03/02/2011 09:26
Still here....
I haven't been on in a while for multiple reasons. First of all, I was sick for well over a month, still battling it, actually. IDK what is going on, but this is antibiotic and steroid round 3 and this respiratory crap still won't let go of me. I had a brief 2 weeks where I felt like a human, but then I got strep (hence the 3rd round of antibiotics), and back to the bronchitis on top of it! UGH!!! It can really stop now. I feel like I'm back in my 1st year in the ER. I think a lot of it is stress, but a big part is probably working in a new community and new bugs, so my immune system is going to have to get used to it.
On top of the sickness, I've developed a nasty case of tennis elbow that is putting a kink in my fitness plans, too. I got a steroid injection in it today, I swear it feels worse after the injection than it did before...I'm hoping that it calms the pain soon, because I'm tired of having my arm hurt to even pick up a bottle of water.
I'm not staying out of the gym, but I've not been going at it as hard as I would like. My diet has been so-so. I've been pretty bummed because I've been sick, in pain, and desperate to see some sunshine, so cabin fever is killing me. Combined with 2 months worth of steroids to get me breathing right again...which makes you hungry as a horse!...I've only lost 3 pounds since the January 5th. It sucks, but at least it's 3 pounds down. Thank God that I have been working out in spite of feeling like crap or my prednisone induced big appetite would be bulking me up like nobody's business!
SO....I'm starting to feel a little better, but I can't shake this stupid cough/wheeze thing. Tomorrow is my last prednisone dose. My orthopedist swears that my elbow will feel better by the weekend. I work the next 3 days. At least it's easy to keep on my diet when I work since I don't get time to eat. I went to the store to stock up on healthy things to cook and snack on. I'm planning on being back in the gym by Saturday.
Things have GOT to start evening out hopefully now that the weather is letting up...here's to plugging though and not giving up!
-Bethany