I see it's been over a week since I have blogged about my mundane life. It's also been over a week that I have been fighting a new battle. The battle of staying healthy. It's been tough but so far I'm in the lead.
My husband started this all with the loss of his voice and a girlish laugh. A laugh that would bring tears to my eyes because he sounded so ridiculous. After the voice came back so did a sore throat. Then a few days later the cold moved to his head along with one of those annoying coughs that I think annoy everyone else as much as himself. Now he's fighting the sore throat again. This has been going on almost two weeks with him. This is a man that rarely gets sick and when he does it last only a few days. I should be so lucky. I have been trying to convince him to go to the doctor. He is wasting precious time getting on an antibiotic if it's needed. Instead he keeps waiting it out to see if it moves again or gets worse. So that puts me at risk along with the kids. Let the battle begin.
So I spent last week fleeing away from him whenever possible. I started taking Airbourne, Vit D and Vit B6. We took turns sleeping on the couch at night. Whether it was sympathy symptoms or I truly am fighting something off I don't know. I spent one night last week with a sore throat, one with an upset stomach, one with clogged ears and a bit stuffy and last night I was so achy I wanted to scream and tear a few limbs off. However I refrained. Every morning I wake up exhausted. I did make it to the gym Monday and Friday of last week for some good workouts and I rode the trainer and ran on Sat. So still 3 workouts during the week long battle of staying healthy. Typically I would have done more but I figured some extra rest would help just in case the bug was waiting to pounce.
Today I again woke up tired but decided enough was enough. I need to get back to it. So it was a 4 mile run followed by spin class followed by 1600 meter swim followed by an hour long PT session. Feeling tired but in a good way. The sun was shining today. That always helps. I'm hoping the Vit D will help with the Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) I really struggle with that when the cold winter months set in. But today the sun was out bright and I loved every minute of it. My house is sunny due to the trees loosing their leaves out back. The sun shine pouring in and a new view of the wet lands in the back always makes me smile.
What doesn't make me smile is my sick husband who needs to get his butt to the doctor. I have managed to dodge the bullet so far. My youngest is not as lucky. Yesterday the sore throat and a squeaker voice. This morning more of the same. I'll be keeping a close eye on him for the next 48 hrs and then we are off to the doctors if need be.
Airbourne anyone?
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