I’ve not been 100% since the beginning of the week, and though I seem to have managed to do plenty, when I look at my lists, I did spend a lot of time sleeping. I’d been a bit under the weather the week before and just thought this was my body catching up. However, I kept sleeping and started to have trouble sleeping, sometimes waking up in a fever. It was not quite time to seek medical assistance, but it was very close.
It can be very difficult, having been in hospital earlier last year I didn’t want to start panicking either. You can’t call an ambulance every time you feel poorly. I’m still a bit tired, but otherwise everything seems to be OK. If I continue to feel well I will do nothing. If I continue to be vaguely unwell, I will call the doctor. It’s very annoying not really having symptoms and not being able to call it anything.” Flu”, is good, “a virus” is good too, but “under he weather” and ” a general feeling of being unwell” are not so good.
Ah well, it’s old age and taking immunosuppressants. It’s just that I hadn’t though I’d be old so soon. My retirement, as envisaged until about ten years ago, was a lot of walking and sightseeing. The last few days, I have actually found it hard work walking round the house.
The good news (I always like to finish on a positive note) is that I really haven’t felt like eating for he last three days and am hoping that I am going to lose some weight. I’m hoping to continue that by working on lower portion sizes. I’m having porridge today, though I’m not particularly hungry – Julia thinks I need to eat, and porridge is healthy and I like it. Hopefully this will do me for today and she will stop banging on about me having to eat.
Breakfast – 3 fruits plus wheat
The pictures are Weetabix (or TESCO own brand Weetabix, to be accurate), not porridge, but it’s the closest I can get.
Wishing you luck sorting out age from illness, including depression. They can be hard to distinguish. Porridge was a good choice of breakfast under the circumstances. Hope you are feeling more chipper today.
Yes, much improved thank you.
Hopefully you are recovering
Feeling better every day thanks.
It gets progressively harder to distinguish between old age and illness. Mrs T went round for nearly two years thinking that she was getting old when really she was getting seriously ill. Don’t be afraid to see a doctor.
Mind you, a bit of sunshine would probably help us all to feel better.
Every word you say is true. The two problems are almost indistinguishable. Several days ago I had a good think whilst lying in bed and have decided to get to grips with sorting my health out. This includes seeing the doctor.
Probably a good decision.
So far it seems to be working, though it’s early days yet.
Hope you’re feeling better soon. XOXOXO
Yes, much better, thank you. A light diest and plenty of rest seem to be doing teht rick. They are not natural parts of my erratic lifestyle. 🙂
Hoping you’re feeling a little better
Feeling a lot better thanks It’s one of those times when the wisdom of age is telling me to rest and be sensible. IY seems to be working. 🙂
Rest is good
I am enjoying it, possibly a bit too much. 🙂