Sick of feeling sick September 25, 2006
I’ve felt pretty crappy over the last few days and, although I’m starting to feel better, I’ve had enough of feeling under the weather. I had a migraine Thursday/Friday and enough dizziness and nausea on Saturday to keep me in bed for most of the day.
I was a bit better yesterday and I’m better again today, but it still shits me. None of it is necessarily pregnancy-related - it could be hayfever, my neck being out of alignment or the takeaway I ate for dinner on Friday night - but because of the pregnancy I can’t treat it and soldier on as I normally would and that’s a bit frustrating.
On Thursday night it had me in tears and wanting to spend the next 6 months in bed, but today, probably because I am feeling better, I’m prepared to have a crack at managing it all. I’m going to the chiropractor again this afternoon (I only saw him on Wednesday) to get him to fix my neck up and I think I’ll suggest that maybe I should be coming in more regularly. I’m also going to ring the pharmaceutical advice line at the Royal Women’s and see if they can recommend anything better for managing the hayfever and migraines than what I’ve been using. I’m considering a visit to the doctor too, to get her to check out my ears - fluid in them would be contributing to the dizziness, etc. and these days I find it difficult to tell what’s going on with them because I don’t notice the difference in my hearing and balance (they’re both pretty bad anyway).
I figure it’s also time that I started to take exercise more seriously. I say this regularly and I always mean it, but there’s a bit more on the line this time. I’m going to commit to going for a walk (with or without a dog) every day. The key, I think, is to do it early in the day when my energy levels are highest and not to push it too hard. This morning I took Em out and, rather than battle with her on lead, I took her to a spot where I can let her run loose reasonably safely. She got some good exercise, we did a little bit of training stuff and I got to stroll along at a comfortable pace. The only flaw in the plan was coming back across the creek via the stepping stones, rather than walking back to the bridge. As a pregnant woman with crappy balance, I came rather close to getting wet when one of the stones wasn’t quite where my foot was aiming.
Exercise always seems to work best when you do it in company - especially if the company doesn’t live with you. There are many Saturday mornings when I’d happily put my head under the doona instead of heading out on the bike at 6.45. But I’ve usually promised to meet a friend, so I have to go. And once I get out, I usually enjoy it. Any walking groups around your neighbourhood?
I actually really hate exercising in company. By myself I can go at my own pace, when and where I feel like going. One of the lovely things about walking Em yesterday was being mostly alone (I did have a dog for company) with my thoughts.