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Not once did the irony occur to me. Anyway, I think that a few days ago my body just wouldn't hold water in the tissues. I can't say what it would have done with fruit juice since I didn't have any, but water seemed to come right back out a few minutes after drinking it, in the same volume it seemed. Soft drinks didn't help much. It got less bad after a couple days.
It all started when I had the bright idea of treating the arthritis in my neck by applying this strong ketoprofen (an arthritis drug) ointment I'd ordinarily use on much smaller spots. All arthritis drugs lower immune system function, that's why arthritis drugs worsen my EI and I don't use them anymore, except for this creme which is local, so it doesn't go throughout my system.
Then I got a raw throat, a cold I thought, though I'm not sure I got any other cold symptoms. At the same time I got a rash on the outside of my neck, right where I'd put the creme. I do get a rash when I get an arthritis flare-up but never there before. Then it was clear the dehydration was very bad.... so this alone could have caused the bad throat.
Did I give myself a cold, I wonder, by putting on too much arthritis ointment, lowering my immune system function?
Anyway, I feel very strange in a way that seems similar to high blood pressure even though I'm back on those pills. "Heat", pressure, disconnectedness, higher pulse or at least stronger if not faster. Other completely indescribable effects, which is scary. Since hydration didn't solve it I'll have to make MD appt's Monday I guess.
I'm leaving out something important and can't remember it. Recently I've noticed more disconnectedness, not only more of the emotional "flattening" but basically dulled intelligence, I guess. I feel like I'm not "here" as much.
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"You're better than normal! You're ABnormal!"-- Fry to Leela, who's self-conscious about her single eye, Futurama
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