...hmm...is my room supposed to look like a set from the Twilight Zone? Ahh...steriods....somehow they just seem so antithetical to getting healthy. Yet, the swelling is almost gone and the rashes are greatly improving.
As for the rest of me, well, this stuff really messes with me and my body. Over the past three days I've experienced being blazing hot while at the same time feeling like I was freezing; when my body needs to sweat, I get hot prickleys all over the place; and my brain, let's just say that my husband and children and have much to laugh about and much to be concerned about. I've had mad deep-cleaning spurts and four-hour naps after being up for only an hour or two.
To answer questions to my previous post and in personal emails:
"Are you taking steroids?" Yes, I am on a steriod treatment and it will last just short of 21 days. I am currently on day five.
"When was the last time you had a serious reaction to poison ivy?" The last serious reaction I had to poison ivy was when I was sixteen years old. My family was driving to the library with the windows down and I came into contact with the oils in the wind. My face looked like a cauliflower head. My two biggest memories about that particular episode was that it happened the first week of school and this very short conversation between my stepbrother, his friend, and me:
friend: "Is that your sister?"
Brother: "yeah, she has a bad case of poison ivy -- it's keeping her out of school. She can barely see."
friend: "wow, she's blind? Dang, she looks downright scary!"
me: "I'm blind, not deaf!"
friend: "let's go!"
"What is your favorite show while you are being a 'veal'? What else do you watch?" My favorite rerun during this time has to be Adam-12...there's just something about that show that makes me smile. The stupidest show I've flipped into and then out of was a daytime talk show; and no, it wasn't Jerry Springer! I can say that I have been fascinated by Spanish TV -- some of their "historic" themed shows have me hooked and I don't even know what they are saying!
"Are you able to do anything productive?" Well, except for the couple of two-hour deep cleaning binges I've had over the past couple of days...no. I have been able to get my daily Bible studies in although I plan to do them over in a few weeks because I'm sure that I am missing much in my present state of mind. I've tried to read but that doesn't go well either, especially when I noticed I had read the same page three times and couldn't remember what I had read!
"How are you going to take care of your health if your immune system isn't working?" Well, for one, I won't go walking by the creek!! Actually, I will just continue to eat very healthily, drink lots of water, and once I am off the steriods I can begin taking probiotics to help begin to rebuild my system. For at least four weeks I am restricted from exercising because my body is unable to properly regulate its temperature but I will start back slowly as soon as I can. The rest, is up to God's plan. I can make the best choices possible but ultimately, God is in control of how long it will take for my system to be back to normal. He is also responsible for the long-term effects. The lists of side-effects (short and long term as well as permanent) is quite frightening. However, knowing that God is control of all those gives me great contentment!
"Have you done anything worthy of National Enquirer yet?" (smiling at my very funny friend!) Not unless you consider bawking like a chicken to make my girls laugh tabloid worthy! Can't you just see the headline: Woman on steriods doesn't talk -- she now bawks like a chicken!
"How are the girls doing?" The girls have done a very good job. Ginger made meatloaf all by herself and has made sure I had something to eat frequently so I wouldn't get sick. Gracelyn took it upon herself to check on me about every half hour to see if I need anything. The thing I am most proud that they have been doing, on their own, is getting their Bible studies in the morning without me there to get everything going. They get their Bibles out, read the passages, go through the questions and then do a review. Honestly, who cares about dinners, dishes, or clean clothes when at 9 and 8 years old they both understand the importance of daily Bible study!
So now I'm tired...who knew typing would be so tiring? On a final note, pretty funny actually, I told my mother-in-law yesterday that God has been having fun with me while I'm on steroids. Seriously, on Wednesday, day three of super doses we have severe weather hit our area. The type of severe weather that requires going to the closet under the stairs as the warning sirens go off three times in an hour period -- not prime conditions for steriod-ladened Stella!! Gary sent me to bed as soon as he knew the storms were over. Good thing, I was beginning to look for Auntie Em!
Y'all have a good weekend, hopefully I'll be back by Monday in some recognizable form!
As for the rest of me, well, this stuff really messes with me and my body. Over the past three days I've experienced being blazing hot while at the same time feeling like I was freezing; when my body needs to sweat, I get hot prickleys all over the place; and my brain, let's just say that my husband and children and have much to laugh about and much to be concerned about. I've had mad deep-cleaning spurts and four-hour naps after being up for only an hour or two.
To answer questions to my previous post and in personal emails:
"Are you taking steroids?" Yes, I am on a steriod treatment and it will last just short of 21 days. I am currently on day five.
"When was the last time you had a serious reaction to poison ivy?" The last serious reaction I had to poison ivy was when I was sixteen years old. My family was driving to the library with the windows down and I came into contact with the oils in the wind. My face looked like a cauliflower head. My two biggest memories about that particular episode was that it happened the first week of school and this very short conversation between my stepbrother, his friend, and me:
friend: "Is that your sister?"
Brother: "yeah, she has a bad case of poison ivy -- it's keeping her out of school. She can barely see."
friend: "wow, she's blind? Dang, she looks downright scary!"
me: "I'm blind, not deaf!"
friend: "let's go!"
"What is your favorite show while you are being a 'veal'? What else do you watch?" My favorite rerun during this time has to be Adam-12...there's just something about that show that makes me smile. The stupidest show I've flipped into and then out of was a daytime talk show; and no, it wasn't Jerry Springer! I can say that I have been fascinated by Spanish TV -- some of their "historic" themed shows have me hooked and I don't even know what they are saying!
"Are you able to do anything productive?" Well, except for the couple of two-hour deep cleaning binges I've had over the past couple of days...no. I have been able to get my daily Bible studies in although I plan to do them over in a few weeks because I'm sure that I am missing much in my present state of mind. I've tried to read but that doesn't go well either, especially when I noticed I had read the same page three times and couldn't remember what I had read!
"How are you going to take care of your health if your immune system isn't working?" Well, for one, I won't go walking by the creek!! Actually, I will just continue to eat very healthily, drink lots of water, and once I am off the steriods I can begin taking probiotics to help begin to rebuild my system. For at least four weeks I am restricted from exercising because my body is unable to properly regulate its temperature but I will start back slowly as soon as I can. The rest, is up to God's plan. I can make the best choices possible but ultimately, God is in control of how long it will take for my system to be back to normal. He is also responsible for the long-term effects. The lists of side-effects (short and long term as well as permanent) is quite frightening. However, knowing that God is control of all those gives me great contentment!
"Have you done anything worthy of National Enquirer yet?" (smiling at my very funny friend!) Not unless you consider bawking like a chicken to make my girls laugh tabloid worthy! Can't you just see the headline: Woman on steriods doesn't talk -- she now bawks like a chicken!
"How are the girls doing?" The girls have done a very good job. Ginger made meatloaf all by herself and has made sure I had something to eat frequently so I wouldn't get sick. Gracelyn took it upon herself to check on me about every half hour to see if I need anything. The thing I am most proud that they have been doing, on their own, is getting their Bible studies in the morning without me there to get everything going. They get their Bibles out, read the passages, go through the questions and then do a review. Honestly, who cares about dinners, dishes, or clean clothes when at 9 and 8 years old they both understand the importance of daily Bible study!
So now I'm tired...who knew typing would be so tiring? On a final note, pretty funny actually, I told my mother-in-law yesterday that God has been having fun with me while I'm on steroids. Seriously, on Wednesday, day three of super doses we have severe weather hit our area. The type of severe weather that requires going to the closet under the stairs as the warning sirens go off three times in an hour period -- not prime conditions for steriod-ladened Stella!! Gary sent me to bed as soon as he knew the storms were over. Good thing, I was beginning to look for Auntie Em!
Y'all have a good weekend, hopefully I'll be back by Monday in some recognizable form!
3 comments:
This sounds like scarey stuff, Revee. I am glad that you can find a little humor in all of it. I knew those girls would take good care of their mama.
I bet I can guess who made the "National Enquirer" comment. :-) Are her initials T.L.?
I will continue to pray for you. Take care. Love, Debbi
Revee you make me laugh!!! I am not laughing at your condition tho!!!! Goodness. And how did those girls get 8 and 9 years old? The medicine must have you confused....I'm talking about YOUR girls....the little ones...the babies! They cant be 8&9!! Get an Epi Pen!!! OK! Love ya & hope your feeling better!
Thinking of you today Revee! If I lived closeby..would try to help out-hang in there :^)
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