Exhaustion after IV's?

The best way to describe me for the last 2 weeks is EXHAUSTED. I don't know if it's coming off of the IV's, or what but that's how it's been. I pretty much have come home each day after working at least 9 hours this week and took at least a 2 hour nap. Obviously my body is tired, so I'm listening and resting.

However this exhaustion thing has bummed me out, having no energy means not a lot of running. That is not me at all! And quite frankly it sucks and I hate it :( Maybe I'm being too hard on myself (no surprise there). It also means I've been a blogging slacker too. I'm not sure If coming off IV's does this to people or what? It feels like the energy has been sucked right out of me.

Last night was our first night out in a while, and it was so needed! We had plans that got messed up, but decided to still have a fun night. We went up to an old historic city near us and did a Ghost tour. Pretty cool to do on Friday the 13th. We also had dinner, and went to a haunted bar for a drink. It was a much needed fun night out for sure.

On that note I've decided to get back on track, tired or not. So I went for a great 20 minute run today and it felt nothing short of AWESOMELY GREAT!!!!! I also decided to have a fresh start, and on Wednesday got a mega haircut. At least 6 inches cut off to be exact. My hair is just above my shoulders now. I was scared, but I'm ready for a change and so I put my big girl pants on and did it :) Thanks to my Best Friend who took me there and made me do this!!

The pneumonia has been a HUGE motivator for me, well except for the tired stuff ;) I'm kicking it into high gear today! I've cleaned the house, did all the laundry over the past 2 weeks, put the Halloween decorations away (could you hear Scott cry from where you live? ;) tackled miscellaneous tasks like cleaning out old papers, getting rid of the huge boxes from the IV meds, re-organized the pantry, etc. I'm on a roll! And I made a loaf of Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter bread, and am working on Pumpkin Bisque too.

Goodbye Exhaustion, please be gone for good! And Hello back to normal!

Long Day

I knew all week long that today was going to be insanely busy at work. And since I'm in charge I have to stay until the last patient is fully stable and discharged. So it was a doozy to be honest. Getting to work at 0545 is rough, but I don't mind since I'm normally out early. Today was non stop patients, 1 sick RN who had to leave early, another RN who had an appointment to go to, means no lunch and a non-stop 12 hour day for me. Ahhh! I was so hungry and beat! After work I had to run to Target to pick up a co-workers birthday present for tomorrow. I then decided as I was driving with the toothpicks propping my eyes open (LOL!) that I was all about carry out for dinner. So I did just that. Got a huge order of Buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks. Mmmm!

I'm officially having a lazy no work out evening. My body isn't a big fan of me right now anyway. I thought I was feeling better, but currently my chest is so tight and I'm wheezing like crazy. How is this possible with the Prednisone!? Grrr it worries me too. I don't like this.

*Positive Thoughts*

Dear Voice I Miss You!

Last night before bed I got word that the 3rd CF'er that wasn't doing so well lost his life :( My heart breaks over this situation once again, and It is simply terrifying. It makes me so grateful for the wonderful CF'ers I've met now on the sites, chats, blogs, and Facebook. It's nice to have these friends and be able to offer support to eachother during these sad times.

Work went surprisingly well today, especially for a Monday. I noticed that I was extremely tired towards the end of the day and had to come home and take a much needed nap. I collapsed right on the floor with the pups by my side, ahhh naps :) I finished up the mound of steamed crabs for dinner too, yummy!

My CF nurse at hopkins called me today to check on me. I'm currently on the Prednisone still for this lovely inflammation thing going on. I do notice a difference but not like I hoped so we're changing the dosages a little bit. Instead of me being on 30 mg already, we're keeping me on 40 mg for 2 more days and will taper me down starting on Wednesday. She also told me not to exercise today and to give myself a break. Hmmm I'm not sure how I feel about that one. Yes I am very tired hence the nap I needed which is rare for me to nap. But...I know that exercise is key. This nurse honestly isn't my favorite one to deal with, but I'm not trying to be negative or complain. I just don't know if she's right. My thoughts were, well I do try to work out 5 times a week. Maybe I will take today and rest, then get back tomorrow. That way I'm still exercising, still resting, but not losing a day.....make sense? She's also ordering me an Acapella to start to use. I still have barely a voice too. It's quite the effort to talk which is pretty straining and It actually hurts. I'm wondering if it's the TOBI making me so hoarse and my throat so raw? That could be why I'm having a hard time...just a thought. Maybe the Prednisone really is working but my throat is too raw and raspy to notice better breathing?

Well that's it for now. I'll keep my positive thoughts going and not let this get me down!

Insanity

This week has been absolutely crazy as in busy! Absolute non stop running from Monday through today. The running continues now through Sunday. I'm so happy and grateful for all the parties, get togethers, Christmas shopping, and fun that is happening right now, but I think my body hates me for exhausting it so badly.

Exhaustion

Well the wedding we were in has come and gone. It was just wonderful. It being an Indian wedding was a very different experience, but I have to say it was one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever seen. We've had ceremonies to attend since Thursday. Today I had a colon cancer walk in Baltimore. It took everything I had to get up and be functional today. We've been so busy that I'm pretty sure I'm about to hit pure exhaustion. Well better rest up, tomorrow is Monday and it's back to the grind.