It’s finally happened; I am
officially finished with the IV antibiotics for this round! I started IV’s on
December 18th and I finished January 16th. It is a
beautiful thing to be able to get a solid night’s sleep, and to shower
regularly again. I also experienced something with my antibiotics this round
that I hadn’t in the past and that is side effects. Usually when I am on IV
antibiotics I am able to continue my life without much change other than my
shortness of breath and coughing, but this time was different. I found that my
energy level was always extremely low, and if I could I would sleep all day
only to wake up for an hour or two and need a nap. It’s a really strange
feeling going from feeling like you can do anything (even being sick) to
feeling like you can’t get out of bed.
I was concerned about my energy
level and I talked to my doctor and I was relieved when he told me that for the
combination of antibiotics I was on that severe fatigue is common. My mind had
wandered to the idea that I would be living the rest of my life exhausted, it’s
a scary thing to face. I have only been off the medications for a day now, so I
haven’t seen a real improvement on my energy levels but I am still optimistic.
I am sure all I need is a few more nights of good sleep.
I am still super optimistic about
the future! I am working towards some big goals to accomplish during 2015, some
of those resolutions may just be happening and I can’t wait! I have two trips
planned at the moment a very ambitious attempt at what is called a vacation but
is going to be more of a work out than anything. I will be traveling to Orlando Florida for
the Expedition Everest run held at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park on May 2nd.
I don’t have the official dates for that trip set in stone yet, hopefully a
nice relaxing week of fun. And because you can never have too much Disney I
will be traveling to Disneyland May 6th – 11th with one
of my friends to complete the Pixie Dust Challenge. The Pixie Dust challenge is
a Run Disney event that includes a 10k, and a half marathon run throughout the Disneyland
Resort parks. My friend and I also opted to run the 5k the day before the
challenge. It’s safe to say it will be a long weekend. I also have a half marathon schedule in March,
but I haven’t even started training yet. Hopefully I will be able to start
walking and running again this week. I can’t wait to get my distance back up to
where it should be and start working towards my running goals again!
I am really excited to start 2015
off on a healthier note. I hope to raise my PFT’s and my weight back to a
healthy level again. It’s not going to be easy, but I know I can do it!
