Posted by Ilene on March 24, 2004, at 21:28:11
In reply to Dear diary March 22, posted by Ilene on March 22, 2004, at 20:01:08
I skip my diary for two days and the whole damn thread disappears (did I just type a Bad Word? will Dr. Bob erase my identity?)
Forgot to note that my son did *not* get into the high school we really liked. I was very upset, but it passed. He's wait-listed for the other school.
I don't remember Monday very well.
I didn't sleep very well on Monday night, so I was tired yesterday. That's been bringing my mood down. I managed to do some laundry, sew a button on my husband's shirt, give my daughter a ride to her old high school, shop for dinner, then actually make it, and then drive my husband and daughter to the airport. They are gone and I miss them, but it is easier maintaining the house with them out of the way. I feel like I might be able to catch up on things.
I took Klonopin when I went to bed, so I would be sure to sleep, and then I took another dose at 3:30 AM--or was it 6:15?--because I slept until about 9 and dozed until 10:30. I feel somewhat better today. Sleep is something I really need.
The pdoc says it's okay to take Klonopin for sleep but not all the time. She wants me to have my last cup of coffee by 3 PM. So what do I do but drink a cappuccino at 6:30?
The internist's office called to remind me of Friday's appt, so I asked if I could speak to the dr. so I could give him a heads-up about being hospitalized, and the lithium and thyroid and all. He thinks the problem is poor circulation because of my chronic fatigue syndrome, triggered by the lithium. I'll be bringing the results of the thyroid test--they are definitely abnormal. Then the internist and the pdoc can figure things out between them. My pdoc wants me to go up on the lithium.
I spent much of the afternoon procrastinating in front of the computer. I need to get my tax info together, etc, but I'm just not doing it, nor filing, nor tidying up, nor calling the people I need to call...but I did get info about DBT practitioners in the area for my pdoc. Turns out "DBT central" in Seattle has at least one trainer in the area. Took me hours to find him.
While I was doing that the black cat came in and sat on my lap. She *never* does that. That's the gray cat's role. They hate each other. Actually, the gray cat persecutes the black cat. He's lounging on my lap right now. Makes it hard to type. He hasn't bitten me for weeks, though, and he is very soft and fuzzy, and he purrs nicely.
Someone down my tiny street wants to pay an exterminator to get rid of mice. Why spend a ton of money on rodent control when you can have it done for the price of cat food? The last mouse I saw was one the gray cat brought home for a playmate.
I'm feeling much more awake this evening than I have for weeks. I wonder if this is because I slept in, because I indulged in caffeine, or because my sleep disorder is returning (always a good idea to think of the worst possible case, isn't it?). I'm in a relatively good mood. If I hadn't told myself I'd try to go to bed a little early I'd start doing something.
....Long phone call from old friend. So much for early-to-bed.
Oskarsmom, how are you?
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