I'm having a good day and I'm so thankful for it

[Gecko_toes]

Maybe it's the flagyl kicking in and fighting the c diff, I don't know and I kind of don't care. I'm just so happy that I felt good enough today to go to the beach!

I was actually able to enjoy the sunny, clear skies of my island, had a wonderful drive to my favorite beach - clear enough day to see the island of Maui in the distance and the astronomical observatories on the summit of Mauna Kea. I am too weak to snorkel right now but I was at least able to bob around and float on my back, letting the warm sun beat down on my face.
This heals my soul

I know that for us it's often one day at a time. I'm treasuring today, and will face tomorrow as it comes. I'm counting down the ten days I have left until my colonoscopy

Aloha y'all

 

[DJW]

Excellent!

 

[Daisy123]

The good days are to be treasured, I hope there are many more

 

[Gecko_toes]

Ah well, up since 3 am with nausea and the need to hit the commode.
Yep - one day at a time

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

Oh yes, being chronically ill really makes you appreciate the good days, because you never know when a bad day is coming (it sounds like a bad day happened for you the very next day). I'm glad you were able to have one good day at least! Hopefully more are on the way soon.

 

[gotumtum]

Can I come and visit?
If we ignore the problem of a 12 hour plane ride...We are going into winter here.

Do you have two toilets?

I loved your description (of the beach etc!) - please do more when you can

 

[Gecko_toes]

Ha ha gotumtum - thanks for your support. I love this island so much and I love to tell people how amazing it is. Hoping for more days where I can share that love.
And of course I have two toilets, better book that ticket now

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

Hawaii does sound amazing. I've never been there either so I'd also like to hear more updates about the beach and the ocean! I also hope you can regain enough strength and energy to be able to snorkel because that sounds incredible too.

 

[Gecko_toes]

Wow y'all. I could only make it through seven days of the flagyl then I HAD to stop it. The physical side effects were bad enough but I realized that stuff was messing with my mind too (anxious, depression, crazy thought processing) - I had to stop. Hopefully the stuff worked on my c diff even though I only made it seven days. I've been detoxing from that poison over the past few days and I know that I will NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN!

So the colonoscopy is this upcoming Wednesday (keeping high hopes that they will find out what's wrong so I can start treatment and get back to some kind of life again). I will retest for the c diff after that, and if it's still there I will fight for vanco because there is no way that flagyl will enter my body again!

Aloha and mahalo (thanks) for your support!