Day Twelve: Will I ever feel better?
Posted by Rebecca Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:23:00 GMT
I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I’ve done what I can to take care of myself this semester…I’ve rested when I needed rest, relaxed and given myself permission to not be perfect, I’ve started exercising irregularly (which is better than before, when I wasn’t exercising at all) and I’ve worked hard to eat better, which overall has worked well save a few recent binges.
I’m on allergy medication to prevent myself from becoming needlessly sick, and my stomach is back to normal after a year of battling duodenitis and heartburn.
Yesterday though, my head and limbs started feeling heavy, I got a tiny sore throat and a pounding headache.
Lat night I was up until nearly 3 AM with a fever and I finally got up and set the A/C three degrees lower because the temperature in my apartment was ridiculous. My pillow and sheets were drenched with sweat and that kind of sleeping environment wasn’t pleasant to crawl back into.
I had to send another email message to my people at work and to my professor letting them know that yet again, I wouldn’t be in today. I’m out of sick days and have stated eating into my vacation time, which is depressing, but there it is.
This year has been plagued with fatigue and illness, and I’m very much ready for it to be over. Maybe next year will be better. I certainly hope so.