Jun 16, 2018
Still not doing well
We will have returned here a week ago tomorrow, Sunday. I am still coughing as much and feel as weak as I was then. No energy to do anything. I would rather have my two hips replaced again than go thru this day after day. I have another appointment with my doctor on Monday. I really can’t live like this. I am constantly exhausted.
Colin spent over two hours today weeding our garden but I have not been out of the house, I just don’t think I can manage it. So there are no photos. I know he worked hard as he came home black with soil from top to bottom. Thanks for all the gardening tips, we will follow your advice for sure. Maybe tomorrow I will be able to go out in the golf cart to the garden. Sorry for the continued delay in the final posts of our trip but I just can’t sit at the computer right now and editing photos and writing takes more energy than I have.
Also thanks for the travel suggestions for next year. At this moment I feel that I never ever want to go away again if my vitality is going to be sapped from my body like this. We had a fabulous vacation but to come back so worn out is not acceptable. Perhaps it is the codeine the doctor told me to take to stop the coughing that is also lowering my energy levels. Going to try some French brandy tonight instead.
Our June calendar girls. The first photo is Caeli barking at the horses as they head home at night. The second shot is of the girls barking at an iguana, you can see its tail at the top of the fence post. Carmeh is running like the wind on the beach in the last photo. My action girls.
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Hope you are feeling better soon, your have had that cough way too long
Sure hope the doctor can give you some answers and you can start feeling better. Love those calendar girls.
I got back from Portugal on May 31, felt ok for a day then it hit. It hasn’t felt like the typical head cold or chest cold, but zero energy, sore throat developed every night, and then laryngitis. I finally gave in and went to the dr on June 5 ….she said I had an upper respiratory infection and gave me a round of antibiotics ( 6 pills). Took the last one yesterday. I still have a bit of a cough but last night was the best nights sleep I’ve had so I’m hopeful that I will have the energy to do something today.
I feel your pain !
I wish I had gone to the dr sooner, but like I said, the symptoms were unlike any cold/flu I’ve had before. Lesson learned though.
I often catch a cold when I fly long haul; all that germ-filled recirculated air. It’s hard to keep your hands clean in the airport then on the jet. Hand sanitizer next yr.
Take care.
I got home from Portugal on May 31, felt fine for a day, then suddenly felt exhausted. Been on the couch ever since. I didn’t have the usual symptoms of a head cold or chest cold, other than a nagging dry cough all night, then a sore throat. So I put off going to the dr until June 5 … she said I had an upper respiratory infection and gave me a round of antibiotics ( 6 pills). Took the last pill yesterday. I had the best nights sleep last night in almost 3 weeks, so I’m hopeful that the medication is working and I will have some energy today.
So I feel your pain!
I just wish I had started the antibiotics sooner, but as I said, the symptoms weren’t typical of a cold.
Lesson learned.
I often get a cold after a long-haul flight. 10 hrs of germ filled, recirculated air, plus it ‘s hard to keep your hands clean once your on the jet. I’ll bring hand sanitizer next yr.
Take care.
Oregon Grape Root! It cleared up our coughs, in a matter of a couple of days….
Looks like you had an amazing holiday. Maybe just too busy. Between the cold and the falls, makes things challenging. The French Brandy might just be the answer for today, off to the doc tomorrow, see what medical science can do for you.
Sure hope you are feeling better soon!