This is not a post about current events. It's not a post about politics. It's about health.
I have been ill for most of this month. I started feeling better Sunday afternoon, but I was worn out. Monday, I made an effort to get ready for work -- and ran out of energy. As in laying on the bed, dizzy, panting for breath, heart rater high and oxygen level low. After a rest and a nap, I managed a short expedition to the neighborhood grocer, which left me weak and shaking.
Yesterday, I moved with a little more speed, and still had had a couple of near-faints that convinced me to stay off the roads. I kept having night sweats, too, an experience I cannot recommend. But I kept telling myself it was just a failure of willpower.
Last night, no night sweats. I slept most of the afternoon and all of the night. I'm weak and clumsy, still coughing a little, but I can just about see normal from here. And I know that for the last two days, I was unsuccessfully trying to pretend I felt normal.
Maybe I can manage the trick today. Here goes -- hey, presto!
Update
6 months ago
5 comments:
Good luck. We need bloggers like you.
Don’t push too hard! I’ve learned every illness heals at its own pace and won’t be rushed.
Rest, adequate sleep, hydration, and gradual increase in physical activity can help alleviate tiredness after bronchitis. All your energy went to the fight. No external bruises, but plenty inside. Good to read you're on the mend.
And maybe chicken soup?
It's hard to recover when rest seems like a moral failing. Don't believe that.
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