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| ~Merry Christmas~ |
Better late than never?
It WAS all going well - I was still tired but working around it.
I managed a roast dinner for 15 of my team last Wednesday - roast beef, ham, baked spuds, pumpkin, peas, gravy...followed by a 12 egg pavlova and chocolate ripple cake. I wrapped gifts for each person, and made up prizes so that every person received something for their hard work through the year....
Everything turned out perfectly (as in no disasters!) - we all had a lovely afternoon and there was plenty of food and drink for all.
While I was packing up and tidying up after the Man and my sons went to collect our new baby....Maximus...an 8 week old Birman kitten :) His name is Maximus. He is beautiful!
My Christmas present :)
I had everything ready and organised for his arrival home.
George isn't too impressed. Actually he was afraid of Max to start with - now he is curious but crabby/jumpy. I hope he gets used to him soon :(
He is spending a lot of time outside, comes in briefly the goes out again.
Max is desperate to play with him....
So anyway, where was I?
My tongue started to feel weird, I felt a bit hot.
As time passed my glands were up, and my throat started to feel awful, really sore.
I started getting a headache - a massive one in the back of my head.
Oh I know what this is, I haven't had it for the last few weeks and now it's back.
TONSILLITIS.
Bloody hell.
(We went to a friends for tea the weekend before - she failed to mention she had had a throat/gland thing going on - mind you she is one of these people that goes off if anyone comes to her house sick or sends their kids to school sick - yet she does it to me knowing what I have been through over the last year or so....for gods sake!!!)
Add to this a very bad nights sleep with an unsettled kitten crying for his mother.....and suffice is to say that I woke up feeling like absolute hell Thursday.
Thursday night we went to Mums for Christmas eve, eve.
Big A was night shift Christmas Eve, Christmas day and Boxing day.
Friday I felt equally as rotten., but managed to get out and get a few things ready for Christmas Day.
Christmas Day arrives - OMG - I got up at 8.30am when the Man arrived home from work, we woke the boys and they opened their presents.
I received my first ever gift from Possum and Small Man - they actually went out and chose me something themselves...awwwww!!!
I wasn't expecting to receive anything Christmas Day so it was a lovley surprise :D
The boys went back to bed, and I went to sleep on the couch with Max.
I woke up and still felt terrible.
Actually I felt so mentally and physically defeated I was almost in tears.
The whole day was such a struggle I felt like I was cracking up completely.
I was close to tears and right on the edge all day.
The turkey was already cooked and just needed reheating - it wasn't hot enough at serving time....I couldn't get it together to serve all of the food up at once, I was losing it big time....
It was horrible to feel that way Christmas Day but I was secretly praying for it to be over.
Nothing against my family whatsoever but I just couldn't cope.
No-one really noticed.
Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
I am still not myself.
I think I am really, really burnt out, my emotions are raw and too close to the surface for comfort - I have even been a touch snappy and I'm rarely like that with the kids.
I am now on holidays until the 14th of January - except for banking tomorrow. I will do one afternoon on the 14th - one afternoon on the 18th and then don't start fully until the following week.
I'm seeing my GP Thursday so will discuss all of this with him.
G
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7 comments:
Darls, have you had a nasal swab done for MRSA? (sorry if I've asked before).
I only suggest it cos when we had extensive bio tests done on Aspie geek through a study at Newcastle Uni this was one of them, with the finding that, while MRSA is normally found in (almost) everyone's nasal passages, when it gets out of control it can cause all sorts of trouble from the shoulders upwards.
Tonsilitis, headaches, sinus infections, upper respiratory infections, ear infections/ear ache, neck ache, should pain, you name it, MRSA can be the nasty behind it.
Stress is one of the things it thrives on :(
Bactroban nasal spray did the deed and he's never looked back, although there's a couple of other nasal sprays that deal with it, too.
Gina! You are burnt out and your adrenals hate you. I know the signs, I am living the life.
It is time for Gina to take care of Gina.Other people (read family) won't do it, you have to love you enough to say ENOUGH!!!!!!
Darling, it is the worst hell and you have to be brave, but ENOUGH.
I have almost divorced over it, but at the end of the day it is survival.xx♥
Jayne ~ Yes, I had one when I went to the ENT...not sure of the results though I will ask my GP Thursday. It's funny I did improve on those antibitoics the ENT gave me. Stress...gee I seem to have a bit much of that lately. I'm pleased you got sorted out Aspie geek though :)
Natalie ~ I know. You can imagine what the thought of packing up and moving is doing to me on top of everything else. Yet it appears to be going unnoticed.
Thanks guys ♥
G
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MRSA? Please tell me more?
I wish there was a way I could 'kiss it and make it better'. I truly do. As it is, I have to be satisfied with a HUG. Sorry. I wish I could do more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus
Lou ~ Thank you ♥ I look forward to being a lower maintenance friend :(
Nat ~ I added the wikipedia link at some ungodly hour - it's a good overview of MRSA ♥
G
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