ihateusernames (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ihateusernames) wrote,@ 2007-05-21 15:25:00 |
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I realize that very few people know what's been going on with me lately, so here's the scoop.
I haven't been doing that well, health-wise, ever since I had that stomach flu back in February/March. It's weird to explain, and I don't want to get into too many details. But basically I have the usual various digestive problems, including a couple weird things. My latest last week was that for a couple days, I was hungry no matter what I ate. I had trouble sleeping on Thursday night, I was absolutely starving even though I'd been eating all day. Thankfully, that seems to have stopped-- or at least greatly lessened.
These digestive problems may or may not be related to something I'm eating that I shouldn't be, but I have no idea what it is. Furthermore, I'm some degree of tired almost all the time. Sometimes worse, sometimes better. And I also am experiencing some kind of sensitivity to light. My eyelids often feel heavy, and everything seems brighter/of higher contrast than it should. Once again, sometimes this is worse, sometimes it's better. I tend to be incapable of staying up much past midnight, if I make it that long.
In summary, my body is obviously fighting with something.
This past Friday I went to the doctor because I was tired of starving and was afraid something worse might happen if I didn't get it taken care of. I didn't see my doctor, but I saw another one in her office. He listened to all of my symptoms, but wasn't sure what could be causing the hunger problem. He had me tested for a few more things, and suggested that if these tests come back negative, I might want to see a specialist.
I got the results of the tests, and they were negative. Which on one hand is good in that I don't have what they tested me for (assuming there were no false negatives). But on the other hand, it's bad because I still don't know what's wrong with me and will have to see a probably very expensive specialist who may or may not be able to help me.
And in the meantime, there's little I can do except try to eat the best I can, get the most rest I can and enjoy each day as much as possible since I never know what type of special gastrointestinal hell I'll be put through. I try to appreciate the times when I don't feel as bad, because I know I could feel much worse. And the times when I feel much worse, I try to remember that there are people out there much sicker than me. It's the only thing I can do to keep myself sane.
I would do absolutely anything to feel healthy again. I've been like this for about 3 months. Whatever it takes to heal, I'll do it... I'm only waiting to be told what to do.
So... now you know :) That's what's going on with me, health-wise.
I haven't been doing that well, health-wise, ever since I had that stomach flu back in February/March. It's weird to explain, and I don't want to get into too many details. But basically I have the usual various digestive problems, including a couple weird things. My latest last week was that for a couple days, I was hungry no matter what I ate. I had trouble sleeping on Thursday night, I was absolutely starving even though I'd been eating all day. Thankfully, that seems to have stopped-- or at least greatly lessened.
These digestive problems may or may not be related to something I'm eating that I shouldn't be, but I have no idea what it is. Furthermore, I'm some degree of tired almost all the time. Sometimes worse, sometimes better. And I also am experiencing some kind of sensitivity to light. My eyelids often feel heavy, and everything seems brighter/of higher contrast than it should. Once again, sometimes this is worse, sometimes it's better. I tend to be incapable of staying up much past midnight, if I make it that long.
In summary, my body is obviously fighting with something.
This past Friday I went to the doctor because I was tired of starving and was afraid something worse might happen if I didn't get it taken care of. I didn't see my doctor, but I saw another one in her office. He listened to all of my symptoms, but wasn't sure what could be causing the hunger problem. He had me tested for a few more things, and suggested that if these tests come back negative, I might want to see a specialist.
I got the results of the tests, and they were negative. Which on one hand is good in that I don't have what they tested me for (assuming there were no false negatives). But on the other hand, it's bad because I still don't know what's wrong with me and will have to see a probably very expensive specialist who may or may not be able to help me.
And in the meantime, there's little I can do except try to eat the best I can, get the most rest I can and enjoy each day as much as possible since I never know what type of special gastrointestinal hell I'll be put through. I try to appreciate the times when I don't feel as bad, because I know I could feel much worse. And the times when I feel much worse, I try to remember that there are people out there much sicker than me. It's the only thing I can do to keep myself sane.
I would do absolutely anything to feel healthy again. I've been like this for about 3 months. Whatever it takes to heal, I'll do it... I'm only waiting to be told what to do.
So... now you know :) That's what's going on with me, health-wise.
