Thursday was a great day, except for the fact that I overdid it in the pool. Friday and Saturday I was in sad zombie shuffle mode with ever decreasing functionality.
By Saturday night, it became clear I had, in fact, caught the hubby's cold.
Which I kind of suspected. Being tired with increasing fatigue that erodes my ability to keep up with the basics of daily life is not normal even if I did over do it that one day. (And technically it's not so much that I over did it, it's that my body can't hack coming down with a cold and floating in a pool at the same time.)
It's a mild bug (I assume, based on the hubby's interaction with it) so I expect this will pass without too much drama.
Just to keep things interesting, however, my blood pressure is no longer controlled. Probably due to the licorice. Or being sick, I've had some zig-zags that make me think the adrenals are doing more than just making me tired. Either way, it needs attention.
I'm not stress dosing because I can sit on my ass all day today and don't have to be anywhere. I plan to do the same tomorrow. This cold should pass by then (I hope) and allow me to move on.
I am convinced that the key is going to be BHRT and if I can't stay off steroids, that won't happen.
If the asthma gets worse or the adrenal GI stuff starts up, it will change the game, but, for now, I'm trying to just hold on to the status quo.
Wish me luck, because, apparently, I don't have any.
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I hope you didn't have to stress dose. The blood pressure shifts sound scary. Do you check them or do you just know from how you feel? I'm getting better at knowing what feelings/sensations are blood pressure related (still can't get a handle on blood sugar though) from testing.
ReplyDeleteI do for sure wish you luck. I hope the resting helps!