I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
Tell doc that you will take a sputum specimen to the lab, OK. He/she doesn't need to see you, but this needs a culture.
Please do that. Almost kind of worried you got a case of walking pneumonia or something you are missing. Are you able to go uphill without shortness of breath?
That tired thing? That was how I missed my own walking pneumonia 30 years ago when we moved. I could barely make it up the stair and finally got the xray.
Please follow up; I am worried about thick orange. Truly.
I agree it's helpful to give the tough truth to those who are stuck in their emotions and trying to be overly self-sacrificing in a bad situation. Don't volunteer for martyrdom! It never ends well. lol There has to be a self-preservation limit in caregiving and people struggle with being objective and sensible when emotions are involved. However, in the case of being sexually targeted by a parent, dementia or not, the only course of action is to remove yourself from the situation, at least until fixations subside or can be managed through medication. It's hard enough for paid professionals to deal with that kind of thing. For a child, there's NO WAY that situation won't cause you trauma feelings. Unacceptable.
You sound like a wonderful writer. I'm envious. I struggle with it because these are not essays where I can pick an area of interest like you can with a thesis. That would be fun, at least at times. lol Everything I write is compiling and regurgitating research within a narrow directive. It gets old. And I'm writing several pages a week on top of one 10-page larger paper a month. It's a lot of writing! I did get to experience brick-and-mortar library research methods 20 years ago, including microfiche and all those fun - if much slower and tedious - research methods. I use AI often (Google Bard) to get another perspective on topics. Supposedly my school can check for AI plagiarism, as well as plagiarism from other online sources. I never plagiarize, of course, but we all borrow good ideas from different places. AI is no different in that regard.
I definitely have an infection. Dark orange is the color this time around. lol I called my doc and they don't have any openings so I'm kind of stuck there. It occurred to me that Sudafed plus Emergen-C makes me jittery and shaky. Pseudoephedrine plus B vitamins. Airborne doesn't add B vitamins to their immune-boost formula so I'm switching to that one exclusively. That's part of what's dragging my emotions around lately, I'm sure. Thanks so much for the supportive words. I cannot WAIT until this funk is over.
Way is right about sinusitis. If not an infection and doc thinks antibiotics not the answer, it is like bronchitis and can go on for two, even three months. Patience wins the day. But anything colorful on the spectrum yellow to green? See the doc again.
One thing to think of is at some point stop ALL over the counter meds. My partner, with his allergies, got into something where it was actually the decongestants and the other OTC meds that made things worse. BAD chronic cough. Could not move the phlegm. Once he stopped everything things started to clear, including his own head. Some meds cause rebound problems. They aren't as benign as we think.
As to the paper, good luck. When will AI be writing ALL papers for us? Soon enough they say and some teachers are not even assigning written stuff anymore because they know they will get an AI papers. I still remember my term paper having to be researched in a library. I loved it , actually and wish I still had all those notecards handwritten on the Titanic. I got 1,000 points out of 1,000 and was told I should consider writing professionally, and don't you just KNOW I still have that yellowing paper: The Titanic: A crisis in Communication. HA!
As to that thread you mention? I came to your defense on it, and I think you were DEAD ON right! As to our OPs, I don't believe in the white glove treatment. I think it holds them back. I think sometimes we need HONESTY even when it shakes them up. Sympathy holds us back. Praise for our attempts at Sainthood makes us arrow-pincushions with nothing but the comforting praise of others. Little recompense. And some come to us to argue. I think that honesty, and even tough love works better for those in habitual ways of acting and reacting that are self-harming. That said, you used a word that is entirely appropriate to that thread: "Made me suspicious of motives".
To my mind you nailed it.
It was entirely suspicious!
Don't question your advice. I have received a few notes that my tough love shook someone out of complacency and habit. And if they more need loving sympathy then I comfort myself they can just scroll up or down to find it.
Best to you and hoping you feel better.
Life is stressful. Work+school are a lot to juggle. And then feeling poorly over the last couple of months has just added to the stress. I've had a reaction of feeling poorly after a covid booster before so that could definitely be part of things. Any booster reaction should clear up soon. And I definitely have a sinus infection, not just congestion or sinusitis, so I'll get that dealt with... and get this final paper done. Onward and upward. Appreciate you!
I just can't understand why my moods have been so unusual lately, and why I'm doing things that are out of character for me. I take a mood stabilizer and it works well. I sometimes think these mood issues are due to HRT. I use an HRT patch to prevent panic and hot flashes at night, and it works very well for that. But my hormones feel so noticeably up and down, it's like having PMS every week. I'd love to not use HRT but when I try to stop using it I have a recurrence of sleep issues.
I'd bet there are some natural therapies out there, and I bet maybe some of you might have some ideas for me. Please PM if you'd rather share that way. But that's something else I'd like to sort out. The patch causes a lot of problems and if the sleep issues weren't so bad, I'd never deal with the side effects.
Darn it. :( I've had a rough past three months. Thanks for letting me whine about it. It helps to share here and try to get a grip on figuring out any changes I need to make. First things first: This sinus infection must go.
*And, right. That paper looming over my head... sheesh. I have it outlined but no pages written. I will launch into tomorrow with a hopefully decently clear head. Thanks.
Llama, I ordered some Vick's saline spray. I've never tried it, and as often as I get sinus issues, it's always good to have another tool. So thanks for mentioning it.
Does anyone else get emotional ups and downs when you have an infection? I've been acting differently, especially in the past month. Just a lot more agitation than normal. It's like one day I'll be very anxious, and then I'm having a really hard time sleeping.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has ever noticed extreme mood swings when you have an infection of some kind. These past weeks have been strange. I'm going to bed early and hoping that I'll feel better after some rest.
I also take Flonase, Mucinex and Claritin. I have awful sinus issues from my allergies.
Sudafed is a decongestant . If you take decongestants too many days you can get rebound congestion , the worst congestion than ever .
I would check with your doc about any over the counters you are using and only use what he/she says , and let them know what and how long you have been using each product .
I've been using a bit of diphenhydramine/Benadryl and hydroxyzine. Those help some but I can only take them at night because they make you sleepy. Zyrtec might be an option for me for the daytime, so thanks for mentioning it.
I've resorted to Sudafed and Afrin to get through the day. They're not ideal meds, especially the Afrin which docs have told me not to use, but they help me function.
I'd really rather not take antibiotics but I'm sure this is an infection and not just a sinusitis flare-up.
I'm just whining. I wish I had a crystal ball that would tell me this thing would go away in a week if I just keep up the therapies... Without that, I'm ready for antibiotics because this just cannot go on.
I had really bad sinusitis this past August . The doctor gave me Flonase nasal spray and I take a Zyrtec tablet each day . He told me a bad case can take 2-3 months to calm down fully . It was mostly gone by two months but now the heat is on in the house so having some mild symptoms . I have added a humidifier now .
I'm in finals for this school term, which means I have to complete a 10-page paper by Tuesday. I've already gotten an extension, so that's good, but I still have to write the dang paper while sick.
I'm calling my PCP tomorrow to see about an appointment to get antibiotics. I just can't keep this up, plodding along not feeling good. I've been using/doing Airborne, Emergen-C, hibiscus tea, hot baths, sinus rinsing (with a wee bit of peroxide), humidifier every night, etc., but can't shake the funk. And I better shake it soon because trying to keep up full-time MS school work and keep a full-time job is already hard enough when I feel fine.
End whine. Back to work. :)
*If anyone wants to give input about dealing with sinus infections, please do. I feel like an expert at this point, though, since I get them every year, sometimes multiple times a year. My expert status doesn't keep them from being very disruptive every. single. year. :(
That getting up groggy and going to pee is a nightmare thought in these trashcan stories! I always fear I will have to go and just go. Wondering when that hits given I am now 81 and will sometime DREAM I am looking for a bathroom when I need to go. Finally will awaken and understand why I had the dream.
Body-brain stories are so fascinating and when you think about the complexities it is amazing we all do well as we do do!
Sounhappy, hope your case is proceeding in a way that keeps you hopeful. And hoping it isn't robbing the bank in costs. Ongoing problems can be so tough.
Wish all a happy holiday week upcoming, if you celebrate the bird.
G'nite all!
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That happened once at my house, when my son was under the influence.
The pee part-into a trash can!
I may have because I slept walk on a regular basis!
Let justice prevail. I hope I win the court case. Must wait a long time for result.
Gosh! Too funny, turning the television on, hahaha 🤣.
I think my parents were glad that we didn’t have stairs when I was sleepwalking!