The Laundry Can Wait

This week was busy.
And medical-y.
And medication-y.

My body is exhausted from the slight trauma that occurred on Thursday... and I am feeling very medicated.
It is a good thing. I am more than appreciative of the fact that I have access to the medications that I absolutely required.... but it would be a lie to say that I did not feel a little overloaded.

These illnesses - the Hereditary Angioedema and the Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Crohn's Disease etc - they are all 'heavy-hitters'. And heavy hitting illnesses require heavy hitters for medications. So when a big episode like this happens, it's not just the immediate trauma and symptoms themselves that your body has to recuperate from. This week I HAD to receive extra pharmaceutical intervention. That means more of these heavy duty meds than my body is accustomed to. So my body is processing the aftermath of such a serious episode as well as processing the amount of remedy within the system.

That means that now, despite the fact that I feel better in regards to the immediate issue, I am exhausted. It feels as though I had a flu for two weeks and so even though I no longer have the flu, I am worse for wear because of it. My energy is sapped, my body has been fighting, my motivation has taken a hit. And let's be clear here - my mental motivation is there. I really want to clean the kitchen and finish the laundry. My physical motivation, though, is severely lacking. I have been in the tub for so long the water is barely lukewarm, my movie has ended, and yet I am still here.

It is always tough when your mental determination does not match your physical energy level.
At least it's Saturday. The laundry can wait.