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Personal Update
For those of you who still look in here from time to time, I want you to know that I'm still here and still trying to write. Trying being the operative word.
This is what's happening, and I'll really try for the short version.
For the past few months, I had been noticing a steady decline of energy. My ability to concentrate was shot. I had terrific mood swings, and it wasn't just low-to-high-and-back-again. It was paranoid-to-ecstatic. Slowly a number of other problems showed up: leg cramps, joint and bone pains, colds I couldn't shake.
Now, someone normal would have headed for the doctor at a gallop. Me? No. I just didn't want to, to be honest. My last experience with a doctor had been miserable and I wanted nothing to do with them. I just stopped doing most things and concentrated on saving my limited energy for my work, because, hey, that's how I earn my family's keep. The problem was, it kept getting worse and worse. Thinking, reading, understanding, was a major effort. As for writing? Something that would have taken me a few hours took a week. And the energy continued to decline. Finally, last week I found myself sitting in my office, at my desk, waking up as my face smashed into my keyboard. So I got the name of my sister's physician and made an appointment.
The doctor, bless her, is wonderful. She's scheduled a whole lot of tests, mostly regular annual checkup stuff, but more to the point, she ordered a massive amount of blood tests. And two days ago, she called me, which surprised me as we have a follow up appointment scheduled for this coming week. It turns out she couldn't wait.
My vitamin D levels are "dangerously low." I think she meant it literally, because both my mother and one of my best friends suffer from it and they take a daily supplement of about 2,000IU. I will be taking 100,000IU a week for six weeks.
Now, the thing about this little problem is this: lacking this little vitamin can cause a heap of troubles, from bone problems to mood swings to severe and chronic fatigue. For me, one of its symptoms seems to be the inability to concentrate for long periods. I have seven -- count them, seven -- fics started, and can't seem to concentrate on any for longer than a half hour. Hell, I can't concentrate on anything for onger than half an hour.
I will continue to post as I can and I'll keep you informed. Just started the treatment, and I am hoping as I get back to normal I'll be able to do better.
Thanks for listening, yeah?
This is what's happening, and I'll really try for the short version.
For the past few months, I had been noticing a steady decline of energy. My ability to concentrate was shot. I had terrific mood swings, and it wasn't just low-to-high-and-back-again. It was paranoid-to-ecstatic. Slowly a number of other problems showed up: leg cramps, joint and bone pains, colds I couldn't shake.
Now, someone normal would have headed for the doctor at a gallop. Me? No. I just didn't want to, to be honest. My last experience with a doctor had been miserable and I wanted nothing to do with them. I just stopped doing most things and concentrated on saving my limited energy for my work, because, hey, that's how I earn my family's keep. The problem was, it kept getting worse and worse. Thinking, reading, understanding, was a major effort. As for writing? Something that would have taken me a few hours took a week. And the energy continued to decline. Finally, last week I found myself sitting in my office, at my desk, waking up as my face smashed into my keyboard. So I got the name of my sister's physician and made an appointment.
The doctor, bless her, is wonderful. She's scheduled a whole lot of tests, mostly regular annual checkup stuff, but more to the point, she ordered a massive amount of blood tests. And two days ago, she called me, which surprised me as we have a follow up appointment scheduled for this coming week. It turns out she couldn't wait.
My vitamin D levels are "dangerously low." I think she meant it literally, because both my mother and one of my best friends suffer from it and they take a daily supplement of about 2,000IU. I will be taking 100,000IU a week for six weeks.
Now, the thing about this little problem is this: lacking this little vitamin can cause a heap of troubles, from bone problems to mood swings to severe and chronic fatigue. For me, one of its symptoms seems to be the inability to concentrate for long periods. I have seven -- count them, seven -- fics started, and can't seem to concentrate on any for longer than a half hour. Hell, I can't concentrate on anything for onger than half an hour.
I will continue to post as I can and I'll keep you informed. Just started the treatment, and I am hoping as I get back to normal I'll be able to do better.
Thanks for listening, yeah?