Day 6 - I am 20% through - and starting to feel pretty tired. I felt awful on Friday, with a very tickly throat and nasal 'drip' so slept terribly, and thought this was the beginning of the end. But I woke on Saturday morning feeling okay and was pretty much fine over the weekend - phew.
I was back to it on Monday morning and the travel sickness was awful again, so I saw a doctor who prescribed some anti-sickness meds, so I am now trying those and they seem to be helping. The car journey is just horrible, I am highly tempted to drive myself as I don't feel sick that way, but I'm told I soon won't be able to drive due to tiredness and pain, so it seems pointless starting it now. The doctor also prescribed a whole goodie bag of meds - soluble paracetamol for when I can no longer swallow pills, special toothpaste for people with no saliva, and a mouthwash also to help a dry mouth. I am also rinsing with something called Healios twice a day, a tip I found online from my US counterparts, who swear by it. It's over £200 a pot in the UK so I am very lucky that my lovely sister-in-laws between them managed to buy some in the US and bring it over. Fingers crossed it works.
I am still getting used to the mask. I was fine the last 2 days, but had a 'moment' today and had to ask them to remove it again before we got started. I've started to get into a rhythm whereby I have to close my eyes when they are putting it on, otherwise I get into a panic. Once it is on, and they have taken the photo, I can then open my eyes and see what the machine is doing. It's like a mini spaceship that moves up my right side, pauses at the top, then moves back down again. I can see my own reflection in the machine when it's above my head, which is quite a bizarre sight. As soon as the machine stops, they come in a unbolt the mask. I have a burning question in my mind, namely - if there were a fire and everyone deserted the building and left me, would I be able to push myself out of the mask through brute force? I am desperate to ask the staff this question, but as I am so frightened that the answer will be 'no' I am saving it for the very last session, once they have unbolted it. If the answer was yes then I wouldn't panic nearly as much as I do - but it's not a risk I can take in asking until it's all over!
Today I came home and was exhausted, fell asleep on the sofa for an hour (anyone who knows me well knows I don't usually do naps!) then had to drag myself up to walk the dog. I felt like a zombie the whole walk and it didn't have the 'wake me up' effect I was hoping for. I have a feeling I will be spending a lot of time on the sofa over the coming weeks so apologies to Rich in advance for being completely unhelpful at home!
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