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Okay so I know it's been awhile since I last wrote in here, and a lot certainly has happened.
My birthday was last Friday, and after a pretty crappy day which I choose not to go into detail about, we finally made it to Columbus and to Joe's Art Show. Wow, he is AMAZING. His art was seriously indescribable and anything I'd write wouldn't do it justice, but trust me when I say this kid has God-given talent, and on top of that is also a really amazing friend. It was good to see old friends and catch up with everyone from J-town.
Saturday we finally got home pretty late, and went to Rum Runners. One of the piano player's was very good to us, playing Ben Folds and Oasis at our request. I also somehow was coerced into chugging a beer onstage and tequila shots. Who knew 22 could get that crazy?
Sunday I worked, then went home for dinner with Mom, Dad, Lizzie, Joel, Alison, Aaron and Tony...it was a fun time as always but I missed having little Char there (he was with his dad) and I also starting feeling sick. I thought perhaps it was just allergies or a hangover until I woke up Monday morning, full out very very sick.
I kept trying to fight it but it became clear by Tuesday that this was not just a little bug. I went home to my Dad's office to get checked out and he realized that I had been on anti-biotics not even a month ago (the week I came home from spring break) for almost exactly the same thing, except this time was a little worse. We started looking through my chart and realized that I've been sick on average, almost once a month since October. I also broke down and admitted that this whole year I've felt really tired most of the time and never really 100%. My voice is also gone half of the time. I've thought all this time that I'm just busy/being a baby about my schedule, when we realized perhaps it's something medical. They then took about 5 viles of blood from me (I just about passed out!) and decided to run some tests.
Well, I never thought I'd say that I'm HAPPY to find out that there's something wrong with me. But actually, this is a really huge relief, because it means that I'm not being a baby after all...and I shouldn't feel as tired and stressed out as I do all the time! It turns out that I'm pretty damn anemic and the iron in my blood is really low. The hemoglobin in my blood is also really low and these two things being low is caused by the fact that my thyroid isn't functioning properly, it's perfomance is low. Low, low, low. Basicully all that it means is that my body isn't absorbing the nutrients from the food and vitamins that I take, causing me to be tired all of the time and my immune system to be really weak! The good news is that (most likely) all of this can be fixed by medication and no nasty surgeries or anything like that. I have to go in next week for an ultrasound of my thyroid (apparently it's around your neck?) and then they'll be able to pinpoint exactly how much and what kind of medicine I need. So I know, it doesn't necessarily sound like it, but for me it's really good news because it means that I won't have to be sick once a month anymore!
Anyways, I'm in a good mood and spring is here. Angie and Tony made Sam and I dinner last night and when Tony and I went to get a movie later the funniest thing happened. This total stranger stopped Tony and started telling him his life story. The guy then introduced his wife to us (with total 80's hair and a floral church dress) and I almost lost it. I had to bury my head in his back to stop them from seeing me crack up. I just was thinking about how Larry David would react to this situation (we were going to rent Curb Your Enthusiasm on DVD) and I couldn't help myself.
Happy Easter Everyone!
My birthday was last Friday, and after a pretty crappy day which I choose not to go into detail about, we finally made it to Columbus and to Joe's Art Show. Wow, he is AMAZING. His art was seriously indescribable and anything I'd write wouldn't do it justice, but trust me when I say this kid has God-given talent, and on top of that is also a really amazing friend. It was good to see old friends and catch up with everyone from J-town.
Saturday we finally got home pretty late, and went to Rum Runners. One of the piano player's was very good to us, playing Ben Folds and Oasis at our request. I also somehow was coerced into chugging a beer onstage and tequila shots. Who knew 22 could get that crazy?
Sunday I worked, then went home for dinner with Mom, Dad, Lizzie, Joel, Alison, Aaron and Tony...it was a fun time as always but I missed having little Char there (he was with his dad) and I also starting feeling sick. I thought perhaps it was just allergies or a hangover until I woke up Monday morning, full out very very sick.
I kept trying to fight it but it became clear by Tuesday that this was not just a little bug. I went home to my Dad's office to get checked out and he realized that I had been on anti-biotics not even a month ago (the week I came home from spring break) for almost exactly the same thing, except this time was a little worse. We started looking through my chart and realized that I've been sick on average, almost once a month since October. I also broke down and admitted that this whole year I've felt really tired most of the time and never really 100%. My voice is also gone half of the time. I've thought all this time that I'm just busy/being a baby about my schedule, when we realized perhaps it's something medical. They then took about 5 viles of blood from me (I just about passed out!) and decided to run some tests.
Well, I never thought I'd say that I'm HAPPY to find out that there's something wrong with me. But actually, this is a really huge relief, because it means that I'm not being a baby after all...and I shouldn't feel as tired and stressed out as I do all the time! It turns out that I'm pretty damn anemic and the iron in my blood is really low. The hemoglobin in my blood is also really low and these two things being low is caused by the fact that my thyroid isn't functioning properly, it's perfomance is low. Low, low, low. Basicully all that it means is that my body isn't absorbing the nutrients from the food and vitamins that I take, causing me to be tired all of the time and my immune system to be really weak! The good news is that (most likely) all of this can be fixed by medication and no nasty surgeries or anything like that. I have to go in next week for an ultrasound of my thyroid (apparently it's around your neck?) and then they'll be able to pinpoint exactly how much and what kind of medicine I need. So I know, it doesn't necessarily sound like it, but for me it's really good news because it means that I won't have to be sick once a month anymore!
Anyways, I'm in a good mood and spring is here. Angie and Tony made Sam and I dinner last night and when Tony and I went to get a movie later the funniest thing happened. This total stranger stopped Tony and started telling him his life story. The guy then introduced his wife to us (with total 80's hair and a floral church dress) and I almost lost it. I had to bury my head in his back to stop them from seeing me crack up. I just was thinking about how Larry David would react to this situation (we were going to rent Curb Your Enthusiasm on DVD) and I couldn't help myself.
Happy Easter Everyone!