Lyme Disease Support Group

Anyway, I think those of you who've gotten to know me pretty well know I'm pretty darn good at dishing out the advice and the support, and I'm one of the first to pop in and say hey, welcome, and have a pretty happy demeanor. And I rarely ask for support or help of any kind. And when I do, I usually do it behind closed doors, in PM's, and away from the forums, cuz it's not positive, it's not the happy-go-lucky me that I'm used to having people see out here in the big, bad world.

But, the last week has been pretty rough. I've not been sleeping well, I've only just now put it all together. At first, I thought it was a fluke that I didn't sleep for over 24 hours. It was Christmas Eve, perhaps it was the excitement, ya know? But, I managed a couple of hours in a nap, and then I slept a good 10-hour nightly sleep. What's strange about that? Well, for starters, I normally sleep 10-13 hours at night. But I've been sleep deprived for weeks on end leading up to Christmas. Course, my Lyme brain hasn't been functioning too well, and it didn't really notice for a while.

Then, next clue, I stayed up all night the night before New Years' Eve, till about 11 am, then slept only about 6 hours... I've been Herxing and in so much pain that I even sorta pushed that out of my mind and figured well, I got too stimulated by this game I was playing. That's really about impossible for me to do, but who's taking notes here?

So, I may have napped just a little while New Years' Eve, but I don't really remember. I did ok, I think, given the circumstances. And I slept about 6 or 7 hours overnight. Then on New Years' came the crash. I knew I didn't feel good when I got up. I ate very little for breakfast and just felt exhausted. I slept almost all day, didn't socialize with my family hardly at all, tho we were there all day, but I had some dinner, tho it wasn't much that I ate. I felt sick, too. And that's the kicker. I get nauseated with a Herx, big-time, but this was different. Stomach cramps, gas, and other symptoms, not anything related to the Herx I normally have, not just the pain, but intense pain, too. Things were very different, and it just didn't feel like a Herx.

So when I discussed it with my family, I hear that other people they know have had viruses. Well, duh! Ok, things make more sense now... I've probably been harboring it for a while, and with the lack of sleep, it just hit me and caught up with me. And now I'm feeling really bad. I feel wiped out and with no reserves whatsoever. I'm just now getting really sleepy to be able to sleep tonight, since I slept all day (and now it's 6 am, of course, but... oh well!), but I feel pretty crummy.

I think I've been able to fight a lot of it off because of the Vit C I've been pumping, but I think the stress of the holidays and everything I've been trying to do just really caught up with me! Urgh.

But, if you could just help me out, send me a bit of support, some good energy, that kind of thing--it would be greatly appreciated. I'm in a SIGNIFICANT amount of pain, about a good 8 on the pain scale right now. I have only 1 vicodin left, and I'm desperately fighting taking it, as it's all I have, and I just might be at a 9 tomorrow, so I hate to take it... You guys have been all I knew here for 3 months, so it seemed most fitting to reach out to you rather than anyone else--I think you know me the best, and I think you understand the Lyme part of me, and that everything else stems out of this, so I think this is where I need to be tonight... This is where this post needs to have its home.

*hugs*

Jen

A big hug to you...You are having a ruff time at the moment, vent away, my god we all need to from time to time...We can't always be positive as hard as we want to, at times we just can't...

When you are in pain, your body gets out of wack, and sleep is problem the best thing for you...Can you call the doctor and get more pain meds, explain to him the pain you are in.

You could have caught that bug I had a few weeks ago, it was awful, and the same thing happend to me, it lasted about 4 days....

I hope today is a better day for you....Rest as much as you can and I hope you are feeling better today.

Hugs

Julie

Why didnt you say anything to me last night??? I know I was wallowing in my own misery...ya even managed me a light 'told ya so'...in your own way...

You now that I am here for you, no matter how I feel. You know if i could i would take your pain from you. Just hang in there babe. You have been through worse...just keep telling yourself that.

Call me when you get up. dont have too much to do today...

luvume

Christine

Valerie

Sorry to hear that your feeling like crap. Have you tried something like melatonin? When I can't sleep I grab my fluffy, fuzzy, blanket, a good book, chamomeal tea, and pop some melatonin. It usauly does the trick. As for the pain, gosh I wish I had the answere to that myself. My neck has been killing me. I'll be paying for you. Love You

We're here for you. I know you must be feeling really bad. Haven't seen you on here in a while. I hope you feel better soon.

There's a tea, sleepytime tea. I'm not sure who it's by. I'm out right now, have to get more. You should be able to find in local grocery. It has really helped me. Sleeping and resting is so important and if you can't, it's frustrating and can make other things pop up and make it worse. And the pain, well, can you get more pain meds from your doc? I hope so especially since you're in that much pain.

If there's anything we can do, let us know. I'm praying for you. Hope you feel better soon.

Lots of hugs,

Pam

I am so sad that you are feeling like crap.

I am keeping you in my prayers that you get to feeling better and can sleep.

Remember to take care of yourself as well as all the others you help and encourage.

Chris

Post edited by: mict55, at: 01/02/2009 11:30

Today, I am feeling a little better, I slept decent, got at least a good 7 hours, and it was pretty much straight, which is unusual lately, I haven't been getting that much sleep at a time in a while. And it was also good sleep, not restless or rough. I slept really hard on my right arm, and the pain is still very high, probably still a good 7 on the pain scale, but at least not an 8.

I did call the doctor's office today, but they close at noon on Friday's so I'm kinda screwed till the first of next week. That does totally suck for me, but I'll call Monday, and see what I can get. I'm kinda glad I held off on taking the vicodin, cuz I may yet need it over the rest of the weekend.

Anyway, thank you all for the support, I really needed it!

*hugs*

Jen