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Well this morning I went to the doctor's, in order to start the ball rolling on figuring out if I do or do not actually have some kind of chronic condition (beyond the one I already know about) - something like fibromyalgia, or chronic fatigue syndrome - or what. I dutifully listed my symptoms, even ones I'm not sure are related, and the doctor dutifully listened to my heart, poked around in my back, and asked lots of questions. Per my request, she did order lab work, which marks the very first time I have ever in my life volunteered to have blood drawn (or possibly the second time, but I didn't go through with the first time, so), and I admit I am curious as to the results. I get that done tomorrow morning. Rise and shine! Unfortunately, she also concluded that what I've got is one big nasty tension headache, and while I'd be willing to accept such a diagnosis from a fibro/CFS/ME specialist, I'm not from a family practitioner. So this morning visit kinda felt like a waste of time. Oh well.
Maybe next time I'll just skip this allopathic-medicine-for-chronic-conditions BS and go directly to a homeopath, or naturopath, or holistic massage therapist. I want some answers that take everything into consideration, not just my musculature, you know? Tension headaches are a bitch, but is that what causes me to feel like I have no mental or emotional energy to put into day-to-day life? I don't know!
But I did come back and read a sizable chunk of Vengeance in Death, which, while not really making me feel better, did do something to cheer me up. So that's something, anyway.
Maybe next time I'll just skip this allopathic-medicine-for-chronic-conditions BS and go directly to a homeopath, or naturopath, or holistic massage therapist. I want some answers that take everything into consideration, not just my musculature, you know? Tension headaches are a bitch, but is that what causes me to feel like I have no mental or emotional energy to put into day-to-day life? I don't know!
But I did come back and read a sizable chunk of Vengeance in Death, which, while not really making me feel better, did do something to cheer me up. So that's something, anyway.