Gotta vent...

about two hours after I took my morning medicines I saw a pill on the floor. It was my pain medicine.

I couldn't figure out if it was today's dose or a previous' day's dose. So I didn't take it to be safe.

What gets me is this is the second time in two weeks that I came back to the kitchen and found a pill not taken (that one was on the table).

I've always prided myself on my memory... now I'm getting so forgetful.

I'm resorting to writing down user names, passwords, messages, and making myself notes when I go shopping.

I did something today that was absolutely hilarious now, but at the time it frustrated me to no end....

I got a glass down from the cabinet and the ice box out of the freezer to fill the glass up. When I was done I started to put the glass of ice back into the cabinet. I stopped myself halfway during it telling myself "no, you need to keep the glass". So I picked up the ice box and started to put it in the cabinet!   I stopped myself halfway during that and remembered it needed to go into the freezer.

I forget while showering if I've bathed yet or washed my hair sometimes. When I can't figure it out I do it twice just to be sure.

I feel so scrambled brained at times. I guess this is what they call lupus fog?

I do much of the same. I once read that the man who invented sticky notes kept getting fired, from 3M, I think, because he kept working on a glue that wouldn't stick! I am panicked about losing pills, with toddler grandaughter visits and two small dogs at my feet. I pour them out of my pill planner and take them over the sink.  I use 1 big monthly calendar on a clipboard to keep track of everything, and STILL forget stuff. arghh..

hugs,

suetoo