Jan 11
5:45a- woke with sharp pain in rt side of chest thru to back. Tried wriggling to get it to ease to no avail. Applied pain rub once I remembered where it was. Throbbing pain in legs. Stuffy & congested. I’m tired & tired of being in pain. If I could diminish the pain, I might think clearer. Gonna rest until alarm goes off.
Thankful we can go directly to our Heavenly Father with all our anxieties and all our cares!
12:14p- Not been my day. Got into argument with Joe bc of moving forward in painting Dezirae’s closet. He wants to help and shelf needs to be leveled so she can put things on it. We have entire closet emptied and now have to wait until he gets home to help.
While typing up info sheet for dr apt, I picked up clipboard to move it. My fingers gave way and I dropped the clipboard. Corner landed on the “T” and broke it off! Letter works, but I don’t know how to fix it.
Dezirae immediately googled how to fix it. Watched a youtube video and followed instructions and was able to put the key back on. PTL! We have smart kids.
1:00p- Got Fb notification about “The Doctor is in” live on tv5. Decided to watch is see what type of Dr it was – Dr Lee Ferguson of The Vascular Center of Mobile. Some of the questions the viewers were asking are similar to some of my symptoms…tingling and pain in hands and feet. I just assumed those issues were due to neuropathy. Never crossed my mind that it could be circulation issues. I decided to ask if he had ever treated a lightning survivor. The lady said this is interesting question and asked my question on live tv and mentioned me by name. Cool! The Dr admitted that he hasn’t recalled treating a lightning survivor but was willing to if necessary. I tried to mention my issues but segment ended before I could (I didn’t think to ask when I first asked question. My thought process is still rather slow.)
5:00p- Dr confirmed thrush. It’s down the back of my throat & said it’s probably in my esophagus too. Prescribed an oral rinse for 10 days to knock it out. I asked about other remedies I could do. Told me that I was already on enough supplements he didn’t want me to add anything else bc it could throw my system more out of wack than it already is from the lightning strike.
Went to store to get rx filled. Lady said it would be about 45 min. I told her I would wait for it and do some shopping. Did the shopping and put it in car. Went to pick Rx up. It wasn’t even in system. The lady didn’t even give it to pharmacist. Ugh! I told new lady I had already been waiting about an hour. She apologized and scanned it into system right away. Had to wait 10 more minutes.
Got home and was wore out. Told kids we would wait a bit for dinner bc I needed to rest. I think I dozed off for a few minutes until phone rang.
10:14p- It’s gonna be a long 10 days bc the medicine doesn’t taste good. Gotta think positive…I’m gonna feel better on the other side of this. My tongue and throat won’t hurt. I may even have more energy – that’ll be a plus. Haven’t hardly had any pep for couple of months since onset.
I’m exhausted. Center of chest throbbing
Oral thrush/Candida infection symptoms:
White patchy tongue, pain in tongue, difficulty swallowing, sore throat, cotton mouth feeling, taste buds are off, tiredness & fatigue, chronic sinus infections, can cause fever if goes past esophagus, joint pain if left untreated
Treatments can vary depending on severity and length of issues. I’ve tried doubling probiotics, oral rinse, peppermint oil rinse, etc. for couple of months. Home remedies not working…proves to me my immune system is weakened.
thewholejourney.com/could-it-be-candida
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oral-thrush/symptoms-causes/syc-20353533
Jan 12
6:50a- Ugh! It feels like I just went to sleep. I’m not ready to get up…just a little longer.
7:00a- Hitting snooze just a little longer. I feel sluggish.
7:45a- Didn’t mean to sleep that long. My legs hurt, headache, tongue hurts. I need to start the day. Bible read.
Medicine doesn’t taste good. Yuck!
8:30a- Started cooking breakfast. Heating skillet up to cook eggs got distracted and smoked the kitchen up! Ugh! Cooled skillet and started again. Splashed hot oil on arm. Ouch!
10:00a- It’s amazing how music can soothe the soul. I love playing hymns that speak to your soul. “Thank you, Lord”, and “Springs of Living Water”.
11:00a- Met an interesting fella while out on visitation today. He asked me what my job was at the church. I replied, “I’m the pastor’s wife.” He chuckled and said, “Ah, the Pastor’s wife.” I asked my kids what he meant by that. My son replied, “It means your special.” I said,”Nah.” He quickly responded, “Mom, you’re special to me and your special to everyone you meet.” I just said, “Awh.”
2:00p- Completed a labour of love. Dezirae & I painted her closet today. I loved painting once upon a time, but the pain it causes now. Closet looks good. It’s now time to rest a while. Maybe a cat nap too.
4:50p- muscles in leg keep fluttering
