Monday, June 11, 2012

Fasting - Day Seven

103.6.  Had a really scary experience about 11:00 last night when, after using the bathroom, I was coming back into my room and had a headache that dropped me to my knees.  That wouldn't have been so bad by itself, but suddenly I was feverish and sweaty (I mean my clothes were soaked), and overcome with major nausea and stomach cramping.  I crawled back to the bathroom, sure that I would puke, but after shaking and crying for a few minutes, nothing.  And after a couple more minutes, I was fine.  I was scared enough I called the emergency intern line, and the two interns on call came and took all my vitals, had me lie down with my knees up and a wet washcloth on my forehead, and watched over me until I was calm enough to try and sleep again.  They were super sweet.  And then I got a good solid five hours of sleep in, which was heavenly.  I felt a whole lot better today, all the way around.  And I had the longest no IPH streak ever - almost 7 hours!  That was followed by three in a row when I attempted my semi-shower, but still, it was very nice.  I asked my doctor today about the possibility of the headaches returning if I was very good about following the recommended food lifestyle change when I returned to the real world, and he said that wouldn't be an issue.  Which I'm very relieved about, because I don't want to spend the rest of my life worrying about every twinge in my head.  I'm okay with the way the headaches are now, simply because it's at least a 70-80% improvement and it will give me my life back, but I would like to have them completely gone.  There are small improvements every day, so I'll see what it's looking like at 10 days, and whether it would be worth it to go longer if they're not completely gone by then.  The other thing is whether, now that they've been so whittled down, diet alone might be enough to keep them improving.

3 comments:

Arlyn said...

Wow. I really hope all of this works for you once you get back into life again!

Peter and Andrea said...

I'm glad you're okay. Good job to them for taking care of you. You didn't ask any more suicidal questions in the middle of the night, did you? Good luck on day eight.

Katrina said...

Hey, Monica, my computer let me read all your fasting entries. Yea! I hope things continue to improve--and don't sweat the hiccups. And I hope your cravings change before you are eating so you can enjoy the good-for-you food.