Keep calm and sit in front of the fan
Jul. 20th, 2013 05:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alee_grrlIt's actually cooler today than it was yesterday, which is a very good thing because our air conditioning broke yesterday. Now I've lived in places that were hot, and humid, without air conditioning, but damn having it is nice. We've done all the things that one can do, and are surviving just fine. It's just an annoyance. But hey, it does remind me of all the things I have to be grateful for.
I'm doing pretty well (very well actually, certainly much better than the past few weeks), which means it will be time for an increase of antibiotics soon. Had a bit of a bump in the road when I reacted very badly to one of the new medications that my PCP tried me on. She put me on Metformin to try to regulate my period and control my PCOS symptoms. Within a few days I noticed an increase in nausea and dizziness (particularly motion sickness issues, even when I was the driver and not the passenger). I figured it was due to the previous increase of antibiotics at first, because the antibiotic duo I'm on does cause slight increases in those symptoms. When it got worse I put it down to side-effects and after affects of a migraine. But it kept getting worse. Eventually it got to the point where I was so miserable that I could barely make it through the day at work, and then I came home and broke down into hysterically crying. I did at least decide to call my doctor that afternoon and schedule an appointment. By this point I had started suspecting the Metformin as the culprit. The next morning I was too dizzy to drive, and barely able to keep my breakfast down. I did not take the Metformin that day. By that afternoon I was starting to feel better. I saw my doctor the very next morning, and she confirmed that it was the Metformin. She gave me a very polite and kind scolding (informing me that I should call sooner and not wait until things were so bad next time). It was one of the politest and most understanding scolds I have ever gotten. That afternoon I felt immensely better. It was definitely one of those moments where I didn't realize how badly I had been feeling until I started feeling better. It was also a reminded to try to not let my brain weasels (specifically the "I can't be sick I will get fired" ones) make it so that I disassociate and tune out the symptoms until they are unbearable. I am very proud of myself for following my doctor's lead and being kind and understanding with myself (instead of beating myself up like I might have in the past).
I had enough spoons to get errands run after work yesterday (got my car inspected, got my hair cut and treated myself to dinner out). This is amazing since I normally have just enough energy left after work to come home and poke at dinner before going to bed at 9:00. I came home, took a cool shower after discovering the air conditioner was broken, went to bed about 9:30 (the basement was cool enough for sleeping, and the couch down there is comfy), and was able to get up early this morning to go run more errands. Finished the car inspection things (there were a couple of things that needed fixing to pass inspection though thankfully nothing major). Then I spent the rest of my morning at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles for my non-US based friends). I have switched my driver's license, car title and registration so that I am now officially a legal resident of Virginia. I am very proud of myself for getting this all done today. The DMV takes a lot of spoons. It's a lot of time standing in lines with others who would rather be anywhere else on their day off. I read fanfic, which was nice. Yay for my smartphone. :D Even more impressive was that I was able to manage a trip to Wegman's (the Disneyland of grocery stores--cool but over priced and over stimulating) for the tortilla's I can eat. Came home, took another cool shower, and have been sitting quietly in front of the fan since. Remarkably feeling okay, if a little tired. Which is wonderful, even if it means I will have to increase my antibiotics and continue the roller coaster of treatment soon. I will enjoy the moment rather than worry about what is to come. Today I feel good and that is awesome. Think I'll go watch a movie in the basement.
ETA: The a/c repair person will be by tomorrow morning. So it should not be too terribly long we will have to go without.
I'm doing pretty well (very well actually, certainly much better than the past few weeks), which means it will be time for an increase of antibiotics soon. Had a bit of a bump in the road when I reacted very badly to one of the new medications that my PCP tried me on. She put me on Metformin to try to regulate my period and control my PCOS symptoms. Within a few days I noticed an increase in nausea and dizziness (particularly motion sickness issues, even when I was the driver and not the passenger). I figured it was due to the previous increase of antibiotics at first, because the antibiotic duo I'm on does cause slight increases in those symptoms. When it got worse I put it down to side-effects and after affects of a migraine. But it kept getting worse. Eventually it got to the point where I was so miserable that I could barely make it through the day at work, and then I came home and broke down into hysterically crying. I did at least decide to call my doctor that afternoon and schedule an appointment. By this point I had started suspecting the Metformin as the culprit. The next morning I was too dizzy to drive, and barely able to keep my breakfast down. I did not take the Metformin that day. By that afternoon I was starting to feel better. I saw my doctor the very next morning, and she confirmed that it was the Metformin. She gave me a very polite and kind scolding (informing me that I should call sooner and not wait until things were so bad next time). It was one of the politest and most understanding scolds I have ever gotten. That afternoon I felt immensely better. It was definitely one of those moments where I didn't realize how badly I had been feeling until I started feeling better. It was also a reminded to try to not let my brain weasels (specifically the "I can't be sick I will get fired" ones) make it so that I disassociate and tune out the symptoms until they are unbearable. I am very proud of myself for following my doctor's lead and being kind and understanding with myself (instead of beating myself up like I might have in the past).
I had enough spoons to get errands run after work yesterday (got my car inspected, got my hair cut and treated myself to dinner out). This is amazing since I normally have just enough energy left after work to come home and poke at dinner before going to bed at 9:00. I came home, took a cool shower after discovering the air conditioner was broken, went to bed about 9:30 (the basement was cool enough for sleeping, and the couch down there is comfy), and was able to get up early this morning to go run more errands. Finished the car inspection things (there were a couple of things that needed fixing to pass inspection though thankfully nothing major). Then I spent the rest of my morning at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles for my non-US based friends). I have switched my driver's license, car title and registration so that I am now officially a legal resident of Virginia. I am very proud of myself for getting this all done today. The DMV takes a lot of spoons. It's a lot of time standing in lines with others who would rather be anywhere else on their day off. I read fanfic, which was nice. Yay for my smartphone. :D Even more impressive was that I was able to manage a trip to Wegman's (the Disneyland of grocery stores--cool but over priced and over stimulating) for the tortilla's I can eat. Came home, took another cool shower, and have been sitting quietly in front of the fan since. Remarkably feeling okay, if a little tired. Which is wonderful, even if it means I will have to increase my antibiotics and continue the roller coaster of treatment soon. I will enjoy the moment rather than worry about what is to come. Today I feel good and that is awesome. Think I'll go watch a movie in the basement.
ETA: The a/c repair person will be by tomorrow morning. So it should not be too terribly long we will have to go without.
