It Wasn’t a Cold…

I got some Cold/Flu like symptoms last week so I went to the drug store and got myself the usual suspects.  In my case, you down the Buckleys, keep some HALLS in your pocket, and shoot the Nyquil before bed.  I did for that for 5 days, and everyday, it seemed to get worse.  I also kept having fevers, going hot and then cold almost randomly.  Kelly told me to go see a doctor.  I’m glad I did. After the doctor smacked me on the forehead and face a few times, did some probing, and checked out my throat and breathing, he concluded that I had Sinusitis.  Sinu…what? 

Sinusitis is actually a bug that presents itself totally like a cold.  You get cold like symptoms at first, then you get huge headaches like your head is going to explode, and then fever.  Then your sinuses get totally infected.  Eww!  I’ve actually still got a low grade fever and my head does feel like its going to explode.  I tried to be a man and grunt it out, but I wasn’t going to win this fight without help.

The doctor prescribed some Nasonex and some Anti-Biotics and sent me on my way.  He also refilled my muscle relaxant prescription from my car accident.  My neck still tends to stick and get tense when I go to bed.  It feels like I’m shrugging my neck but can’t turn it off so the muscle relaxants help a lot.  Along with my mind being a bit burnt out, my body decided to join the big mess.  Goes to show how powerful that mind really is.  Hopefully, after I finish off these drugs, I should be right as rain, and ready for my trip to Taiwan for the COMPUTEX Show.

Knowing When to Take a Break…

As some of you have noticed, I haven’t been as dilligent at maintaining a one post per day goal with my blog.  Ever since I retired, it was just go go go with building my little online empire and trying to be a Dot Com Mogul.  Recently, with my accident, and having to deal with insurance companies, my injuries, and shopping for a new car, it’s just been a lot to handle in such a short period of time. 

I started to feel some burn out symptoms like lack of motivation and energy to do the things I normally love to do.  Even after taking a short break in Las Vegas, things like talking about all the cool food that I ate down there, which you guys know I love doing, seems to be lacking in fun for me, even though I know I enjoy it. Even Futurelooks has taken a bit of a backseat as I haven’t posted or edited a new article in almost 2 weeks.

Instead of FORCING MYSELF to get back into things, I’m just going to let my mind heal itself and let things happen.  Sort of a bit of “Me Time”.  I’m just going to head out and try other things for a bit.  For example, this weekend, Leo and me are heading out to try out a driving course called “Code Zero” which is put on by the Justice Institute.  Essentially, you learn to drive like a Cop!  I’m also going to jump back on my bike, something that I haven’t done in a little while.  Last year, I took a course in Dirt Jumping, and I really want to continue progressing with that.  

Hopefully, my plan is sound, and I’ll have my motivation back in no time.  With COMPUTEX coming up in June, I really need to have my best foot forward.  I’m going to need to be well rested and focused on representing Futurelooks Media Inc. to all the companies that I’m going to meet.  I’m hoping this little time out will get me in the right mindset. I’ll still be blogging, but probably at a more leisurely pace for the next little bit

Here Come the Injuries…

After my accident it seemed that I’d be OK.  That’s what I was hoping.  I hate having to put my life on hold because of injuries.  Even the day after, it was difficult to tell if there was anything broken with me.  Well, today, and especially after driving back and forth from downtown, I now know where it hurts.  My neck is so screwed up right now.  I guess after two other car accidents where I was not at fault, your body just gets weakened.  I’m also a lot older now so any injuries I do have take longer to heal.

The other thing I’ve noticed is that when I take a deep breath, my kneck cracks.  That wasn’t there before.  My back feels like someones been kicking me.  Although I don’t feel pain per se, I’m definitley sore now and I’m just tired easily from holding up my neck or sitting for too long.  This is really annoying. 

Hopefully my Chiropractor can fix me up.  I did see my doctor this week, but it was before things started to get noticeable.  I have to see him again in three weeks to follow up so I’ll just keep a journal so I can report how things have progressed.