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selenayI thought that things were improving over the weekend. I made it through most of Saturday with no problems and while Sunday wasn't as good, it wasn't as bad as it had been during the week. Right up until I was kept awake for two hours on Sunday night with cramping and, er, other issues.
I had physio yesterday and, as the physio's office is round the corner from my office, I elected to go to work afterwards. My doctor's office is just across the road from my building so it was a good plan. Apart from spending most of the day in the bathroom and not keeping any of my food in my stomach. Argh!
The physio was disappointed that I'd been ill and thus unable to work on my core much. As working on my core tends to set off cramping, I've not been getting very far with my exercises. He wants me to try harder this week. Yay?
My GP left the practice in March of last year. At the time, this didn't seem like the end of the world because I was fine, nothing was going on and the practice staff assured me that she was being replaced ASAP. My new GP starts on 7th February. Argh. So I've been relying on duty doctors at the walk-in clinic at my practice, which isn't good when you've got active issues.
Yesterday I managed to get lucky yet again, by seeing the doctor who was leaving the practice at the end of the day and thus was reluctant to do anything that would require paperwork. Like referring me to a rheumatologist. That will be my battle when the new GP starts. The duty doc said that it will take months, maybe years, to get me a rheumy so what is a few extra weeks in the grand scheme of things?
I think she may be missing the point, but there's nothing that I can do about it apart from trying to get an appointment with my new GP the moment he arrives.
The big reasons that I was there was to discuss my meds and discuss my stomach issues. We got nowhere on the meds, her suggestions being counter-intuitive in light of what's causing the pain and my other issues, and she was rather less than helpful on the stomach thing.
She did, reluctantly, fill out a requisition for some lovely invasive testing because I've been having issues on and off for years and it may be a good idea to rule out some form of colitis. She also signed the requisition for some bloodwork to check for anaemia. I'm getting tested for a whole bunch of things, in fact, so it's fasting bloodwork. Somehow I have to get myself to the doctor's office tomorrow morning having consumed nothing, including my painkillers, since tonight's supper. This may be interesting.
For my current problems, she suggested peppermint tea and a trip to the emerg if things don't resolve in a week or so. Argh.
This morning I've been having flashing lights, dizziness and extreme exhaustion which I'm reasonably sure are due to my inability to process food properly for a week. I'm giving it another couple of days before I think about the ER. Just not quite sure how to drive to get my bloodwork done tomorrow if I'm still like this...
On the up side, this is a great weight loss program. I didn't need to lose weight, but I'm going to look so sleek and slim by the time this is over. That's got to be a bonus, right?
I had physio yesterday and, as the physio's office is round the corner from my office, I elected to go to work afterwards. My doctor's office is just across the road from my building so it was a good plan. Apart from spending most of the day in the bathroom and not keeping any of my food in my stomach. Argh!
The physio was disappointed that I'd been ill and thus unable to work on my core much. As working on my core tends to set off cramping, I've not been getting very far with my exercises. He wants me to try harder this week. Yay?
My GP left the practice in March of last year. At the time, this didn't seem like the end of the world because I was fine, nothing was going on and the practice staff assured me that she was being replaced ASAP. My new GP starts on 7th February. Argh. So I've been relying on duty doctors at the walk-in clinic at my practice, which isn't good when you've got active issues.
Yesterday I managed to get lucky yet again, by seeing the doctor who was leaving the practice at the end of the day and thus was reluctant to do anything that would require paperwork. Like referring me to a rheumatologist. That will be my battle when the new GP starts. The duty doc said that it will take months, maybe years, to get me a rheumy so what is a few extra weeks in the grand scheme of things?
I think she may be missing the point, but there's nothing that I can do about it apart from trying to get an appointment with my new GP the moment he arrives.
The big reasons that I was there was to discuss my meds and discuss my stomach issues. We got nowhere on the meds, her suggestions being counter-intuitive in light of what's causing the pain and my other issues, and she was rather less than helpful on the stomach thing.
She did, reluctantly, fill out a requisition for some lovely invasive testing because I've been having issues on and off for years and it may be a good idea to rule out some form of colitis. She also signed the requisition for some bloodwork to check for anaemia. I'm getting tested for a whole bunch of things, in fact, so it's fasting bloodwork. Somehow I have to get myself to the doctor's office tomorrow morning having consumed nothing, including my painkillers, since tonight's supper. This may be interesting.
For my current problems, she suggested peppermint tea and a trip to the emerg if things don't resolve in a week or so. Argh.
This morning I've been having flashing lights, dizziness and extreme exhaustion which I'm reasonably sure are due to my inability to process food properly for a week. I'm giving it another couple of days before I think about the ER. Just not quite sure how to drive to get my bloodwork done tomorrow if I'm still like this...
On the up side, this is a great weight loss program. I didn't need to lose weight, but I'm going to look so sleek and slim by the time this is over. That's got to be a bonus, right?
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Date: 2011-01-25 04:05 pm (UTC)WRT core: is there someplace you can be prescribed that does water aerobics, so you can work on your core without triggering some of the other things that make it so inadvisable to do conventional exercise?
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Date: 2011-01-26 04:04 pm (UTC)I'm also trying an experiment today with not taking my painkillers. It's not going to be fun, but it's one thing that I can try. If they're what's causing the issue then I can at least get myself re-hydrated and fed properly and then try to work out who on earth to talk to about different ones.
The frustrating thing is that the core work I've got is fine, doesn't cause any issues, unless I'm having massive digestive issues. As soon as I've got this controlled, I'll be back to doing them with no problems. Argh!
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Date: 2011-01-25 11:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-28 03:01 pm (UTC)There are a lot of drug options too, some of which can be bought over the counter here, but forgive me if they're not available to you. The main one I'd suggest is Domperidone (generic), as it's meant to speed up stomach emptying, which ties in with the fact you said that it feels like it doesn't move anywhere.
I hope that some of this provides some use to you, even if it's just so you know you're not alone with nasty stomach problems.xx