Since being sick basically put me out of commission for a couple of weeks I have been having a terribly hard time getting back into it. I think the biggest challenge has been having to run in the dark in the mornings. I’m not a big fan of that at all. I have a green blinking light that I wear on the back of my hat and an orange reflective running jacket. But it still feels sketchy, plus I worry about uneven sidewalks and all sorts of things not easily seen in the dark. Monday I couldn’t get out of bed, just wanted to lay there. Yesterday I decided at 3:00 to not get up. The rebif had caused a monster fever that plagued me all night. Right after going to bed I had the worst chills. It was incredible, I just could not warm up. Later, my cough came back a bit and every time I would succumb my fever would explode. The fever issue with rebif is odd, sometimes I don’t feel a thing, and others I do. I don’t understand the inconsistency. I’ll have to look for things in my diet that might be causing it.
I am just about ready to commit to the Seattle half-marathon on Nov 30th. I am pretty sure that in five weeks I can get back to where I was cardio-wise. My buddy in Seattle who I would stay with wants to go to a show the night before. I think I could do the half with limited sleep as long as I didn’t drink the might before. I am still torn though. Paul really wants to go to the show (and so do I – Sea and Cake – but a big part says it is foolish to try. But maybe not.
A few things. Is it plausible to run before the sunsets? Just asking.
And have you given any thought to eating more whole foods. It is a massive undertaking for most people, but for us it was an easy transition. With my daughter being a vegetarian, we were already having mucho vegetables in our diet.
So we took it a step further and began eliminating all foods where we could not pronounce their ingredients. Again that was not a long haul for us. So I feel confident that we were doing pretty good.
Since letting go of my Avonex, I have never felt better. That was how bad my reactions were getting with my injections.
I hope you fair better my friend!
That’s great to hear about the Avonex, I hope things continue to be well for you without it.
I definitely would benefit from eating more whole foods in my diet. I try to allow myself as much as possible, but time constraints and a busy schedule (though admittedly not recently) keep getting in the way. I need to find ways to make an increase in whole foods easy and quick.