The Miracle of Science
So, for once, I have good news. And it relates to the mysterious horrible sickness. Surprised? So am I.
I have something called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Due to overactive nerves in my GI tract, I get sick for months at a time(a cycle). Other people have days at a time where they're in bed, getting sick a lot, but that's another form of the cycles. The treatment is to blunt the nerves in my stomach (which also blunts the nerves in my brain since they're formed from the same cells while one is in the womb) to avoid a cycle. If a cycle starts anyways, keep taking the medicine and treat the symptoms with very heavy drugs like Zophran and Pheneragin.
Right now, we're focussing on ending this cycle. My brain is fuzzy in the morning, and I've been getting nauseous, but I think I'm getting better. I'm supposed to improve within a week of starting my medicine. After a month, I'm supposed to see significant improvement. You wouldn't believe how awesome it was to hear that.
So, yeah, a great load off my shoulders after I found that out from my awesome doctor at Columbus Children's. Can I get a 'yay'?
More good news: my brother set up the extra laptop for me to use. As long as I'm in the kitcen of the household, I get Internet and it's set up with Linux so I have a pretty nice system to use. I like it.
I've also taken a more optomistic look at life. I'm constantly saying to myself "it's better than having a tube down your throat." Yeah, I had that. For six hours. And I had to eat with it in. Eh, all well. No complaining here (other than that last bit).
I'm looking at a turn for the better with more ability to focus on school rather than what in Hell's name is wrong with my stomach.
Then there's the fact that I got fuzzy boots. They're warm.
And I'm working with T on a writer's board and working with old friends on another one with a character that I'm not used to at all -- a straight-forward, serious type. Yeah, when was the last time I could be any of those things for a long period of time? Ah, but that's the challenge! I'm moving away from the damaged goods archetype I usually use and into a different voice completely. Ganbatte, atashi!
Speaking of Japanese, I'm watching a television drama based on the manga "Hana Kimi". The Japanese version is the one I'm watching and it's pretty good. It has loads of humor including people exclaiming "Homo ja nai(I'm not a homo)" and many teenage boys looking for shampoo while the protagonist (a female) has to deal with them, avoid seeing anything, and keep from revealing that she's a girl. It also doesn't hurt that it has the major cutie Toma Ikuta as someone who likes the protagonist and has to deal with the fact that to him, and the rest of the school, that would make him a homosexual. It wouldn't, but that's where the funny comes in.
Anyways, it's late and I should probably be heading to bed. Just wanted to let people know that I finally have some good news. Hope all of you are well!
-L
I have something called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Due to overactive nerves in my GI tract, I get sick for months at a time(a cycle). Other people have days at a time where they're in bed, getting sick a lot, but that's another form of the cycles. The treatment is to blunt the nerves in my stomach (which also blunts the nerves in my brain since they're formed from the same cells while one is in the womb) to avoid a cycle. If a cycle starts anyways, keep taking the medicine and treat the symptoms with very heavy drugs like Zophran and Pheneragin.
Right now, we're focussing on ending this cycle. My brain is fuzzy in the morning, and I've been getting nauseous, but I think I'm getting better. I'm supposed to improve within a week of starting my medicine. After a month, I'm supposed to see significant improvement. You wouldn't believe how awesome it was to hear that.
So, yeah, a great load off my shoulders after I found that out from my awesome doctor at Columbus Children's. Can I get a 'yay'?
More good news: my brother set up the extra laptop for me to use. As long as I'm in the kitcen of the household, I get Internet and it's set up with Linux so I have a pretty nice system to use. I like it.
I've also taken a more optomistic look at life. I'm constantly saying to myself "it's better than having a tube down your throat." Yeah, I had that. For six hours. And I had to eat with it in. Eh, all well. No complaining here (other than that last bit).
I'm looking at a turn for the better with more ability to focus on school rather than what in Hell's name is wrong with my stomach.
Then there's the fact that I got fuzzy boots. They're warm.
And I'm working with T on a writer's board and working with old friends on another one with a character that I'm not used to at all -- a straight-forward, serious type. Yeah, when was the last time I could be any of those things for a long period of time? Ah, but that's the challenge! I'm moving away from the damaged goods archetype I usually use and into a different voice completely. Ganbatte, atashi!
Speaking of Japanese, I'm watching a television drama based on the manga "Hana Kimi". The Japanese version is the one I'm watching and it's pretty good. It has loads of humor including people exclaiming "Homo ja nai(I'm not a homo)" and many teenage boys looking for shampoo while the protagonist (a female) has to deal with them, avoid seeing anything, and keep from revealing that she's a girl. It also doesn't hurt that it has the major cutie Toma Ikuta as someone who likes the protagonist and has to deal with the fact that to him, and the rest of the school, that would make him a homosexual. It wouldn't, but that's where the funny comes in.
Anyways, it's late and I should probably be heading to bed. Just wanted to let people know that I finally have some good news. Hope all of you are well!
-L