The skies are clearing
May. 6th, 2016 22:49![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillI think I'm on the other side of my recent health downturn.
I've had my Lupron shot (Tuesday, about three and a half days ago) and after some initial wobbles and severe mood swings, I seem to be okay. I'm noticing that my sandpaper quotient is a bit higher, particularly with auditory or visual irritants, but that's about it right now. I'm still waking up with cramps and slight queasiness, so I'm keeping up with my aromatase inhibitor for the time being.
Dr. J did a tremendous job of dealing with my inflammation on Wednesday; with the hot tub out of action indefinitely ($1800-$2300 worth of repairs, sigh) and a flare that had outstripped what anti-inflammatories I have available, bodywork was my only recourse. It gave back a tremendous amount of mental clarity and energy; while I know that pain exhausts me, I'd forgotten how it shortens my attention span as well. My mental horizon certainly contracts. I backslid slightly afterward -- I had to stretch for 45 minutes on Thursday morning to become functional -- but Akien just did some very thorough adjustments and muscle massage which should keep the momentum up on the upward spiral.
I'm sleeping very, very deeply and eating more; I feel tired but not exhausted. I think it's due to repairs after the physical stress of the last several weeks. I'm glad my body feels capable of tackling the backlog. My temperature is occasionally wonky, but it seems to clear up if I eat, which says my body is shunting the calories necessary for regulation elsewhere.
My vision is very clear most of the time, to the point where I can almost blame all of my problems on the vagaries of contact lenses. I'm reading more, and while it's occasionally not effortless, it doesn't hit the point of being so difficult as to make it unenjoyable. Driving has once again become automatic. I can see small, distinct features (I had no issue reading the tiny engraved characters on the lenses of Akien's glasses tonight). Colors and contrast are all that they should be, and pattern recognition is rarely difficult.
So, on the whole, I think I'm finally getting a handle on enough of the factors that have been affecting my health that I'm getting back to a reasonable quality of life. I just have to keep away from exposures and do self-care so that it continues to improve, and wait for the hormone pathways to finally settle down. I think I can probably manage that.
I've had my Lupron shot (Tuesday, about three and a half days ago) and after some initial wobbles and severe mood swings, I seem to be okay. I'm noticing that my sandpaper quotient is a bit higher, particularly with auditory or visual irritants, but that's about it right now. I'm still waking up with cramps and slight queasiness, so I'm keeping up with my aromatase inhibitor for the time being.
Dr. J did a tremendous job of dealing with my inflammation on Wednesday; with the hot tub out of action indefinitely ($1800-$2300 worth of repairs, sigh) and a flare that had outstripped what anti-inflammatories I have available, bodywork was my only recourse. It gave back a tremendous amount of mental clarity and energy; while I know that pain exhausts me, I'd forgotten how it shortens my attention span as well. My mental horizon certainly contracts. I backslid slightly afterward -- I had to stretch for 45 minutes on Thursday morning to become functional -- but Akien just did some very thorough adjustments and muscle massage which should keep the momentum up on the upward spiral.
I'm sleeping very, very deeply and eating more; I feel tired but not exhausted. I think it's due to repairs after the physical stress of the last several weeks. I'm glad my body feels capable of tackling the backlog. My temperature is occasionally wonky, but it seems to clear up if I eat, which says my body is shunting the calories necessary for regulation elsewhere.
My vision is very clear most of the time, to the point where I can almost blame all of my problems on the vagaries of contact lenses. I'm reading more, and while it's occasionally not effortless, it doesn't hit the point of being so difficult as to make it unenjoyable. Driving has once again become automatic. I can see small, distinct features (I had no issue reading the tiny engraved characters on the lenses of Akien's glasses tonight). Colors and contrast are all that they should be, and pattern recognition is rarely difficult.
So, on the whole, I think I'm finally getting a handle on enough of the factors that have been affecting my health that I'm getting back to a reasonable quality of life. I just have to keep away from exposures and do self-care so that it continues to improve, and wait for the hormone pathways to finally settle down. I think I can probably manage that.
