The last couple weeks are a blur. They usually are for me this time of year. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems like a short anxiously awaited vacation. You are full of anticipation while waiting for it to occur. You plan to use your time wisely and get the most out of every moment. But, in the end, it speeds by and you are lucky if you remember to brush your teeth..or in my case...take your medication.
There have been no major changes with me. I have thought of little things I could write about, but none that would have been longer than a line or two..so I didn't. My appointments have been regular. I missed one appointment at UCSF when my nephews suprised me and showed up at my house at 11 pm on a Sunday night. One is a marine shipping off to Afghanistan this year and the other is a Sheriff in Colorado. It was such a great suprise, but I didn't take my bedtime pills on time, which is imperitive for test accuracy, and I couln't imagine driving to San Francisco on 3 1/2 hours sleep. So I called and cancelled. I'll admit, I still feel bad. I think I will be until I get to go back.
I still am fighting with insomnia. I am up now, at 4am, which is funny since I took a sleeping pill hours ago. So unless I can type sleeping..I don't think they are working.
I must say that overall I am doing really well. I still fight with some side effects of the medications, and pee constantly..but I feel somewhat normal a couple days a week. I met with a trainer and am trying to get on a strict schedule. As I have had so many surgeries and my stomach is filled with stitches, cuts and hernias, I want to take it slow and heal everything the right way. I am excited to rebuild my core and get my general stamina back. My first session is on Tuesday. I am sure I will be unable to move the following 3 days.
I hope to go back to UCSF in the next week. Hopefully then I will feel better that my kidneys are stable. Always reassuring to hear!
Hope you all had an amazing holiday and a safe New Years.
Catherine
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