I’m feeling about a thousand percent better this week, so we might even see a little content generation around here. Stranger things have happened at sea, y’know.
Last week was just misery. Those of you who’ve been around TBGH for awhile are familiar with my ongoing insomnia. Long story short, I’m a morning person stuck in a night job. I’ve gotten so that I can get by on seven hours of sleep. I don’t like it, but I can do it. What was killing me last week was my reaction to the fluticasone; I’d get up feeling fairly OK, if a little tired, take my morning snort of meds, and within a half an hour I felt as if I hadn’t slept in about a week. Just completely drained of energy.
I had my annual check-up on Tuesday (turns out my prostate is right where it’s supposed to be), and I mentioned it to the doctor then. He said that it shouldn’t affect me that way, but to keep an eye on it. Well, by Thursday I was… if not suicidal, then not really in very good shape, let’s say. I called the doctor’s office, explained the situation, and got a new prescription. It’s not quite as effective in quieting my cough, I will say that. It works well enough, though, and I no longer feel like my head is gonna burst into flame if I have to make a life-or-death decision, like what I want for lunch. So that’s a bonus right there.
Also, apparently I’m a little vitamin B12 deficient. Nothing out of control, but it does need to be addressed. I began taking a supplement today, chalky little lumps of “cherry-flavored” nasty I’m supposed to stick under my tongue every day. Yay. Also, since alcohol interferes with the uptake of the vitamin, I’m gonna try drying out for awhile. Not that I’m some hand-over-fist boozer, mind you, but I am fond of a beverage or three after work. Well, that’s off the menu now, at least on weeknights. This will only be a good thing, of course, but old habits die hard. I am a little concerned that it might make falling asleep that much harder, but we’ll see what happens.