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[hathycol]

To those who dropped a line to their nearest deity, thank you. It worked. To those who have no idea what the fuck I'm talking about, I deleted the post, so let's just say there was some minor freakoutage but it is okay now and it is sorted.

Today I have been awake for a frighteningly long amount of time, and I think this morning's sense of ARGH I HATE YOU ALL AND LIFE IN PARTICULAR AND WHY ARE LOOKING AT ME FUNNY EH was a lot down to a distinct lack of sleep. I had work this morning, and Corinne's mum snores. And how. It kept Katie, two bedrooms away, awake. Now she is gone and sleeping can resume.

Anyway. Work this morning, and then I hung around in the library being emo unproductive until I went to the doctors in the Union. I explained calmly and succinctly what was happening, why I felt awful, what exactly my symptoms were in mind-blowing TMI and what I thought triggered it, but I wasn't sure.

She advised to keep my diet normal, gave me some more pills - with a clear set of instructions of how to use them (as glorified painkillers, up the three a day) told me that I would probably be okay and it's pretty much definitely IBS and we'll sort out the rest from there. She then took three blood tests to test for... uh... I forget what. One was to check for caeliac's disease, "although I would be very surprised if that's what's actually wrong" and some generic other stuff. I forget what.

I have never had a blood test before, although my mum got her phlebotomy (trans: being a legal vampire armed with naught but a needle and sense of determination) training over the summer, so I was expecting to be beat about the arm a bit as my mum tested out on me. Nope, apparently I bleed like a stuck pig. Bruising a bit now, but got the buggar sorted.

And now, to the shower, to just breathing a massive sigh of relief that stuff is sorted and that a doctor is listening to me, to lunch and then to working my arse off all day on revision, and to a good night's sleep. And today will be a good day, and I will be virtuous in thanks to whatever deity is listening.

(This is what happens when you spend the last week reading about monks.)

Comments

[hannahbassill.livejournal.com]

*HUGS* I hope all works out ok. Would make sense if it is coeliacs that's up with you, given the triggers being bread, pasta etc.

Anyways, hope you feel better and find out soon!
xXx

[sevenhelz.livejournal.com]

but coeliacs is a pretty rare disease, and it's genetic and stuffs. it's much more likely to be wheat-sensitive IBS, which is much the same thing but thankfully less. We can usually still move after ingesting wheat.

Given how long I've had this for, nothing is TMI anymore. Feel free to email me icky things.
xx