I hit week 9 today. It has been a big week. The good news is that my energy level has really increased this week. I still have to nap twice a day but in between naps I have energy to get off the couch. This week I did my own grocery shopping (only the third time since I started Valtrex!), I played with the kids a little, I folded laundry and went to the Post Office- all things that would have forced me into a place of serious pain (from fatigue) even a week ago. A real victory! I attribute it all to God.
The rough part of the past week or so has been increased migraines. I have been struggling with migraines for the last two years, but had one of the worst ever last week. After 3 days of a constant headache and lots of medication I could not get it to subside. Finally, I had to go to the ER. They were able to take away the pain through a cocktail of medications which put me to sleep for about 36 hours. Since then the pain has been on and off. I have been going to the chiropractor and taking about 5 minutes a day to stretch. Lsst night Jim lovingly arranged for me to have a 15 minute professional chair massage. To quote the woman exactly, "I don't normally tell people this because everyone comes in here complaining of pain, but I think you should know that your neck feels like cement." So, at this point I don't know if the migraines are chemical or mechanical from laying around so much. My hope is that as I start moving more they will decrease. I made an appointment with a neurologist to check it out.
As I spent time today talking to God, asking Him for complete healing he brought this quote to mind: "Ultimately, God isn't good because he does good things for us. And God isn't good because of something in us. God is good because of something in him." (Chip Ingram)
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