Last night was a miserable night for me. I slept in my recliner so that I wouldn't keep the Beast up. It was really both a good and bad decision but I will explain in a bit.
I seem to have picked up a chest cold somewhere. I couldn't lay down flat because of my sinuses draining like crazy. Add to that a cough that wouldn't quit and actually felt like my ribs were being bruised from it. I didn't want to wake the Beast to look for the medication that the doctor had given us earlier in the year. Add to that my goofy bladder insisting on being emptied every two hours and you have an idea of what MY night was like.
I had to try to sleep in almost a sitting position. I was so damn tired that I could barely stand it. I did finally end up getting a few hours of sleep but it wasn't easy, trust me!
So, as soon as I heard some activity in the living room, I knew the Beast was up. It was probably because Baron had to go out to relieve himself. So I started out of my computer room to find an incredible sight. The Beast was using my old crutches to get around!
It seems that he, too, had a bad night. His bad leg had given him a lot of pain during the night as well as his sciatica acting up at the same time. He had not gotten a lot of sleep and then found out that he wasn't able to get upright, due to the leg pain. It didn't want to support his weight! He felt lucky that the crutches were within easy reach (they were between the bureau and the wall on his side of the bed) and he used them to get up.
Eventually, the leg partially supported him and he only had to use one crutch. I offered him the use of my cane but he said he needed the extra support the crutch gave him. He decided that he is going to return to the pain clinic on Friday and go ahead with the injections that he was told he needed (but he had refused). Men can be so weird about any kind of medication. They have to maintain that image in their head of them not needing that stuff. Sheesh!
He can't go tomorrow because he has his appointment with the dermatologist to treat the skin cancer on his arms. I have no idea if both arms with be treated or one at a time. It's another thing that men don't do....they don't ASK those kind of questions. It drives me crazy at times.
As for me, I went and got the cough syrup that the doctor prescribed and started taking it. It gave me an incredible relief! I ended up taking care of the Beast's needs after he had soaked in the bathtub for a while. I put his cream on the areas that were giving him the most pain and I also placed the small electric blanket neatly on the bed for him and the heating pad to try to make the leg stop hurting him so he could sleep. He had made a real mess of the bed while trying to find a position to sleep. I neatened everything up while I was doing the placement of the blanket and heating pad. He had finally taken a pain pill during the night but found it didn't help.
He went to bed about an hour ago and, when I checked a few minutes ago, it seems that the blanket and heating pad are doing a good job. He was asleep and seems peaceful. *Fingers crossed*
In the meantime, the syrup has really given me some relief. When I lay back in my recliner, even my sinuses weren't draining! Oh, I did take some Sudafed so I am sure that was doing the sinuses the most good. But not coughing is wonderful! I may actually get some sleep. I can take the syrup four times a day and I haven't taken one dose yet. I will do that shortly before I go to bed for the night! I stopped drinking any fluids around 6pm and I hope that settles down my bladder. It's so crazy since, as a diabetic, I am easily dehydrated and NEED more fluids than most. I miss sipping my ice water to make sure that doesn't happen. But, for tonight, I will trust that it allows my bladder to be satisfied without having to constantly be visiting the bathroom when I so desperately need sleep.
I found a comment from my granddaughter (Sheepie) about my wax problem on my rug. She is the one that used to work for Yankee Candle. I'm going to try her suggestion since I haven't done anything yet. I didn't want to make a mistake and ruin that section so I have just covered it lightly until I found a solution that would work. I'm going to take her advice. I will let you know if it worked for me...but I won't try it until this coughing passes.
I did make sure that the Beast has the crutches within reach if he has a problem getting up again. I wanted to drive him to the dermatologist tomorrow but he declined. Another *man thing*. They just don't want to feel like they NEED someone to drive them anywhere.
Oh, and get this....remember when I told you all that he had sent one of his cameras to that place in New York? He's dealt with them for years. It's where he gets his special paper for his photos. They've always dealt fairly with him. It seems that with their offer for the camera (a buy versus consignment) plus his adding $300. allowed him to buy the new camera that he was slobbering for. He even bargained them down on the total price paid. They finally accepted that and the new camera should be here within the next week. They only ship regular mail. It's not like Amazon Prime, which he has since he buys a LOT of stuff from them.
Time to post this. I haven't done anything on the computer all day except for this. I am going to check my email before I go to bed and hope that nothing spectacular has happened on my FB page. I'm better but just not up to THAT today. I always end up spending at least four hours on it. I just feel the need for rest and, hopefully, some decent sleep.
Love you all. Hope your day went well and the rest of the week also. Looks like my plans for a few more Christmas presents is out the window with the Beast having spent that money. *Sigh* Oh well! ***Hugs***
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