Anyone that knows me knows I hate resting, I like to be doing something all the time but after my treatment I needed to rest to ensure I would recover properly. After my three days of treatment I had a day off which consisted of me lying in bed and watching Netflix.
Then it was the weekend and I felt a little better so I had a shower and got myself sorted as I normally would but then when we nipped out I did not feel good. Just a shower and getting ready had wiped me out, this is when I realised I was not ready to go back to work and get back to normal. Looking back at that week, I don’t remember it. I was so drugged up, it was such a blur.
I took another week off, which you would think why is she complaining but I was BORED. In that week I read a book, watched the full two series of Dynasty - great tv series by the way, but all I wanted to do was get back to normal. The only people I’d really seen was my mam, dad and Mark - they were probably sick of me complaining! Marnie and Amy then came to see me one night which meant I had new humans to talk to!
As the week went on my headaches got better and I felt a bit more human so I started to walk the dog to get some fresh air and a bit of exercise. This really helped me so by the time it got to the next weekend I started to feel like I was ready for the real world again.
I’m back to work now, exercising again and feel better than ever. Looking back I’m so glad that I listened to my body, and actually rested or as mark said ‘I mastered the art of doing nothing.’
If anyone has this treatment or any other similar treatments, I would definitely advise you to rest, take everyday as it comes and find a good series on Netflix, it cures the boredom for a bit.
Thank you to everyone who sent me a message to see how I was, or popped into see me. It really helped me get back onto my feet.
