Last night I ate spaghetti and suffered some pretty bad heartburn-like discomfort. I had eaten some grape tomatoes for a snack earlier, and I guess that was entirely too much tomato acid for me. I think it feels unfair to get smacked down after eating something "healthy." I think the tomatoes would have been okay, but the spaghetti sauce and probably the grease in the meat was too much for me.
This morning I woke up feeling pretty okay. Nothing that could be described as 'super,' but not the worst either. I used the latex pillow which is a little higher and a little bit like memory foam. I also decided at the last minute to put some loose socks on, because my feet have been getting cold during the night (during the SUMMER. WTH?!?) but it did seem to help a lot.
The Tinnitis (ringing in the ears) has gotten worse. It used to be only noticeable when I went to bed at night, but now I am more aware of it happening in the daytime. When I say "ringing," it's not ringing like a phone. It's a high-pitched sound wave type thing like a piece of electronics might do. I just try to ignore it.
It may sound silly, but I am really motivated to vacuum the entryway, hallway, and living room (at least the open spaces) every morning. The carpet is new, and with 6 people in the house plus a dog, I think it makes sense to keep this up. I put the vacuum cleaner on a setting that isn't too difficult to push/pull. So that gives me a mild morning exercise. I do this as soon as the kids are all off to school. It's a small thing, but I do feel good knowing I've started off the day with an accomplishment, no matter how tiny it is.
Even after wearing the socks, my feet hurt this morning though. The bottoms of them felt very tender as I walked around first thing in the morning. That's not uncommon for me. My toes started hurting somewhat and the best way I can describe it is when a toe feels like it needs to be popped?
I took one Advil, but sometime after vacuuming this morning, my aches intensified. First my ankles felt really swollen and achy (but visually and touching them, they aren't swollen at all) - the urge is to raise them up on a pillow, like one would do for swollen ankles. I don't think doing that actually helps my ankles at all, but I do it, if only for the psychological benefit.
After being still for a bit like this, more aches that I had at a dull level up to that point suddenly intensified. The inner part of my elbows, my knees, my ankles, my neck, my jaw (that's a new fun one), my wrists. The pain got up to the intensity of a full-blown achy flu.
Just when I thought I was going to have a crappy day full of that kind of pain, it started tapering off. This wasn't more than 10 minutes of the heavy flu aches. You don't have to tell me twice, so I took 2 more Advils and all my vitamins. Well, not all of them, just the right quantity. lol
The hubs was wanting sex, and of course I didn't feel up to it (who would?) But his pouting was a real turn on (sarcasm). Never would he think of massaging me, talking with me and saying he hoped I'd feel better, or anything that would indear me to him. How many people want to have sex when they feel like they have flu aches?!? Anyway, I don't need the guilt trips. Showing me again that he only cares about himself is NOT a turn on in any way.
Durrrr!
Although I am still aching in the shoulders and feet, the realization has just hit me that as soon as hubs left, my pain started subsiding. I wonder if it's possible that certain people make me sick? I can't blame it on the person if that's true, because it would be MY REACTION to the person that causes it. I can't control other people, I can only control myself after all.
Thoughts?
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