{"id":592,"date":"2018-07-09T19:25:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T02:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rissarenae.com\/blog\/?p=592"},"modified":"2018-07-09T19:25:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T02:25:29","slug":"i-tried-but-june-sucked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rissarenae.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/i-tried-but-june-sucked\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried but June sucked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soooo . . . I had this great plan for June. I was going to write up a storm, I was going to post here, there, and everywhere. I was going to make blazing progress in all my WIP\u2019s. And then \u2018it\u2019 happened.<\/p>\n

Pneumonia.<\/p>\n

(It takes talent to contract pneumonia in the middle of summer, but I’ve never been one to follow the rules.)<\/p>\n

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At least I had company while sick<\/p><\/div>\n

Within 24-hours I went from my normal, snark-laden self to being bedridden and unable to walk up a flight of stairs without wheezing for air. I\u2019ve never fallen ill so quickly and so aggressively. It was kinda scary. Pneumonia is no laughing matter, especially for me. I lost both my grandfathers to pneumonia.<\/p>\n

I spent a week in bed or within close proximity to bed, relegated to the top floor of my home since stairs became my mortal enemy. Doc started me on a course of antibiotics, but it seemed like they did nothing to help. A week later, I was still deathly ill, perhaps even ill-er (is that a word?), but now with a new complication to add to my resume.<\/p>\n

Pleurisy.<\/p>\n

Think of pleurisy as like having blisters on your lungs. It hurt like the ever-loving crap just to breathe. In order to get over my pneumonia, I had to cough up the crap in my lungs in order to get better, but couldn\u2019t do so because breathing hurt and coughing was agony. So I was in a nasty pickle.<\/p>\n

Another week on the couch (I managed to upgrade from being bed-ridden), a second course of antibiotics, and some groovy pain killers later I was finally able to move around enough so that I could get out of the house and walk around. I lost a lot of weight in those two weeks (my BMI dropped below 19). Although I could move around, I couldn\u2019t stand for more than ten minutes, and walking for more than a few minutes was right out of the question.<\/p>\n

You know what else was right out of the question? Sitting up and typing! Even on the couch, I could only sit sideways and lean on one side in order to take pressure off my lungs. I could jot notes in my notebooks, but positioning either the laptop or my tablet to type was a challenge I couldn\u2019t conquer.<\/p>\n

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Boo also got lots of rest<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m now into my 3rd<\/sup> week with pneumonia. I still have crackling in my lungs, and the pleurisy hasn\u2019t subsided completely. That, and I kinda think I\u2019ve cracked a rib due to all the coughing. Doc wants me to wait another week until I\u2019m scheduled for more x-rays to see if the pneumonia has buggered off before she will look into my ribs. There\u2019s nothing that can be done for a cracked rib other than to take it easy, which I’ve become an expert at these past three weeks.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m well enough that I\u2019m allowed to go to work, but not allowed to do much else. No exercise, no outdoor activities (though I\u2019ve snuck in a bit of light gardening), no lifting, no strain . . . basically no fun.<\/p>\n

Sitting with my back flat against something is still uncomfortable. I still can\u2019t cough unless I contort myself into an odd position where I won\u2019t aggravate my lungs, but it\u2019s caused me to pull a few muscles in my back. I\u2019m just a mess.<\/p>\n

So my grand plan for June is being put on hold. Even July is lookin\u2019 kinda sketchy. We\u2019ll see what happens.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m slowly picking back up and have been able to sit down and type in my corner of the universe at home (aka my couch), as long as I have half a dozen pillows to prop me up. My energy and appetite is slowly coming back, and I\u2019m getting my personality back. Pretty soon I\u2019ll be able to chase my cat around the house, nag the boys to clean up after themselves, and take my weekly walk to the corner store.<\/p>\n

But for now, I’m still on rest, rest, and more rest. And maybe a chocolate bar. Man, I really want a chocolate bar.<\/p>\n

Stay healthy, everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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