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Day 7: Ebb and flow
Aug. 7th, 2007 06:32 amI'm starting to feel better at times, although I'm still experiencing the same order of magnitude of throat soreness as at the beginning of this ordeal. I keep on waking up in the middle of the night when my mouth dries out; apparently I turn into a mouth-breather after I fall asleep because of the disgusting postnasal drip. Those nighttime moments are still the hardest to deal with because I'm always tired and in pain and can't figure out how to get comfortable enough to fall asleep again. Yesterday afternoon I felt well enough to putter around the house a bit (I actually washed dishes!); today I might attempt a short walk.
It has been useful to be able to blog about this whole slow progression, and ya'll are so kind and supportive.
I also finally finished watching the last season of Six Feet Under--the DVDs had been sitting on a table for at least six months, and I rarely feel like I can justify the time spent watching a small, flickering screen. But if what they say about brain activity while watching TV is true (=lower than when sleeping!), I figure a bit of TV-watching is an important part of my recovery process. What a great show, with a kind and sympathetic ending--no, I won't give any of it away. Actually, that has been a hallmark of the show through and through--it tackled a lot of difficult issues, especially ones that arise at the time of death, and always with thoughtful care. Hopefully with that distraction out of the way I'll now be motivated to do a bit of actual work here and there when I'm alert.
It has been useful to be able to blog about this whole slow progression, and ya'll are so kind and supportive.
I also finally finished watching the last season of Six Feet Under--the DVDs had been sitting on a table for at least six months, and I rarely feel like I can justify the time spent watching a small, flickering screen. But if what they say about brain activity while watching TV is true (=lower than when sleeping!), I figure a bit of TV-watching is an important part of my recovery process. What a great show, with a kind and sympathetic ending--no, I won't give any of it away. Actually, that has been a hallmark of the show through and through--it tackled a lot of difficult issues, especially ones that arise at the time of death, and always with thoughtful care. Hopefully with that distraction out of the way I'll now be motivated to do a bit of actual work here and there when I'm alert.
