For the first three days, I did not leave my bed nor see the light of day. It totally floored me. I felt like a strip of bacon, all twisted and crinkly, left to fry on a beach in the harsh sun.
I only got up to get to the bathroom to fill up my glass with fresh water and every time was a mini adventure.
I felt like a lost drunken dwarf, hunchback and all, bumping into walls and doors, tiptoeing as everything hurt. And I mean everything: toes, tummy, neck, shoulders, head, jaws, teeth, small muscles I did not even know I had... and to make things a little more interesting, I got an fibro and endo flare on top of it! Pure joy.
I "slept" an average of 16 hours a day, unable to breathe properly, with a burning throat, a fever, cold sweats, watery eyes, body aching all over....
I went from soft moaning noises to gentle rocking back and forth to a few hallucinations (think dolphins dancing in the tree outside my window... don't ask)
I haven't had much to eat apart from fruit and soup but this is definitely not the type of diet I'd follow to lose weight. I also had an allergic reaction to God knows what on my legs and arms... all red and itchy with blood spots all over.
If you know my story, you know that I really know pain and that my pain threshold is very high. And that I don't take any medication. This year has relatively been pain free for me because I've been sticking to a health routine that works.... Things got a little tough recently and I kind of let that go for a while. Big mistake!
Now, it is never good publicity for a therapist to admit that they got super sick but I could not careless. I am human and definitely not perfect and when I stray from what I'm supposed to do for my health, well, this happens. Last time I had the flu was actually on my birthday three years ago (I know what you are thinking.... this woman knows how to party, right?!) I was at a Jazz Festival and never saw any of it! Well, this year, the Christmas party happened downstairs and again, I saw none of it.
Why am I writing this? Two things.
One, whether you have a bunch of illnesses like me or not, bad things happen even if you regularly take good care of yourself. You cannot be in control of everything all the time... and that is ok. If you are suffering right now, start again now. Lots of fluid, oregano and ravensara essential oils, elderberry juice, lemon water etc... and lots of rest.
Two, I am definitely not the only one to which this happened over Christmas so I just want you to know that you are definitely not alone in this and that soon, you'll be fine with good levels of energy to ring in the New Year. In the meantime, be gentle with yourself.
Finally I really want to thank everyone who messaged me over the last few days, asking me how I was doing. It is always nice to see that someone is thinking of you when your head is down the toilet! :-)
