I was driving home from the compounding pharmacy this afternoon after picking up my prescription and I was noticing and appreciating how different the experience was from about 1 month ago before I started LDN. It was about the same time of day, I was weepy and wiped out, I was so tired that I elected to skip the highway and return home on surface streets...something I do if I don't feel like my reflexes are quick enough to do it safely.
And today I hopped on the highway, turned up the tunes and rocked out, sang along happily to the music, played the steering wheel drums...yeah, you get the picture...and I cried in gratitude. I feel good. I really do.
I am still getting really fatigued, and my body needs lots of rest. Need my naps, watching my heart rate. still feel some degree of muscle soreness and weakness, so I know I'm still sick. I haven't beaten the virus, and I'm not cured...but I'm better. So much better.
I've now been on the 3mg dose for 4 nights and I can see much improvement even from the 1.5mg dose. I'm thinking about going back to belly dance class...I think I wrote about it already, but I'm considering it seriously. I still won't be able to jump on a treadmill or do lots of exercise...but I can walk to class without have to stop and rest. :) I can study for a couple hours after work, and I can do 5 hours of massage again (although I'm not good for much after that)
I still need to get out of massage and move on, it's still wiping me out, that hasn't changed. But now I have the confidence that i can keep going, that i can get through school, that I can have the life that I want...mostly. I don't imagine I'll be backpacking up a mountain, nor becoming a professional dancer or athlete, and I'm ok with that. If I can get through my average day, if I can feel happy and confident of my ability to get through tomorrow. That's enough.
I have enough. :D
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