Wednesday, November 23, 2016

No more stalling

Ok so, no more stalling.... I've been waiting until the perfect inspiration comes to write the best post possible. Guess what happened? I kept finding flaws or thinking it can be better or just thought there's something that should be said first. So I've decided no more stalling!
So the first thing I'll mention is a symptom I had that I think we have found a solution, which makes me ecstatic! I have started getting some odd shakes about 18 months ago and no one could explain it or stop it... A few months ago, I mentioned it to my PCP (I just started seeing her earlier this year) and when I told her my mom says it makes her think of seizures, my Dr mentioned trying an activated B vitamin. She said that sometimes taking a B vitamin isn't enough for people that can't actually activate it on their own and it sounds like it may be my problem. She mentioned one brand, but I couldn't find it locally. After researching I found that another name for activated B is coenzyme B, and started taking it almost 2 months ago. Although I still have the symptom some, it is SO much less... I would have these shakes at least twice a week and now I'm down to every other week or less and the episode doesn't last as long either! Do I think it's a cure for everyone? No. Am I glad that it at least helped one of my symptoms? Absolutely!
Now for Thanksgiving.... Due to husband being on-call and not allowed to leave the house unless called for work, we have to have our Thanksgiving at home. Which means we are doing our own cooking. Thankfully, he plans to help and it's only the 3 of us, no guests. Unfortunately, I've been having some issues with my big toes for months and just had a procedure done that didn't alleviate the pain and added the "post- procedure" pain to it. So walking and standing have been even more difficult than normal...
Today I planned to do some prep work, dishes that are behind, make some gluten-free crusts, boil eggs, etc. It is now 3:30 and I still haven't stepped into the kitchen except to eat breakfast this morning (thankfully my son can make his own lunch). I don't even have any plans for supper tonight! The culprit today? I'm exhausted! I got "plenty" of sleep (didn't go to bed super late and got up when I was ready), but I just can't get motivated. Dr also put me on an adrenal support that I take 2 in the morning with the option to take 1-2 in the afternoon for a boost. So far I haven't noticed any difference even in the morning but going to give taking 1 now a shot to see if I can get some energy for the kitchen work.
Of course my house is still a mess since I've been in too much pain, but I'll have to be content with whatever I can do and be thankful that hubby is understanding! So, now I'm going to go take that vitamin and see what I can do!
Praying y'all have a blessed Thanksgiving with your family and get the rest you need!