In which I am happy that there's something wrong with me!

[littleheaven]

Oh hooray.

My blood test results came back from the lab today. I was fully expecting another "no, there's no reason why you feel like total shit" from the nurse. But, no - I have deficiencies! Why am I so damn cheerful about it? Because it's something I can fix, not some damn virus I have to wait out. So I have to go in for some B12 injections and take some folate supplements and I should be good as new. Thank God. I am way too busy to be keeling over with fatigue every 30 minutes.

Today's forecast? Thunderstorms. Number of thunderstorms? NONE. Same yesterday, and the day before. Tomorrow? Forecast - thunderstorms. How can they go so many days getting it totally wrong? I think we'd have more chance of thunder if they didn't forecast any. I WANT THUNDER! Okay, I'm getting a little obsessive about this now...

The Zeppo

Xander: What do I have?

Oz: An exciting new obsession, which I feel makes you very special.

Comments

[starlet2367.livejournal.com]

Yay for deficiencies! :beams: I'm so glad this is fixable and it has to be an enormous relief to know why you've been so fatigued.

[littleheaven70.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hate it when they say everything's fine, when you feel anything but!

I got a call back from the nurse after I posted in my LJ, to say that she'd re-read the doctor's notes, and that supplements would only be of help where diet was inadequate. Well, I eat heaps of B12 containing stuff, but I'm still low, so I asked how I was gonna get better without the supplement. Apparently the normal range is 130-800, and I'm on 129. So she agreed that it would be an idea to try one B12 jab, just to see if it had any effect. I have an intestinal disorder, and apparently B12 deficiencies are common in those situations, even when the diet is good (which mine is, all those lovely chicken and veggie curries and healthy tuna...). But since my doctor had left for the week, I now have to wait until Monday for my prescription, and then I have to make an appointment for the jab! I am getting impatient. I want to feel better now. I'm sick of laying around the house like some kind of invalid, it's very frustrating. I'm going to my naturopath when I have my holiday (six more days of work to go!).