Jessica, strength to you and your family.

Hil, sometimes it's hard to see why some people are in the doctoring profession. I mean, I can tell you to feel better too, but who cares? "You shouldn't be feeling unwell therefore you aren't" is hardly worthy of the training. Not that my doctors are curing me, or anything, but at least they believe in a problem beyond the scope of their tests.

Oh, Hil. I'm so sorry. I'm really glad you're seeing another doctor, though, this is so frustrating. You know yourself best, though. Keep fighting.

That's incredibly aggravating.

Glad you have another doctor to see, Hil. Ugh.

Jessica, I'm so sorry for your loss.

Jess, much peace and strength to you and your family.

I'm seeing another doctor next week.

Good. I think your numbers may well be in the marginal zone, but I definitely know that some doctors treat in the TSH 5-10 zone. It's called subclinical hypothyroidism.

Huh. I was just looking a bit more closely at some of my blood tests. My TIBC level is consistently a bit above normal. However, my iron level is consitently toward the high end of normal. The internet tells me nothing about this. High TIBC plus low iron means anemia, but high TIBC and high iron doesn't seem to exist to the internet. I guess that, since no doctor every told me it was a problem (and since I'm a vegetarian, they always check my iron), I'll figure it's OK.

I have done virtually no xmas shopping. I am so screwed.

I have done virtually no xmas shopping.

Gift cards! Whee!!

I was so proud of myself - I thought I had everything but the wine for my wine-loving uncle purchased and winging its way to me. Got the last package today, which is a book for my mom, and I find out it's a library copy. Said book has been out of print for a while, is one of my mom's favorites, and while I never mind having discarded library books, it's not what I want to give as a gift, you know? GRUMP. (And no, the listing said nothing to that effect.)