My little sister and her roommate were supposed to fly to Denver, CO last night for vacation, but due to flash flooding, all flights from Chicago to Denver were grounded and the airline couldn’t get them on a flight until Saturday night. Since they already had the days off of work and their bags were packed, they decided to take a spontaneous trip to NYC to stay at our apartment while we’re at the cottage. I’m excited that my sister got to see my apartment, but I’m even more excited that we overlap for about a day and a half, meaning that I got to see my sister today! It doesn’t make up for the Chicago trip I had to miss last weekend, but it’s still ten times better than not seeing her at all! I knew I missed her, but I forgot how much until I got to hug her.
In terms of my side effects, today was certainly better than the past few days. I still didn’t leave bed much and my appetite this morning and early afternoon was practically non-existent, but by dinner I was able to eat a real meal and sit up in bed for a little bit. For some reason, even though it makes me extremely overheated, laying on my husband’s shoulder makes my headache better. It might just be psychological, but I’ll take it! Also, the makeshift blackout curtains that my husband hung make a huge difference. My eyes have been super sensitive to the light.
The one thing that hasn’t improved at all is showering. Last night’s shower was rough. I think I was finally able to pinpoint the exact cause of the shortness of breath, though. The problem is the steam. Since our new apartment’s master bathroom has a small, square, glassed-in standing shower, the steam accumulates fairly quickly. Don’t get me wrong, I love having a glass shower, but I wish it was a little bigger so the steam had somewhere to go. The only way to obtain any relief was to periodically open the shower door to let some steam out and some cold air in. Basically anytime I wasn’t under the water (ex. soaping up or shampooing my hair) I had to leave the glass door open. Again, not ideal, but at least it was a workaround. Hopefully this won’t be a problem forever.
The only other update is that my foot cramps are back. That is definitely due to the Prednisone, though, so hopefully it won’t be a problem within a few weeks. I’ll just have to deal with it until then.
I’m finally all packed for the cottage and we’re hoping to leave tomorrow afternoon. Fingers crossed! Last time we headed to the cottage was Memorial Day Weekend and that didn’t end well, so here’s to hoping we finally get the relaxing week away that we want/need. My husband has been such a trooper taking care of me and waiting on me for over a month at this point – he deserves the chance to relax! Hopefully my Percocet/Oxycodone will keep the headache at bay long enough for me to relax this week, as well! Or at least long enough for me to survive the four hour drive upstate!
