So, I was prescribed an injection therapy where I get two shots of vitamins intramuscularly every week. Now, remember, these shots feel like hot lead being shot into my body, and at first, they make me a little sick. I have to have these meds shipped to me, because they are manufactured in San Francisco, about 245 miles away from where I live. I had my injection therapy 3 weeks ago. The meds were ordered. I got a call at the end of that week saying that my insurance wouldn't go through. Therefore, I would have to pay up front and get reimbursed by my medical insurance company. I thought, "OK. I'll still have my medication by next week when I need to take my shot." The following week, I got a call saying that my payment didn't go through. This was an error on my bank's part, but it did delay my medication from arriving. I thought, "Oh well. I'll have to go one week without my meds, but I'll have them next week, and I'll get on track." The next week, I got a call saying that they would be shipping the medications out after Memorial Day. During all of this, I had become so tired that I would fall asleep sitting up. I actually fell asleep driving twice. Scary stuff! Plus, my body is so weak that I have difficulty working out, and I'm down to 114 pounds. I'm pretty sure that's the lightest I've been since I was about 10 years old. Thankfully, I had another appointment with my doctor this week. Again, my body was so low on nutrients that he wanted to hospitalize me. However, I can't take that kind of time off work right now since I no longer have any sick days. Dr. Gaddam gave me two shots and sent me on my way. Unfortunately, I had to drive 65 miles back home alone with my butt on fire from the molten lava he had shot into my ass cheek, I was sick from the initial reaction to the shot, and it takes about 12 hours for the medication to start to work, so I was super sleepy. I got home and went straight to bed. I slept the entire day, the entire night, and woke up slightly better the following morning. I felt horrible though. When I sleep like that, I feel like I'm letting people down. I was going to pick up my boyfriend's youngest from school that day to work on a project, but I couldn't get out of bed. I was going to work out with my daughter, but I had to reschedule. I didn't even fix my son dinner. Luckily, my wonderful mommy brought us food. I did wake up long enough to eat a couple of bites. Then back to dreamland I went.
OK. So, you get it now. Just because I'm in remission, doesn't mean that the battle isn't still raging. I am determined to get healthy again though! Putting on weight is incredibly difficult for me psychologically, but I'm working on it. I feel better today than I did yesterday and yesterday was better than the day before. My meds came in. So, there won't be any skipping my injections again. And I'm learning that ME time is the most important time. If I'm not taking care of me, I won't be here to take care of the ones I love.
I thought I would share some ideas with you about ME (Get it? My initials are M.E.) time. You should do this too no matter what your health goals are. You will feel fabulous, and you will appreciate your time with your family and friends so much more.
* Do something creative. I like to paint, draw, and make accessories.
* Read a good book.
* Take a couple of hours and sit by a river, a lake, or your pool. Just enjoy the outdoors.
* Go for a hike or a nature walk.
* Take an early morning or sunset stroll.
* Meditate.
* Go to the park and play on the equipment. (This is a great way to workout too). I like to take my grandson and go down the slides.
* Take a bubble bath by candle light.
* Take a nap with a snuggly blanket.
* Pet your dogs, or cat, or hamster, or whatever pet you happen to have.
* Go for a bike ride in the country.
I am committing to doing one of these things every week . . . just me, myself, and I. Add to this list and get going on your own journey to taking care of you and enjoying some ME time.