The antibiotics are making me feel nauseated. Yesterday, I decided to disregard the side-effects of the antibiotics and went to the office. My supervisor very kindly told me to take the rest of the day off and go home, but, stubborn old me decided to stay. I felt I had won half the battle by just going to the office and since I was there, I might as well continue to stay. I tend to be a bit silly, that way.
Well, today, I decided to be a little kinder to myself. I called in and took a day of sick leave. Then, I went back to bed and slept the whole day, more or less! I woke up once, mid-morning, to take my next dose of antibiotics; then, the ringing of the telephone woke me up at 1:00 p.m., but I slept, again.
Daughter called me at 1:30 p.m. and I woke up to video chat with her for a bit while she had her lunch. I had a bowl of cereal, then, for brunch. Another side-effect of the antibiotics seems to be a loss of appetite. Then, both daughter and I took a nap! I only woke up at 5:30 p.m. when daughter called to wake me up, since it was almost time for my next dose of antibiotics.
I decided I should stay up for the rest of the evening; otherwise, I might not be able to sleep at night! I replied to a friend's email; spoke with a friend who phoned to see how I was feeling, and video chatted with daughter.
So, today was not very productive, but I don't feel up to doing anything productive. I will blame the side-effects from the antibiotics for it.
Today, I am grateful for:
- paid sick leave/time off
- understanding supervisors
- healing sleep
- caring friends
- being able to take a day off, as needed
How was your Wednesday?
I'm sorry to hear that you are not feeling up to par, but I am glad that you had a whole day to just relax and get plenty of sleep- sometimes that kind of rest does more for the body than any medication can do. I hope you are feeling better soon, my friend. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dawn. I went to work today, but came home and slept the whole evening!
DeleteI'm glad you got to take the day off and rest. I hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteMy Wednesday was okay. Had some issues at work I had to deal with, but went to the library and found some books I'm excited to read.
Thanks, Jess. Sorry you had issues at work. I'm sure you are more than happy that you only have the rest of this month to deal with it. Have fun reading your books; I love libraries.
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