Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Kim - I worked too hard too long at our family business, without getting proper thyroid and other health treatments, and I got very ill in 2004. I had to quit everything except house chores and I let those go pretty badly. Husband is wonderfully understanding, and I don't have kids to worry about, so I could let go. In the last 2 months, I've felt better than I have in almost 2 years, and I am doing some work again, but just 4-5 hours per day and punctuated with resting. I don't feel like sleeping at all during the day, but I at least quit working, try to just rest and watch the Discovery or History Channel, or just listen to music. It's getting harder for me to stop, so I guess I'm getting better! But I still have crashes, although much, much milder, and they are just periods of tiredness for a day or so. I slow way down and let the chores slide. One thing that I am " lucky " about for now, is that hubby and I sleep in separate bedrooms - we dont' like it but it's been necessary for a long time since I started to get sick and had trouble sleeping, and he is a flopper, snorer and a talker all night. We didn't do well together in one bed. So now I can control my sleep environment, sounds, and room temp. I'm sleeping pretty darn well. Has been very good for my recovery. I am an " owl " as Dr. puts it, as opposed to a " lark. " I had always stayed up very late for school work, projects, watching movies, and still can't turn in before midnight or 1am on my best nights. I'm sleeping less than the 10-12 hours I was sleeping earlier this year, but there's no way I can get up at 5am, unless I'm already up! I'd really love to be a " lark " but I guess there's a place for us " owls " too. I would tell you that the best thing is to not worry about the family and ask for their understanding and help. Those long work weeks are already tough on your body. Please get all the rest you can, and delegate, delegate, delegate, until you are better - but I know that's hard to do. And I hope for you that your family can come to an understanding that you need your rest and you will hopefully be back to your old schedule in the future. But you won't be if you keep pushing yourself too hard. That's JMHO....Sara > I know exACTLY whatcha mean about the " visual complexity " thing for > roadways. It makes me go crazy, so I simply never do it. If I'm going to > Houston, someone else drives, I just can't handle it at all. All that > " spaghetti " . And night driving is definitely out of the picture, except in > my own town, where I'm familiar with every bend and crack in the road. > > > > Stimuli sensitivities > > > > I certainly agree with you, Courtneay. I'm better able to handle > > shopping now, which was impossible last spring, but am borderline > > still on movies - must go during the week, late afternoon show, > > nothing action/adventure yet. Mostly still rent them and watch at > > home. (The world must be going deaf - how can folks stand the > > speakers cranked up like that in theaters? You can sit there and > > listen to the movie next door blasting away!) Hubby and I still > > battle over the tv and radio volume and bass level. Guys lose their > > hearing in different ways from gals as they age. The lose the upper > > ranges. And hubby's sinus problems clog him up a lot and effect his > > hearing. Today we were driving and the bass was just pounding away > > and I had to have him turn it way down. He says he can't hear it, > > but I can still feel it even turned lower. Bothers me to my very > > core. And driving LBJ or Central Expressway is still at the bottom > > of my list. Can't take the visual complexity and speed all at once. > > I think my nortriptyline and clonazepam are still causing problems > > in handling driving expressways. So I stick to the slower routes on > > regular streets for now. > > > > Sara > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Sara, you have definitely got the picture on shell shot adrenals and temperance for recovery for adrenal and thyroid problems. This is something that not everyone " gets " , as they think that they can still run that god awful race that they were running before the physical failure of a gland or two. I work full time, ONLY because I have to for survival (divorced now for the last many yrs). I've learned how to be " selfish " , if you want to call it that, instead of doing this constant burn out. I did have to do some over time, just to recover from the financial effects of hurricane Rita, but I baby myself in every way, when I get home from work. I've worked the nursing floor for the last 14 nights to do this, but I've been very careful on saving my reserves and such. Didn't feel so good for a couple of nights, but just slept for 10 or 12 hrs, literally. Some consider this unusual, but it's what it has taken to maintain during these last couple of wks or so. I've finally learned my energy reserves, and I treat myself well, so much more than I ever used to, before all the crashes. I've been a night owl for the last 20 yrs or so, but I'm seeing signs of the lark in the mornings, when the sun comes up, so what I have to do is black out my bedroom window, and keep lights low in my apartment, so that I don't really wake up with the sun. Then, when I get up in the evening, I treat myself to a full exposure of sunlight, so that I don't end up going without there. This is a real trick when you're working nights, but a full time schedule on the nursing floor during daylight hrs just isn't in the mix right now. I am supposedly going to have the divorced widow's pension around 5 to 6 yrs from now, so frankly, I'm looking forward to not working. Can I find plenty to do at that time? You betcha! I don't feel one bit guilty, I deserve it. I have to watch my adrenal reserves, as I'm aware that it comes in short spurts and can be used up rather quickly, if I don't watch it. Working while sick > Kim - I worked too hard too long at our family business, without > getting proper thyroid and other health treatments, and I got very > ill in 2004. I had to quit everything except house chores and I let > those go pretty badly. Husband is wonderfully understanding, and I > don't have kids to worry about, so I could let go. In the last 2 > months, I've felt better than I have in almost 2 years, and I am > doing some work again, but just 4-5 hours per day and punctuated > with resting. I don't feel like sleeping at all during the day, but > I at least quit working, try to just rest and watch the Discovery or > History Channel, or just listen to music. It's getting harder for me > to stop, so I guess I'm getting better! But I still have crashes, > although much, much milder, and they are just periods of tiredness > for a day or so. I slow way down and let the chores slide. > > One thing that I am " lucky " about for now, is that hubby and I sleep > in separate bedrooms - we dont' like it but it's been necessary for > a long time since I started to get sick and had trouble sleeping, > and he is a flopper, snorer and a talker all night. We didn't do > well together in one bed. So now I can control my sleep environment, > sounds, and room temp. I'm sleeping pretty darn well. Has been very > good for my recovery. > > I am an " owl " as Dr. puts it, as opposed to a " lark. " I had > always stayed up very late for school work, projects, watching > movies, and still can't turn in before midnight or 1am on my best > nights. I'm sleeping less than the 10-12 hours I was sleeping > earlier this year, but there's no way I can get up at 5am, unless > I'm already up! I'd really love to be a " lark " but I guess there's a > place for us " owls " too. > > I would tell you that the best thing is to not worry about the > family and ask for their understanding and help. Those long work > weeks are already tough on your body. Please get all the rest you > can, and delegate, delegate, delegate, until you are better - but I > know that's hard to do. And I hope for you that your family can come > to an understanding that you need your rest and you will hopefully > be back to your old schedule in the future. But you won't be if you > keep pushing yourself too hard. > > That's JMHO....Sara > > > > > > > How have you all been able to work while sick? Sometimes at the > end of a long (50 - 60 hour) work week, I am just " done in " and it > takes a good rest and sleeping in on Saturday morning a little (I > am usually up at 5 AM) so Sat. I try to sleep 'til 7 or 7:30. Do > you all have the same thing happen? > > > > Thanks! > > Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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