Forgive the silence here over the last two weeks -- I've been bed-ridden. Actually, I've been couch-ridden. Very slowly I'm coming out of it, but the last week and a half has been perhaps the most difficult since I initially got sick years ago. And if it sounds like terrible fun to be stuck on the couch forced to watch movies for a while, I can tell you that after several days of being unable to do anything else, it leads to the worst kind of despair. I couldn't work, or return voice mails, or email. My muscles were exhausted, so climbing the stairs to look at my computer was a feat in itself. And don't even think about showering. (Sheesh. This is depressing.) I never want to watch TV again. And that's saying something.
I talked to my doctor again, and he said he was "very encouraged." (Hmmph.) He cut down one of my medications, and indicated that I need to lay low for the next three months -- no travel if I can avoid it, try not to completely overtax myself. It may take a year for me to really start feeling better, and I'm trying to process that as well.
This is probably more than you ever wanted to know about Lyme disease. I promise, we'll get back to Austen soon.
Please note, that I read scrolling down, so I didn't see the health update until I had already transmitted my previous comments. I kind of feel they will come across as unfeeling more than humorous. Oh well.I am glad that in the face of your feeling utterly awful, your physician remains hopeful about your recovery. It is easy for him/her to say that inasmuch as they don't have to drag themselves through the year feeling as you do.
Posted by: Miriam | June 20, 2006 at 09:38 AM
No worries! No offense taken.I do feel hope knowing that my doctor is encouraged, and I have to say, I think he's one of the best doctors ever. (I just wish I felt better...)
Posted by: Lori | June 21, 2006 at 11:06 AM