THANK YOU & I'M PARTIALLY BACK
WE'RE SENDING A HEARTFELT "THANK YOU" TO EACH OF YOU WHO E-MAILED/CALLED ME ASKING IF I WAS OK ... IT REALLY, REALLY, REALLY MEANT A LOT TO ME (US)! I DO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT ANSWERING YOUR KIND E-MAILS. MY PLAN WAS TO ANSWER EVERYONE BY POSTING, SO I STARTED WITH THE SC BOARD SINCE THAT'S WHERE I LIVE ... &, THAT WAS AS FAR AS I GOT.
BACK TO THE DOC I HAD TO GO & IT'S BEEN SOMETHING ELSE EVER SINCE. I'M IN ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES IN WHICH ALL YOU CAN DO IS WAIT P-A-T-I-E-N-T-L-Y. UUUGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!
I'M STILL HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS TRYING TO REGULATE MY HEART RATE SO DOC RAISED MY DOSAGE & PUT ME ON A 2nd HEART MED. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THE "CURE IS WORSE THAN THE DISEASE"? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M IN. DOC TOLD ME THIS WOULD BE UNPLEASANT UNTIL MY BODY BECOMES ACCLIMATED TO THE MEDS, BUT I'M LIKE A ZOMBIE ... ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOOOOO ENERGY. SOMETIMES I CAN WALK THE 10 STEPS TO THE BATHROOM BY MYSELF & SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE WALL ... COMPLETE MUSCLE FATIQUE/ WEAKNESS, LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, UNBELIEVABLE EXHAUSTION (I WENT TO HIM FOR EXHAUSTION & THE MEDS HAVE MADE ME EVEN MORE EXHAUSTED, BUT HE SWEARS IT'LL GET BETTER).
THE REALLY DISCOURAGING THING IS BECAUSE I'M UNABLE TO BE ACTIVE AT ALL ... & SLEEPING SO MUCH OF THE TIME FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE MEDS, MEANS I DON'T EAT & DRINK ALL THAT WELL ... SO, I'M IN MY 9TH DAY WITH NO SIGINIFICANT WEIGHT LOSS & 5TH DAY OF ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOOO WEIGHT LOSS AT ALL ... THAT, AFTER THE LAST 11-DAY STALL ... I'LL BE SOOOOOOOO GLAD WHEN THIS PASSES.
I GOTTA SAY, I WAS HAVING ON MAJOR PITY PARTY THIS MORNING ... NOT MY USUAL REACTION, BUT I WAS REALLY DOWN ... THEN, NICK CALLED JUST TO TELL ME HE LOVED ME & THAT MADE IT ALL BETTER!
THIS TOOOOO SHALL PASS!!!!!!!! QUICKLY, I HOPE!
GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK
Dear Dawn,
I am so sorry you have been having such a hard time. I wish I could take it all away for you. I have been really worried about you. I miss reading your posts. You are truely a wonderful person. I hope you get to feeling better real soon. Please take care of yourself. Take is slow and easy. It will pass soon. Good luck to you sweetie you know we are here for ya.
Hugs
Mary
Dawn,
Hopefully this challenge will be overcome soon. I hope it doesn't take too long to adjust to your new heart medication and that your heart gets it's act together.
Your beloved Nick is a Godsend, calling you when you felt so down.
Feel better soon and come back to us with your bright spirit, Dawn.
God bless you right back!
Cheryl