A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that I’ve been napping harder than usual. My tiredness during the day has continued. I was going to chalk it up to stress or allergies or whatever, but this past weekend, I started feeling kind of weak too. When I worked in the garden, I got light-headed a few times. And I finished way earlier than I wanted to. If not for my tiredness, I could have worked out there for hours. And I haven’t posted about it because I was waiting to see how long I could sustain it, but I did daily push-ups and sit-ups for Lent, and was continuing even after Easter. But I stopped doing them last Thursday. And Sunday, when I tried to do them, I couldn’t even do one. Tiredness AND weakness was enough to send me to the doctor.
My doctor had a student with him, which made the visit take longer than usual. First the student checked me out, then he talked to the doctor. Then the doctor checked me out, then they talked again. Then we all talked together. It took a long time. I arrived for my appointment at 3pm. I left the office at 5:30pm. Whew!
In the end, they didn’t have a definitive answer. The doctor asked me a lot of questions about allergies, my sleeping habits, my family medical history, my Seasonal Affective Disorder, and my diet. He has decided to have me do some lung test thing (for the sake of allergies), some heart check thing (mostly because he was curious – and he said that), and lots and lots of blood tests. The ones he marked that I recognized were blood sugar, thyroid, and lyme disease. After all these tests, I go back in a month for a follow-up. (That is, if nothing shows up on the tests.)
Here is my concern: In the past, when I’ve had weird afflictions, they’ve sometimes gone away on their own. I’m left with such an unresolved feeling. It’s nice to feel better, but what the heck caused me to feel bad in the first place? On the other hand, feeling better for no reason would be a lot better than still feeling this way a month from now. I will of course keep a record of events here at Bradaptation.
I spent a lot of time in the exam room. The posters on the wall grossed me out.
While I’m sad that you’re not feeling well, I am so curious to see what it is! If this were an episode of House, you’d be treated for at least 5 things that it wasn’t, but then changing a burned-out light bulb would spark the correct diagnosis. “Of course!!”
My thoughts precisely…You know, of course, that Brad goes to Dr. We’vegotatestforthat, don’t you? He seems to enjoy diagnostic possibilities, and it seems Brad does as well. Regardless how this pans out, praying you feel better fast (which reminds me of some old TV commercial for a pharmaceutical I can’t recall now…).
I’m still kind of hoping its ‘Dormant Fish Disease’ rearing its ugly head. Turning into an amphibious creature would be so cool! And don’t worry, we’ll keep your pond well stocked with flys & such so you never have to resort to this:
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…just so no one thinks I’m odd, Brad is the one who mentioned he might be turning into an amphibious creature. Someone should check his toes for webbs.
Just so no one thinks you’re odd? I think it’s a bit late for that. 😉
“You’re a bit late for that!” -Mr. Green, Clue
I vote stress. It’s what all the cool kids have.