain.
My mother and I have been trying to suss out how I can do all sorts of 'little' things that you take for granted by myself, as next week I have to return to work and will not have her around to help. You don't realise how much it truly is the small basic things. For example, getting a sock on my right foot is a nightmare. Thankfully my mother found this sock aid pull on she had bought for my dad when he had hip replacement surgery and it seems to work. Washing and drying my lower legs is another difficult task. I finally sussed out how to get lotion on my lower right leg - with my left foot! I'm getting quite creative. Quite a learning experience for sure! I keep trying to do more and more myself without overdoing it at the same time. Opening doors though is one thing that is very difficult, so not sure how that is going to work. Oh well, onward and upward as they say.
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