For the first time in a long time I'm making back to back post on Hive, infact it's been a month since that has happened.
The longest I've ever been out sick, it's always been 4 days, one week, but it's been a month now and in the last 2 to 3 days I've feel some relief. In the first two weeks of my illness, it was difficult to drink a liter of water.
Never ate any decent food for the first ten days, constant diarrhea and vomiting, then the blood pee and then the rash and bruises inside my nose and tongue, then the anemia came, the paleness,and the drastic weight loss.
My cheekbones dug in very badly, obviously I hadn't eaten and was constantly dehydrated because I couldn't take in water.
On the fourth week, I started eating well again, and for someone who couldn't drink up to a liter of water per day, I started doing 5 to 6 liters per day.
Two days ago, I decided that cook my meal for the first time in a month, although I was tired and gassed out,but I completed the cooking and afterwards laid down. Close to 4 weeks,and yesterday was the first time I stepped out of the house.
I did it at night, because I didn't want people seeing the paleness and the weight I had lost. I wasn't able to see properly, everything was hazy, I was struggling to maintain my balance, my brain felt foggy, but it got better after two to three minutes of taking walking. It felt like learning how to make walk again, and my eyesight finally adjusted to the light.
I'd be taking a lot of water and adding unsweetened yogurt to it, I've also incorporated more roasted meat into my diet, thankful I have someone who ran all that errands for me, and I'm thankful I had him do all that for me.
Without that availability, I'll probably starve in the house with no one to do my food shopping. Since I was brought back from taking multiple IV meds 3 weeks ago, I've had to do a lot of things on my own.
This is my life, I've learned to survive on my own, at the detriment of my condition. I know that this isn't proper or right in anyway, but it's difficult for 99% of people to understand my struggles,so I rather not let them in on it.
The struggle, depression, pain. I've had good times, but those good times were what brought a lot of the sadness I currently have today, I'm not entirely ungrateful for my struggles, it has actually helped me to learn the reality of life.
The reality of life can be sad, but some people realize too late, in my case I have realized a lot about my reality and the reality of life and it makes me sad. A big illness like the one I'm currently trying to recover from, it slows you down, reminds you of things you're trying not to think about and it stops you on the track.
I have everyday anxieties and fears, and the reason why I don't dwell on them is because sometimes I think about the money I need to take care of things and how to get it. I don't want to have big illnesses like this one again, but for someone a with chronic condition, sometimes all you can afford to do is to hope, take precautions and have faith, other things are just beyond control
Oh! God be praised 🙌. This is a great relief.
Staying alone and fighting such chronic illness is no child's play. It takes so much from you, but you're brave, I tell you. Some other individuals in such a condition as yours would have given up already, some might have even ended it all, but here you are, fighting it like a warrior you are, and winning. This post is a clear pointer, and I'm hopeful that you'll
bounce back fully in no distant time.
Taking that walk, which wasn't easy, was a nice thing to do and I believe you felt better afterwards. You should think of doing it more.
Fear, anxiety, worry are part of the things we experience in life, yours won't be an exception. But just continue holding unto your hope and trust in God. He's the only one who's done this great and marvelous thing for you.
You can't imagine how happy I am reading this. Wishing you speedy recovery.
!HUG
Your reply is upvoted by @topcomment; a manual curation service that rewards meaningful and engaging comments.
More Info - Support us! - Reports - Discord Channel
Yes, talking a walk helps the body, it's also an indicator of how well one is recovering. Thank you
Absolutely. I'm glad.
I'm sorry to hear this and I hope you feel better soon!
Thank you
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Thank you
I'm glad you're slowly bouncing back, and it's good to see you back here again my friend. Most people don't understand just how well they have it until you spend an extended period of time in the hospital knowing the specter of death could come at any time. It makes you much more grateful to be alive even though there are no small amount of problems waiting for us. Hang in there, those bills can wait, and keep up your faith!
!PAKX
Gift of life and sound health is definitely the most underrated gift ever
It's great to hear that you are getting better. It sucks to be sick, and for it to last weeks, it must feel horrible. I hope you get well soon.
I hope so too, thanks for everything
Wow .from one liter to 5 to 6 liters of water ? That's a lot of improvement and it will keep getting better each day
I understand that this time, your recovery has been slow but one thing I believe is that you will be fine 🤗
It's a lot of water, and it's not such a good thing lol.
Seeing you online, gives us hope that you are recovering well with each passing day. We might not really understand what you are going through or be there with you physically, but we are always here praying and rooting for your recovery.
With every update you make we are also grateful and thankful that you are getting much better and stronger. Continue to keep your hope alive, this too shall come to pass in Jesus name. It is well with you Jose
Thanks for the kind words
you have been so brave to go out alone in the night, really in your condition you have all my admiration for what it can value
i get you, every day, every hour anxiety is there, with the tough "will that happen again? when?" like having a tick bomb and you don't know when it will explode
7 years ago, I use to be a very chill person, never worrying about how bad it got, but it's a different thing nowadays
i totally understand you, 10 years ago for me, now every day i wake up thinking "is today the day or luckily not yet?"
I feel you man, stay hopeful take precautions and have faith this is exactly true....
wishing you speedy recovery
Wish you a quick recovery man, Good to see you back. Would !LUV to see you fully active like the ol days!
Thank you
Good to see you back. Take care of your health 🤗
Thank you
Quick recovery man!
Congratulations @josediccus! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain And have been rewarded with New badge(s)
Your next target is to reach 780000 upvotes.
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOPCheck out our last posts:
Reading through your posts about your condition, I feel really terrible. You are strong man for not staying silent.
I hope your recovery becomes more speedy and permanent.