50 pills later

I have to start this with saying ever since I had my last child (my son), I have experienced extreme fatigue. About a month ago I finally went to the doctor to have it looked at. She took my blood (which was normal) and sent me to an allergist, who, of course, took more blood and did a full out allergy test on my back all with negative results (yay!). Anyway, it turns out the extreme fatigue is from what my allergist expects to be Acid Reflux or GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease).
Well he started me on a regimen of about 500 pills INCLUDING prednisone (steroids) to help with the sinus infection I had from all my reflux issues.

Because of this problem I've been having for the last (gulp) 22 months or so, I have to admit I've been a pretty lame mother. When my kids wanted to go out and play there I would be, lying on the couch, or sitting in a chair too tired to move. I would get about 8 hours of sleep at night but because of the awful sleep I got from all the reflux issues i would never wake refreshed and I would look for the first opportunity to lay down and rest some more.

Thank the Lord I finally went to the doctor and thank the Lord it's nothing too serious. And I'm not one for taking pills, let me tell you. My husband gets annoyed with me that if i even have a headache, I would rather sip on hot tea than take the ibuprofen he waves in front of my face. I'm all about homeopathic medicine, I believe in it and i do it every chance I get. but I was to the point of no return. I needed to feel alive and rejuvenated again! If not for my sake, for my children's!!! And when my allergist was prescribing me all these meds and asked me "You're not one of those people who doesn't take pills are you?" I have to laugh out loud and confess to him the truth, but then also assure him that I am ready to do what it takes to have my life back again.

It's been about 2 weeks and close to 50 pills later and I'm feeling WONDERFUL! So great that i actually, for the first time ever, went in the backyard and played soccer with my twin girls. My heart was racing, I was sweating and I was having the time of my life. What makes it all worth while is the look on their faces when I asked them if they wanted to play soccer with me. With a twinkle in their eye they didn't miss a beat "with you mommy?! Yeah!!!!".

It made my day. I felt bad that after an hour of play time I had to run in the house and start dinner, but I knew that this was only the beginning of my new life and there would be plenty of soccer games to follow.