Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --

Jayne ,'Serenity'


Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Barb - Aug 16, 2011 6:26:02 pm PDT #27904 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”

And I hope that you get to visit soon.

DITTO


Zenkitty - Aug 16, 2011 6:27:30 pm PDT #27905 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Maria, that's great! Your BS-fu is strong!

Poor Taz! May he come home soon, all better.

When Kato is famous, you'll have the Flaming Hell-Doggie photo to blackmail him with.

Argh. I believe I'm about to break down and make an appointment with a doctor. Maybe several doctors. It's not normal to be tired and listless all the time and in pain most of the time, even if I am a middle-aged peri-menopausal woman, is it? Oh, hell, I did this before, and got nowhere; I barely have the will to start over again with another succession of doctors, who are all almost certainly going to tell me I just need to lose weight. As if I hadn't noticed.


Ginger - Aug 16, 2011 6:30:05 pm PDT #27906 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Go team Maria BS!

I'm sorry, Zenkitty. I'm not sure most doctors even listen to middle-aged women who need to lose weight.


le nubian - Aug 16, 2011 6:37:17 pm PDT #27907 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Zen,

get in to see the doctor and at the very least, get a good blood work up done. Then you can go from there.


Maria - Aug 16, 2011 6:40:10 pm PDT #27908 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Ugh, Zen. I hope you find a doctor that not only listens, but can offer you some relief too.


Zenkitty - Aug 16, 2011 6:42:44 pm PDT #27909 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Ginger, no, I don't think they do.


SuziQ - Aug 16, 2011 6:49:38 pm PDT #27910 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

It's not normal to be tired and listless all the time and in pain most of the time, even if I am a middle-aged peri-menopausal woman, is it?

No. It is not normal. And if you find the right doc, weight will only be one consideration. I spent the last year fighting with this and we discovered a few issues. Now that they are being dealt with, I feel so much better. The fact that I've gained weight in the process has only bothered me. None of my docs have remarked unless I brought it up first.

Suggestions to check - thyroid, B12, Vitamin D, iron levels. I'm sure there is more. These are the ones we checked for me and I had problems with 3 out of the 4.


Connie Neil - Aug 16, 2011 6:53:13 pm PDT #27911 of 30000
brillig

50 years old, fat, diabetic, with high blood pressure--I've got lots of candidates for the tired. Hell, I'm the poster child for Don't Let This Happen To You. I suppose I ought to see where I am on the menopause trail (not far enough, dammit, 35 years of this curse is long enough!)


Dana - Aug 16, 2011 6:55:46 pm PDT #27912 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Yeah, my doctor just suggested I take extra Vitamin D.


Atropa - Aug 16, 2011 6:57:06 pm PDT #27913 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Poor Zen. No, it isn't normal.

Suggestions to check - thyroid, B12, Vitamin D, iron levels. I'm sure there is more.

When I got all my ridiculous tests, those were the basics. Once all of those were ruled out, I was tested for mono, Lyme, and a bunch more.