(no subject)

[galadhir]

Ugh, been feeling steadily more and more fatigued for a couple of weeks now - got blood taken yesterday and sent off for tests. I hope the tests turn up something because today I'm finding it difficult just to sit and draw, and standing is a five-minute affair or less.

Last time I felt like this is was anemia. My fingers are crossed that it turns out to be anemia again, because that's just a case of going back on the (doctor prescribed massive doses of) folate, and then in two weeks I should be getting better.

If it's not that, then who knows?

On the plus side, I've finished recording another chapter of Last Of Their Kind, which I will get edited before Friday.

I've also made the pattern for my mini shop-fascia, which is the project for module 7 of the signwriting course. I'm supposed to be transferring the design onto some kind of aluminium fascia board, ut I don't know where to get any, and it's a bit expensive to be buying serious hardware just to practice my sub par skills on. Maybe I could get some plywood instead - when it was painted it would look the same

Comments

[galadhir]

I was worried they wouldn't take me seriously, particularly as one of the doctors in the practice told me I have fibromyalgia, and one of the symptoms of that is fatigue. But actually I talked to a lovely doctor who was all "oh no, we don't treat the blood tests, we treat the patient. I want to rule everything else out before I go that way." So she's sending me for an ECG (as I have chest pain as well as the fatigue.) Don't know when that appointment will be, but at least they're taking me seriously :)

Hopefully I'll get to the hardware store at the weekend, and then I can get started on the actual painting.

[mistressofmuses]

I'm so glad they're taking it seriously! That can be such a struggle, and it's horrible to have to fight against it. I'm sorry you have the chest pain and fatigue things, but I really hope they can find out what's going on, and it's great that they're actually trying to figure it out.

[galadhir]

Thank you! I'm surprised to find out that I would rather have moderate pain than the fatigue. But perhaps I'll learn how to cope with the fatigue as well in time :)

[mistressofmuses]

Fatigue is really rough and so pervasive. Pain certainly can be too, but fatigue is often very difficult to find relief from. I hope that you don't HAVE to learn to cope with it, and that instead you find something that helps. Though if you DO have to deal with it, I do hope you find ways to cope well.

[galadhir]

I am certainly a bit better than I was midweek, so that's something. Now I think the problem is to try and increase my activity level without overdoing it and ending up exhausted again. I did go out today, so that's something :) Thank you!

[mistressofmuses]

That's good! I'm glad you're feeling at least slightly better.

I always struggle with that - I feel better from something, and want to do All The Things, and turns out that's a bad idea when trying not to overdo it! I'm glad you got to go out today, and I hope you keep finding (gentle!) things you can do to slowly work up the activity level.