Renovations and my recovery

Bad news... My neighbour directly above me is renovating their flat and the first thing that they do is of course to hack up the floor. And for the entire morning, even up till now as I am writing this blog, they are still hacking away.

But at least this contractor was great by informing us that the renovations are starting and we have to endure with the noises especially they are hacking up the floor. He reminded us that if we discovered cracked or flaking ceilings, we should inform him asap. Not many contractors had the courtesy, politeness to inform and offer help to people. Though I appreciated it but the drilling is driving me crazy!

Finally, after my last dose of anti-viral medication this evening, I will be free from oral medication! Yeah! Though I still need to apply my anti-bacteria cream and calamine lotion on some spots but it is still better than having to swallow 10 to 20 tabs of medication a day. And thank God there are no complications except for infection at some areas so I will be ready for work with no worries by next Monday :-)

For the time being, though I am driven crazy by the renovations, guessed I still got to be at home. I am still not well enough to stay out for long hours... From my experience yesterday, 2 hours is the most comfortable and 3 hours top. By than I will be showing signs of tiredness and stress. And the symptoms of my allergy or sensitivity will creep out too.

And I just went to weigh myself again before I stepped in to write this entry... I dropped another kilogram!!! Arh... I suspect the weighing machine in my home is faulty. I don't normally have the habit of weighing myself but this pox thing had bored me to tears and at least it became one of my things on my to-do list every few days. To recored, one exact week since the confirmed diagnosis of chicken pox, I had lost a freaking 2.5kg!!!

But the losing of weight is also telling me another thing apart from the fact that pox is powerful. My life style before pox is quite unhealthy. My diet itself didn't consist of much plain water though fluid intake is ok, considering that I am a cantonese and soup is a staple. Basically, I cleared a can of soft drink every two days or sometimes one per day and I don't really restrict myself to junk food intake. Plus my fibre intake is not really sufficient too. And my tastebuds are more tuned to strong tastes. All in all, I am taking in chunks of unhealthy stuff and adding strain to my already not very good GI system.

According to some teachings of the Chinese, there are basically alot of food stuff that cannot be taken during and after pox for a period of time. Therefore, my losing of weight is because of the pox, lost of appetite due to medication and the change of my diet. Guess I should more or less control my diet even after I am sprang from the pox stringent diet. Hahaha... Less soft drinks, chips and fast food. Considering that I cannot take up vigorous or strenous exercise regime, it is good that I am motivated to change my diet so that I won't get fat when my metabolism declines and my weak GI will be better with less junk;-)

Wow. I have no intentions to write much but seems like things just sort of poured out hahaha. I guess I shall not bored you guys anymore. See you when I see you :-)