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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / August 2007just need some cheese
i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply tanked to the point where even thinking about complaining about being tired feels like it takes too much effort (and i haven't done anything to warrant this level of fatigue). my older sister's shoulder/rotator cuff surgery went well and she's recovering nicely. spend the entire day with her, yesterday. my s-i-l recovered from her radiation pill treatment nicely--no trace of thyroid cancer now. unfortunately, she left here, while still on a month-long vacation, to attend just a weekend family gathering at a hotel in calif. she returned here (staying with her daughter near here), with a broken foot, broken rib and broken shoulder--fell in the hotel. what a rough year for that poor dear! had fun with my grandson, here for a month, who is now back in az. my double carport looks good, finally painted, thanks to my nephew. etc., etc., and more etc. . . . just demostrating how all the the bad stuff belongs to other people and the good stuff is mine; and of course, i'm grateful for the good stuff. it was a beautiful morning, is a beautiful day outside, and a squirrel is being comedian-cute outside my office slider, this very moment. i awoke at 5 this morning, with active spinal owies. so, i took a pain pill/tramadol and have been wiped out ever since i did. it's like the pill completely drained my energy for the entire day (which is impossible, because i've been taking it for years and have never had this reaction). and i know the pill's half-life should be well-passed by now, 4-6 hours after i took it; and i haven't taken another one, cuz i just can't get my brain to engage properly (you should see how many backspacing corrections i've been making as i write this.). and yes, my back is nagging a bit, but that's nothing new. i'm trying to figure out what in the heck hit me, to make me so fatigued today that i'm practically non-functional--meaning, totally non-functional for any and all practical matters/things. things i need to do and should do today, i just can't function well enough to do. having trouble focusing on anything, even this. and no, i don't have cfs. i literally want to lie my head down on the keyboard; but i'm fighting that impulse, cuz i'd type worse than my cat does if i did that and i wouldn't sleep anyway. i tried lying down, but can't seem to sleep; keep getting up. so, it must not be sleep that's needed. it feels like i did a pps "hitting the wall" thing, but i haven't done/overdone anything to hit the wall for. dang. somebody please hand me a piece of cheese, cuz i'm too tired to fix myself something to eat or to even slice off a piece of cheese for myself. i totally feel like a hypochondriac, who has no legitimate reason, that i can name, to feel this tired. hope it's ok to whine about being tired, when there's no reason to be. k > it feels like i did a pps "hitting the wall" thing, but i haven't > done/overdone anything to hit the wall for. dang. somebody please hand [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > k Sure its OK and all of us do it. I usually give myself a couple of days of this and fill that time with rest with no stressful periods if I can get them. I usually get me some of those under the tongue B 12 dots and go back to taking magnesium every day. I try to lay off the heavy meals (drives my wife nuts on what to cook). If it continues, its time for a blood test to see if all the counts are OK and my RD and I go Hhhhhm and if we do that together,,, we see who smiles first. He looses allot. Please work with your doctor if it continues. Harv > it feels like i did a pps "hitting the wall" thing, but i haven't > done/overdone anything to hit the wall for. dang. somebody please hand [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > k Sure its OK and all of us do it. I usually give myself a couple of days of this and fill that time with rest with no stressful periods if I can get them. I usually get me some of those under the tongue B 12 dots and go back to taking magnesium every day. I try to lay off the heavy meals (drives my wife nuts on what to cook). If it continues, its time for a blood test to see if all the counts are OK and my RD and I go Hhhhhm and if we do that together,,, we see who smiles first. He looses allot. Please work with your doctor if it continues. Harv thanks, guy! i decided to see if i could get in to see my doc right away. she had a 15 min. appmt. cancellation. result--i'm just a bit anemic. i should have known/guessed that! duhhhh . . . cuz it happens to me, every once in awhile, since i was an infant (i don't know if being a p.a. baby--needed a complete blood transfusion--has anything to do with it, though.) i haven't been anemic since butch was in the hospital icu and the blood mobile personnel sent me to my doctor while refusing to allow me to donate blood, which also happens once in awhile. (the blood bank bus was conveniently in the hospital parking lot.) that was 5 years ago, i think. but, i'm feeling better now. thanks, again, guy. kate >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > warrant > this level of fatigue). > hope it's ok to whine about being tired, when there's no reason to be. Better be OK cause lots of us do it. There is just something so discouraging about being wiped out without having anything to show for it. Two things I try to make myself do when I feel like that are to drink water and to get outside. Sitting outside doing nothing makes me feel better than sitting inside doing nothing. Hope you get a decent nights sleep and have a better tomorrow. Jo >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > warrant > this level of fatigue). > hope it's ok to whine about being tired, when there's no reason to be. Better be OK cause lots of us do it. There is just something so discouraging about being wiped out without having anything to show for it. Two things I try to make myself do when I feel like that are to drink water and to get outside. Sitting outside doing nothing makes me feel better than sitting inside doing nothing. Hope you get a decent nights sleep and have a better tomorrow. Jo thanks, jo. your soaking in the sunshine ritual really appeals to me.<smile> kate i'm slicing some cheese for you, kate. extra sharp cheddar to perk you up! i hope you get to bed early, sleep well, and wake up feeling much peppier tomorrow. just pack it in for today. some days are simply lost causes. hugs, diane It was explained to me years ago that overwhelming fatigue is part of my RA process. A few years ago I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy and that doctor suggested B12 shots since my blood was very low in it. Have been having the shots ever since and I can always tell when I need one because I feel just as you described. Three of my docs will give me the shot so I never have to wait too long. Just a thought that you might ask for a blood test to be sure your levels are high enough. I also take huge potassium pills twice a day because of taking lasix and if I forget to take them I will get hit with fatigue. Hope you can find a reason so you can search out a cure. Ann It was explained to me years ago that overwhelming fatigue is part of my RA process. A few years ago I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy and that doctor suggested B12 shots since my blood was very low in it. Have been having the shots ever since and I can always tell when I need one because I feel just as you described. Three of my docs will give me the shot so I never have to wait too long. Just a thought that you might ask for a blood test to be sure your levels are high enough. I also take huge potassium pills twice a day because of taking lasix and if I forget to take them I will get hit with fatigue. Hope you can find a reason so you can search out a cure. Ann thanks, ann. i don't have ra, but you were on track with the shot. did get one and i**n pills. honestly, i should have known what the problem was. i think the fact that the last episode was so long ago, it never occurred to me. i'm doing better, thank you. kate i'm slicing some cheese for you, kate. extra sharp cheddar to perk you up! i hope you get to bed early, sleep well, and wake up feeling much peppier tomorrow. just pack it in for today. some days are simply lost causes. hugs, diane it was definitely "a lost cause" day. btw, i love extra sharp cheddar! i'm feeling much better now. thank you, sweetie. kate Perfectly ok to whine about the tiredness. we often say how we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. ;-) I am tired just reading your post. LOL ;-) I wasn't here but sure feel like I got tired while you were doing all this stuff. ;-) I think the heat makes you more tired too. Also there is a virus going around that makes you tirer than usual. Just some thoughts that I had. but I think anyone would have been tired going thru all that you have and in such a short time too.  SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > k Like Squirrely said, hot, humid weather alone can really "zap" us! This whole week here in Ohio is supposed to be in the low 90's. I never feel as well when the temp is that high. It's been dry here too, so there are more allergans in the air. My skin always feels clammy at these times. Hope you regain some strength soon! Nanny > Perfectly ok to whine about the tiredness. we often say how we are sick > and tired of being sick and tired. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 80 lines] >> >> k Like Squirrely said, hot, humid weather alone can really "zap" us! This whole week here in Ohio is supposed to be in the low 90's. I never feel as well when the temp is that high. It's been dry here too, so there are more allergans in the air. My skin always feels clammy at these times. Hope you regain some strength soon! Nanny i think most people get a case of what i call "the slows" when the heat and humidity are high. anemia is definitely a different kind of zapped, though. all taken care of and feeling much better already. thanks, nanny! kate > Perfectly ok to whine about the tiredness. we often say how we are sick > and tired of being sick and tired. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 80 lines] >> >> k Perfectly ok to whine about the tiredness. we often say how we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. ;-) I am tired just reading your post. LOL ;-) I wasn't here but sure feel like I got tired while you were doing all this stuff. ;-) I think the heat makes you more tired too. Also there is a virus going around that makes you tirer than usual. Just some thoughts that I had. but I think anyone would have been tired going thru all that you have and in such a short time too. SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one LOL! dang. maybe i shouldn't write about how tired i am if it wears you out just reading about it.<giggling> fullplate/emotionally tired and the tired i was feeling are two different critters. or at least for me they seem to feel different. thanks, sweetie. kate >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > k Actually I was just joking with you about it. I have been really tired though but that is because I am sick again. Never a dull moment around here. ;-) SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one > LOL! dang. maybe i shouldn't write about how tired i am if it wears you > out just reading about it.<giggling> fullplate/emotionally tired and the > tired i was feeling are two different critters. or at least for me they > seem to feel different. thanks, sweetie. > > kate Kate, Lots of hugs and just go with it..don't fight it, cause it does no good at all... Sounds like you were hit with the Fibro Monster...or at least his brother... That is exactly what happens during a flare and it can hit with no apparent reason at all...Probably is RA doing its impersonation of FM..LOL... Like I said....don't fight it..your body is telling on you...for even thinking about having fun...REST...And tomorrow it should be better.. Cindy >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > k Kate, Lots of hugs and just go with it..don't fight it, cause it does no good at all... Sounds like you were hit with the Fibro Monster...or at least his brother... That is exactly what happens during a flare and it can hit with no apparent reason at all...Probably is RA doing its impersonation of FM..LOL... Like I said....don't fight it..your body is telling on you...for even thinking about having fun...REST...And tomorrow it should be better.. Cindy thank you for the hugs, hon. don't have ra or fibro. turned out to be another bout of anemia, which happens occassionally. i didn't have much choice in doing nothing.LOL it was all i could do to drive myself to my pc doc's office 5-minutes from here. went in, got treated and am doing much better already. amazing what a little shot and tiny pills will do. thanks again, cindy. kate >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > k Your body just wants pampering. A nice bubble bath, or hot shower, watch a movie or just do something nice for you. Rest. Unless you have a commitment you absolutely can't get out of, stay home for a few days and just pamper you. Lovin' you - DeeTee >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > k Your body just wants pampering. A nice bubble bath, or hot shower, watch a movie or just do something nice for you. Rest. Unless you have a commitment you absolutely can't get out of, stay home for a few days and just pamper you. Lovin' you - DeeTee LOL! sweetie, i didn't even have the energy to desire pampering. and i know you know how hedonistic i am--which is why i'm giggling, cuz you know how appealing you are about me pampering me. but i could barely get my butt to my pc's office and back, just 1 and 1/2 miles from here. again, i should have known it was another bout with anemia. but i took your advice and pampered myself after the shot and pills began to help. lovely laying about. not cuz i have to, but because i want to is what makes it lovely.<smile> thank you for loving me, deetee. i'm always/ever loving you, too, sweetie. kate >i feel like just saying, "whine, whine, whine." and "wah, wah, wah." and > letting it go at that--it's just how i feel. my energy level has simply [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > k |
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