| Week 10 |
| This is week 10 of 48--day 58 of 336. It has been a long time since I looked in the mirror and cared what I look like. I woke up today caring. Egads! |
| I look awful. I need to do something with my hair. I need to buy hairspray. I need to get some makeup on. I hope today is a turning point and not just a teaser. And bless Lee, he just keeps telling me I look great and that he loves me just the way I am. |
| Spent most of this week REAL sick. I had a period (sorry if it offends you, but it's been 7 years). I am so dizzy. I am so depressed. I am really struggling this week with whether or not I am going to be able to continue to work. This has been the worst week yet. I hurt all the time like I have the flu. Okay, cankers healed, I still have hair (it's getting real grey, but I still have it), my teeth have quit bleeding, things are going a little better. The bad news is I am dizzy, real dizzy, I am weak and tired, I have pimples on my face again. I am depressed. But, right now I do not hurt. Got all my Christmas shopping done. Still don't dare drive so I am at the mercy of anyone who will take me out. Had a great Christmas, Tacos Christmas Eve and then after opening presents Christmas morning slept ALL DAY. Woke up at 5:00 p.m. had dinner went back to bed at 8:00 slept all night. |
| Week 11 |
| Hell week. Best part of this week was a visit from my family. Missed several days of work, had bad nausea, felt too tired to write in journal. |
| Week 12 |
| Had to adjust my work hours. I leave at 1:00 on Friday now so when I get really sick, I won't be at work. I don't feel in control of my life right now. So, here is the count down of symptoms. --Headache on Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Take Tylenol during day Tylenol PM at night. Imitrex when it is a migrain. --Nausea all the time. Doctor gave me nausea medicine that works, but makes me sleepy and jittery until I fall asleep. --Body ache off and on all week, Tylenol. --Trouble focusing my thoughts, sometimes extreme problem, deal with it. --Noise sensitive, go in bedroom and close door. |
| On Friday this week, I got sick at work after taking the shot in the morning. By 4:00, I was unable to stand up. I had chills so bad that Lee had to wrap me in blankets and put the heating pad on me. This week doctor told us viral level is almost zero and we now have to sustain that level through September, so now, it is only the medicine making me sick. |
| --Constant soar throat and cankers in mouth, use Swish and Swallow to control.. --Depressed, deal with it. --Tired, take a nap. --Unmotivated, talk to Lee about our plans when this is over. --Easily irritated, keep my mouth shut --Pissed off in general. |
| Week 13 |
| My week actually starts on Friday. Last Friday I took the shot and at the usual hour my body rebelled. Chills, muscle ache, brain shutdown, fatigue. I slept all afternoon and evening getting up only to eat dinner. Saturday, slept until late afternoon. Sat on couch in front of TV the remainder of the day, too weak to even crochet. Sunday, slept until noon, was able to do a little work on the computer, crocheted a little. Went to bed at 8:00, slept through the night. Monday, felt good, head clear, able to work all day, stayed up until 9:00 p.m. Slept through the night. Tuesday, felt good, head clear. Wednesday felt good. Thursday, started to go downhill around 2:00 p.m. |
| Week 14 |
| Friday, called in sick. Could not get clear head all day. Slept about 10 hours during day and all night. Saturday, sick as a dog. Chills, aches, headache, cankers, nausea, slept most of day and all night. Sunday, sick all day, Lee took me for a drive in the afternoon. It wore me out. |
| Monday, got up feeling good, went to Walmart with Lee, got sick while I was there, Lee had to take me to the emergency room. Bladder infection, antibiotics okay to take. Tuesday, went to work feeling lousy, felt better by afternoon. Did not sleep Tuesday night fell asleep about 3:30 a.m., got up at 6:00. Wednesday, felt pretty good. starting getting tired around 2:00. |
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| Week 15 |