Under the Weather

Since I came home from hospital I have been on the go the whole time with hardly any time to myself and I think it has just been too much for me as I am really not feeling too great at the moment.

I came home two days before Christmas and since the day after Boxing day I have been going in to the Art shop where I help out, every day.  My boss never gets to have a break and with two small children and the school holidays she was dying to have some time off, so I stepped in to help out.  Everything has been fine though until the weekend when I really started to feel quite tired.  I have been battling with my sinus's as it is since I came home, as has my dad, but sinus washes have so far not cleared the problem.

Sunday, late afternoon I just felt that I needed to go and rest and after a few hours of sleeping with the oxygen I must say I felt better.  I went to work again yesterday, left early and came home absolutely exhausted having blown my nose constantly throughout the day.  I landed up going to bed fairly early and today slept till almost mid-day.  My throat is now scratchy and after eating breakfast at lunch time, went back to bed.  I don't think I would have got up in the first place if it hadn't been for the fact that Rolo was taking over my space in the bed!

Through all this though, everyone who knows I have recently been in hospital keeps telling me how well  I look and it's true, when I came home I was definitely much better with both my lung function improving and my weight - although now I think my weight gain was all water retention from the cortisone as now I am back home and no longer taking the cortisone, I have lost weight, which is a bit of a let down.  This too after I have been eating so much...grrrr!!!!!  I certainly did feel so much better, but to be honest at the moment if my smiling face tells you I am looking better, just know that inside I'm not feeling that way all the time.  Oh well hopefully I will have shaken off whatever is bothering me by the time I go for my next appointment on the 29th.  At least I won't have to go into the shop every day any more and I can continue to help out with stuff at home when they need me to do anything for them.

eating breakfast at midday

after breakfast and before I went back to bed

this is how Rolo took over my bed

afternoon nap

my bed is too small for Rolo and me, I had to go to my parents bed