The Flu

Ok, so, it's been a week since I wrote. I started this blog making a goal of writing in it every night. I seem to have started slacking on that goal.

This past week was far beyond interesting. I decided to see a doctor and an eye doctor about the dizzy spells and fuzzy vision. My doctor informed me that dizzy spells is a long term side effect of Prednasone and nothing can be fixed about it until I am taken off the medication. The eye doctor even told me that my vision changed so drasticly, that is where the fuzziness was coming into play. I was able to fix that.

I also had a mental breakdown this week. I started freaking out that my hair was already falling out or thinning out because chemo. I had no clue that it would start this early. So, I have been hiding my hair in bandanas for the last week. Occationally having emotional break downs when I look at myself in the mirror without hair.

Discovering my "kryptonites" is harder than I thought it would be. Since my horrible reactions from early last week, I decided the "eating anything and everything" approach was a stupid idea. I am now calmly introducing new items into my eating habits that I have not been able to eat for the last few months.

I thought it was going well until I started feeling like crap. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I thought I had already started another flar-up. Or chemo started interferring with my Crohn's. To my surprise, it was the flu.

I started throwing up, have major stomach pains, sleeping the day away, and not even holding down fluids. By the way, throwing up crackers is like trying to regurgitate cotton. The thickness can literely choke you to death if you are not careful, I'm just saying...

Anyways, I had the flu for a good four days and finally started holding solid foods on Friday. I actually felt well enough to go out on Saturday. I took my mom out to lunch and a movie for Mother's Day. Telling my mom that it was her choice to go anywhere she wanted for lunch was the worse statement I have ever said. Of course she chose Mexican food. Let's just say that didn't handle well with my tummy. Though, I did learn that when the body doesn't like what it's eating, it makes the brain think the body is full and needs to stop eating. Therefore, I didn't eat enough to hurt myself too much. I just seemed to make myself a little uncomfortable. After shopping for a while after the movie, we headed home with dinner. I laid down for about two hours after arriving home. Though, when I woke up, I still managed to go see another movie with my girls that same night. It was a very productive day not having the flu!

FYI (I knows it's off topic): Thor and Fast Five are two AMAZING movies! I really enjoy Fast Five the most. Always remember: Crohn's + Any Virus = HORRENDOUS!!!