Oh so sleepy
Acupuncture on Thursday night: I'm suffering from static Chi. Take no. 21 to compensate. Apart from choosing the wrong formula I was pretty close. Fortunately it didn't dry me out. Unfortunately, I still haven't recovered equilibrium.
Hospital on Friday morning: my sleep pattern is so shot, I can't drag myself to sleep before 1am, so I only get 6 1/2 hours sleep (no, Ludwig, that isn't enough). I talk to a visiting registrar who is great but not staying around. Unfortunately, it seems steroids benefits are lots of 'feel good' benefits, so there aren't any particularly clear symptoms of withdrawal. They have sent my blood for IgE tests so we'll see how much allergic reaction is happening in my body. In other news, my lung function is slightly down from May (annoying more than worrying) and my weight, despite dropping the steroids and cutting back on 10% of my food, is only down 1kg. I would like to think more of that is muscle...
Static Chi can be interpreted as, "You got really bloody tired and you need to get some energy back" and also, I think, as "Your lymph system isn't moving very well". Both of which lead to general fatigue. Unfortunately, herbs aren't enough. I won't be able to recover until I get a sensible sleeping patten again (ok, comparatively sensible; good enough to get 8 hours sleep). Unfortunately, it's self-defeating since if I'm that tired I don't want to move, so I need mental discipline to pull it off. Bugger.
Hospital on Friday morning: my sleep pattern is so shot, I can't drag myself to sleep before 1am, so I only get 6 1/2 hours sleep (no, Ludwig, that isn't enough). I talk to a visiting registrar who is great but not staying around. Unfortunately, it seems steroids benefits are lots of 'feel good' benefits, so there aren't any particularly clear symptoms of withdrawal. They have sent my blood for IgE tests so we'll see how much allergic reaction is happening in my body. In other news, my lung function is slightly down from May (annoying more than worrying) and my weight, despite dropping the steroids and cutting back on 10% of my food, is only down 1kg. I would like to think more of that is muscle...
Static Chi can be interpreted as, "You got really bloody tired and you need to get some energy back" and also, I think, as "Your lymph system isn't moving very well". Both of which lead to general fatigue. Unfortunately, herbs aren't enough. I won't be able to recover until I get a sensible sleeping patten again (ok, comparatively sensible; good enough to get 8 hours sleep). Unfortunately, it's self-defeating since if I'm that tired I don't want to move, so I need mental discipline to pull it off. Bugger.