Good Thursday afternoon...

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Good afternoon, all of you! I've missed posting for the past few days...this

has been a pretty hard week! I found out Monday I had to come to KY for a dr.

appt., so I left very early and drove 6 hours on Tuesday from Ft. Bragg, NC, to

TN...then 4 hours yesterday from TN to Lexington, KY. Funny...I used to be able

to do 10-11 hour road trips and drive myself with no problem. This was a very

rude awakening for me, and pretty depressing. First of all, I was just

wanting to get to each place as quickly as I safely could do that, since I

wasn't feeling well. So, I didn't drink hardly any water at all...because that

would mean I'd have to stop to use the bathroom, right? So, since I didn't have

to stop...I didn't! Except for gas...once on the way to TN...and once leaving

TN. No stops...no bathroom breaks...very little water...no stretching or moving

around. I had quite a bit to unload from the car in TN, too. By last night, I

was starting to hurt pretty bad...pain, fluid retention, brain fog...the whole

nine yards. I woke up about 3:00 a.m. today, hurting even worse, felt fluish,

and very depressed. Not good, since my dr. appt. was at 9:00 a.m.! So, I

finally called my husband (still in NC) after he got up at 5:00, and we talked

about all of it (he's my rock!). I went back to sleep...for 2 hours...and woke

up feeling better! This is a huge DUH on me! I realize I can't do road trips

anymore the way I used to do them. If I don't take care of myself, I'll be down

and hurting. I decided to share this with all of you. I usually write upbeat

posts, because I've been feeling great. Today is not so great...but I decided

to let you see this side of me, too. We all have bad days, but thank goodness

for the better days. I'm so grateful the good days outnumber the bad for me and

hope they do for you, too! I hope you've all have a peaceful day. I'll catch

up on the postings...after I've curled up in the recliner and had a little nap!

Blessings,Carol