Its some ungodly hour of the morning and it seems that the rest of the household is fast asleep apart from myself, even the cats are quiet and not prowling looking for a bed or a pin cushion to knead into (often myself!). Since the occurance of the lockdown due to covid 19, my sleep patterns have become completely up the wazoo! I stay awake all night and as soon as a bit of daylight hits the house, my eyes start to close and I sleep on and off during the day. Its a pain in the preverbial and I’ll have to try and get some normality back before I go back to work - whenever that may be.
Right from the word go, or even a few days beforehand, it was decided that most people would take computers home and work from home. I wasn’t given that option as there wasn’t really anything for me to do. Most of the admin work is done by my work buddy who has been trained up to take over from me and so I have been lucky enough to be able to just relax and chill out at home. I have felt such a relief off of my shoulders, for the most part its been quite enjoyable, mixed in with periods of boredom but also knowing many others are in the same boat.
I’ve been having issues with my gums since before lockdown and had been referred to Greenlane Hosp by my dentist. I finally went on Thursday morning and it appears the issue is caused by my cancer treatment. I had right from the get go, been advised that the zoladronic acid which is used for my infusions could possibly erode the bone of my jaw down and guess what has started happening...dammit! I’m on antibotics at the moment as there is also an infection in my gum, the pain is up and down although is certainly getting better. I go back Thursday 7th May for another check up and to see what the specialist is planning. The decision will then need to be decided on whether or not I continue with the infusion. They had recently gone to three monthly instead of every 28 days. So watch this space.
All in all, apart from the dental issue, I am feeling pretty good. Not too much pain, although I’m not sitting up in an office chair for hours at a time and the thought of returning to work does worry me a bit. But after being on lockdown for five or so weeks, I can also see that I need it, to be able to get out of the house regularly. But to be honest, I forget about the cancer which has been great!
I don’t know about you, but boy have I been having some weird dreams. They started before a bit before lockdown, I remember telling a work friend about dreams of David I was having. They are still ocurring and at times are so vivid. I’ve even woken up feeling quite heart broken. Wonder whats causing these to happen...
Sunday 3rd May 2020 - 4.06am
No comments:
Post a Comment