Trading sleep for food (and vice versa), sleep for fun, sleep for work...
Carla
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Day 13: Minor Breakthrough?
I felt good today! I mean, actually good.
I woke up rested.
I got a lot done.
I was in a good mood.
I went for a brisk walk!
Who is this person?!
Let's hope there are more days like this to come!
Meanwhile, someone somewhere could find a reason to write a blues song about this, so here it is (after a bit of rambling of course, and my showing you my giant tub of unfinished song ideas):
Carla
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
http://www.facebook.com/carla
Monday, October 6, 2014
day 12: sleepathon!
Day 12 turned out to be "recover from day 11 day."
Whenever I see people running 5ks or marathons for lupus I think wow- the only way most lupus patients could participate would be if they changed it to a sleepathon. I'd have been a serious contender today.
Of course I do believe it's possible to get well enough to run a marathon (if I wanted to), but I am not there yet- that's for sure! But I'm working on it. And some days working on getting healthy means doing less.
I had a strange episode when I was 17 where for 3 days I kept falling asleep. On the couch, even behind the wheel. I was getting a normal night's rest, but I just kept falling asleep. After 3 days, it passed, and it never happened again. I will never know what that was about, but that is how I felt today.
My sophomore year of college, I was constantly falling asleep as well. On the couch in one of the classrooms (I think I slept through someone's entire music theory class on that couch), in the hallway with my books under my head. Sometime during my 2nd semester, my piano teacher asked me "We've been wondering- are you on drugs?" What?! We?!? The whole faculty is sitting around gossiping about me? I was, I'm sure, visibly shocked and offended, and assured him that was not the case. So then he suggested I get some multivitamins.
I had my wisdom teeth extracted right before that fall semester I don't think I've ever recovered from it. I've never been quite the same since. So once I'm feeling stronger, I'm going to look into possibly getting those pockets looked into and maybe filled in (where my wisdom used be). But no oral surgery right now. Right now, building health.
Whenever I see people running 5ks or marathons for lupus I think wow- the only way most lupus patients could participate would be if they changed it to a sleepathon. I'd have been a serious contender today.
Of course I do believe it's possible to get well enough to run a marathon (if I wanted to), but I am not there yet- that's for sure! But I'm working on it. And some days working on getting healthy means doing less.
I had a strange episode when I was 17 where for 3 days I kept falling asleep. On the couch, even behind the wheel. I was getting a normal night's rest, but I just kept falling asleep. After 3 days, it passed, and it never happened again. I will never know what that was about, but that is how I felt today.
My sophomore year of college, I was constantly falling asleep as well. On the couch in one of the classrooms (I think I slept through someone's entire music theory class on that couch), in the hallway with my books under my head. Sometime during my 2nd semester, my piano teacher asked me "We've been wondering- are you on drugs?" What?! We?!? The whole faculty is sitting around gossiping about me? I was, I'm sure, visibly shocked and offended, and assured him that was not the case. So then he suggested I get some multivitamins.
I had my wisdom teeth extracted right before that fall semester I don't think I've ever recovered from it. I've never been quite the same since. So once I'm feeling stronger, I'm going to look into possibly getting those pockets looked into and maybe filled in (where my wisdom used be). But no oral surgery right now. Right now, building health.
carla
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
http://www.facebook.com/carla
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Day 11: detox
Day 11 vlog- a cleanse day.
I am still pain free, as far as my (no longer) chronic shoulder pain.
I did have some of that passing joint stiffness that seems to go with detox.
I find on days with no food, I have to distract myself in order to take my mind off my hunger.
Today I assembled the stand and pedals, etc. and put our new electric piano together! I'm so excited to have a piano in the house, I think I played for 2-3 hours. Maybe that's why my hand are stiff...
I am still pain free, as far as my (no longer) chronic shoulder pain.
I did have some of that passing joint stiffness that seems to go with detox.
I find on days with no food, I have to distract myself in order to take my mind off my hunger.
Today I assembled the stand and pedals, etc. and put our new electric piano together! I'm so excited to have a piano in the house, I think I played for 2-3 hours. Maybe that's why my hand are stiff...
Carla
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Day 10: Tapering Off Drugs Carefully
Day 10! Still on the plan. Still pain-free!
And now, every so carefully, weaning off one of my prescriptions.
Carla
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
And now, every so carefully, weaning off one of my prescriptions.
Carla
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
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