intersectionality

[tielan]

One of the annoying things about the situation is just the sheer intersectionality of it, and trying to untangle it all.

The gum around the tooth still feels swollen, and the tooth feels slightly wobbly, but nothing hurts anymore. I won't be seeing an endodontist until May, and I rescheduled the oral surgeon to May also.

The elimination diet is mostly helping, except for the part where I pretty much have to cook every night; I can't just takeaway or eat out (unless it's scrambled eggs, and there are only so many meals of scrambled eggs one can have). Which aggravates my hand and foot, because I'm standing a lot and using my right hand a lot, which makes it ache, which means I can't do as much...

My sleep is a little short - maybe 4-5 hours a night before I wake up. It was better for a couple of days, but the last few nights have been scant on sleep. I end up dozing in the midafternoon.

The psychologist is helping; we're working through 'things I can still do' and 'life values' (ie. the things that keep you going when your situation changes), and this week I'm going to try more physical exercise in an attempt to learn my exertion limits while I don't have to go in to work.

Work still hasn't assigned me to a client, for which I am really grateful right now as I try to sort through the state of my health and my life.

So there are good things and bad things. I'm holding up most of the time right now, but I'm not sure how much of that is because I'm not going in to work right now.

...and then, on Saturday, I woke up with that tickle in the throat that portends a cold. So now I have a slightly runny nose and lovely hacking cough in 28C weather (another of summer's last gasps; I can't say I'm complaining) while being in a general state of unhealthful misery.

Good Health has seriously unfriended me this year. And, frankly, it sucks.

Comments

[havocthecat]

It's amazing how much cooking prep you can do sitting down these days. And pre-sliced veggies and pre-cut meat are a legit adaptation when you need it. I say these things because I've had to make those adaptations myself, some days, depending on how much I ache or how much I've walked, and not because you should use them. Because you still have to stand in front of the stove and cook, and some days, even that's too much effort.

I'm glad you're working through it. I'm sorry you have to. It all sucks.

[tielan]

*hugs* Thanks so much.

And yeah, flash-frozen vegies have been very useful! The downside is that the least reactive ones don't come pre-packaged and require prep - ie. potatoes, carrots, celery - and the potatoes and carrots need to be peeled quite thickly since the salicylates tend to be concentrated in the skin.

[beatrice_otter]

Oh, that sucks.

[everbright]

Augh, a cold on top of everything. Can you make chicken soup at all? I'm not sure is any of the relevant aromatics are still things you can eat.

[tielan]

Yes, I can make chicken soup. (Late reply is late.) Just haven't yet. Lots of other slow-cooker things, though, working my way through what we have in the freezer...