It’s Absolutely Frightening…
By The Misfit | December 31, 2009
Okay, so I think the Vitamin D / no sugar / flour / white stuff / Echinacea / daily pilates regimen is beginning to have an effect. Previously, I said I hadn’t been feeling much better and was still having issues with stamina and the lingering feeling of crappiness. Yesterday it dawned on me that my mood was in fact beginning to brighten a smidge and I had been going longer periods of time before the exhaustion set in. This morning I woke up absolutely chipper (which is freaky in and of itself) and literally bouncing off the walls and babbling virtually non-stop.
This is exactly how I used to be before I started feeling crappy about 15 years ago. Whether or not I’ve had the EBV for that long is debatable, though I know that once you have it, you always have it and it can alternate between dormancy and flare-ups. My dad said to me this morning that he was concerned because of why I had the the EBV and why the viral level was so high. Giving it some consideration over the past couple of days, I think because my Vitamin D level was so ridiculously low, my immune system tanked and allowed the EBV to flare back up. I’m not a doctor by any stretch, but it makes sense, at least in my own brain-induced logic.
Anyway, in addition to the Vitamin D / no sugar / flour / white stuff / Echinacea / daily pilates regimen, I’ve added Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and a myriad of healthy bacteria (including acidophilus). Seriously, if this doesn’t work I’m going to be pissed. But since I’m a firm believer that one’s body has the ability to fix itself when given the proper environment to do so, I’m cautiously optimistic.
I guess we’ll find out when I get the blood tests re-run in a month.
In the meantime, it’s fantastic (as well as absolutely frightening) to be feeling better. I’m sure my stamina will tank at some point today. Yesterday I made it to about 12 pm before I ran out of steam. Today it needs to last a bit longer since I’ll be going over to a friend’s house to watch Orphan and Paranormal Activity.
Oh… and I’ve lost 8 pounds in the past 2-1/2 weeks.
BONUS!!!
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