So, last post I talked about chickpea flatbread, prednisone, the weather, and other random stuff.
I made a few observations (or had some catch up thoughts) since then.
The first day I was on the prednisone (I was on it for 5 days in a 5-4-3-2-1 per-day type dose – I took the first 5 right after I went to the doctor, in the late afternoon), I woke up and thought, “Man, I feel great!” I felt the best I had felt in weeks. I got dressed and went out to run errands, including getting 7 bags of wood pellets (and BTW, in a previous post I said each bag weighed 50 lbs – I was incorrect – each bag weighs 40 lbs, and 50 bags makes a pallet). As I was picking them up I thought – wow, these bags feel so light! I really must be feeling better! And that night I had enough energy to stay up and watch Jimmy Fallon, although disappointingly it was a rerun. Now, the doctor had said prednisone can cause insomnia, but since I didn’t have to get up for work or anything, I wasn’t too concerned about it. So, I stayed up late, but slept well. Got up the next day, still feeling pretty darn good. Stayed up late again. And so on for a few days.
It dawned on me yesterday that the reason why the pellets felt so light was because I was on STEROIDS. Duh. I can now see why people like taking them. I felt GOOD.
I was also lucky because prednisone is one of those drugs where you can either get ornery, or you can get happy. Luckily I got happy. I was in the best mood in a long time. Not that I was in bad moods, but you get the point.
Of course, prednisone is one of those drugs with plenty of other side effects, so I was quite happy to be on it for only 5 days. But, it was interesting. Learned a few things. My mom was on it long-term, and some of her experiences were, shall we say, harrowing, so I was pretty respectful of the drug when I got the prescription. My doc and I had an interesting conversation about it. I’ll leave it at that.
UPDATE: I forgot one other thing – one of the ‘good’ side benefits of the prednisone is my IT Band doesn’t seem to be sore any more. Granted, I have been doing exercises and babying it, but, until this week I could ‘feel’ it sometimes. Don’t seem to notice it now!
In other news, it is getting warmer. Current temp is 23oF. Yay! Except, there is precip coming. In the form of snow, sleet, freezing rain or some combo thereof. Honestly, if I had the choice I would pick colder with snow over the wintry mix. Ice is the worst! But, it is supposed to get up to almost 60oF on Friday. What?!?
Today I started going thru my drawers to see what kind of stuff I have for my trip to Norway. I found a pair of fleece-lined leggings that I forgot I bought. I found a skirt I forgot I bought. I found some other stuff I forgot I had. Not even sure when I bought the stuff. Better make sure it fits! Good thing I didn’t just go shopping for this stuff, since I had it already (assuming it fits). This spring I guess I’ll have to go through every drawer, and my closet, again. It’s fun finding surprises though!
And on a final note, I am hooked on this chickpea flatbread. Made it for lunch – pumpkin seed, arugula, leek flatbread. Here it is – try not to drool too much!
Oh – one more thing – I got another wedding request! This one will be unusual and fun. It is a re-marriage I guess you’d call it, affirmation of vows anyway. And they are doing it on their ‘previous’ anniversary. And I am going to be in England so we’re going to do it via “What’s App.” It will be short and sweet, but it will be unusual and fun. Of course I’ll post about it after it happens (in February).
All righty then. Back to doing something useful. Talk soon!