So, I've been feeling like shit recently.

[xiphias]

Lis wanted to go into Boston for the Fourth, 'cause it was a nice day and all. We parked in Malden, and took the T in and wandered around for a bit. It was fun, but after an hour, I was unable to walk anymore, and couldn't stand up or think or anything, so I went home.

Lis had fun, though.

Anyway, Lis made a doctor's appointment for me for tomorrow, so I figured I could write down my symptoms so I'll know what to tell them.

1) A persistent cough that's lasted well over a week.
2) Unable to catch my breath
3) Unable, or unwilling to sleep
4) Not thinking clearly
5) Unable to stand up for more than an hour or two, or to go out or do anything.
6) Slurred speech

I'm down to about one hour of productivity a day.

I don't know which of these things cause the others and which are results. I suspect many of them are related though.

Comments

[redbird]

Having it written down will be useful.

I hope the doctor can sort things out quickly and helpfully.

[noddpot.livejournal.com]

Feel better!

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Yipe. Besides #1-2, slurred speech in particular sounds dangerous -- possibly more neurological than neurochemical.

Go Lis for making you the appointment.

*hugs*

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I suspect it has more to do with being very, very tired than anything TRULY serious.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

IANA doctor, but personal experience suggests #s 1 and 2 can contribute to #3, which in turn can produce #s 4, 5 and 6. Here's hoping the doctor can sort out the cause of the problems and help you find solutions.

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

IAlikewiseNA doctor, and I second chanaleh's ping on the neuro-dar. Lack of sleep can indeed be causing pretty much all of it, with the possible exception of the slurred speech. It's good that you're going to the doctor...hope it helps. *hugs* too.

[gingicat]

Um, my uncle Paul recently had all of this (except the cough), and it all turned out to be diabetes-related. Very glad you're seeing a doctor.

[cheshyre]

Sigh/grr...

I mentioned this comment to Ian (who's lying down and reading at the moment) and he said "I hope it's not diabetes, because then it will be my fault." (a sentiment that he's expressed more than once in my presence). Sigh. Maybe it's because I was born with allergies and asthma, but I don't get the notion of assigning moral failings to illnesses.

[gingicat]

In the sense that diabetes can theoretically be prevented by eating as if one is diabetic, that's sort of true. But my Dad is skinny, reasonably healthy, and got diabetes. If it runs in your family, you're screwed.

In the case of Uncle Paul, he's had diabetes for 30 years and has never properly managed it. But sudden onset of diabetes would have the same problems.

Grr!

[(Anonymous)]

There are a variety of potential causes for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, including some which have nothing to do with diet. "It's your fault" isn't one of them! A person may do everything "right" and still get diabetes, and another person may do everything "wrong" and never get diabetes. For objective discussions of causes of diabetes try:

BBC Health (good overview on 1 page):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/diabetes/aboutdiabetes_causes.shtml

WebMD on Type 1 diabetes:
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/59/66847?z=1667_00000_0000_rl_01

WebMD on Type 2 diabetes:
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/59/66844?z=1667_00000_0000_rl_03

I'm with Cheshyre on this one! - Felis Sidus

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Doesn't sound much fun, the tiredness won't be helping with 4 till 6, are you eating properly/enough, if you're low on sleep you need to boost your body's energy reserves with more food (if you can face it)

[jehanna.livejournal.com]

In the interests of contributing a less-dire data point, when I had a persistent cough, couldn't catch my breath, and couldn't sleep right, it turned out to be a Mighty Resurgence of the childhood dust and mold allergies I thought I'd outgrown. My current drugs control it nicely and aren't very expensive.

What's the air quality been like in MA since this started? Ours in PA has been "crappy", but considering that it's PA, this should surprise no one. :P

[cheshyre]

I don't know about local air quality, but we are talking about since we moved back into the house post-fire...

[jenett]

1, 2, 4, and 5 are all things I get when my asthma is misbehaving. (and 3 may be related) so I think there's a good chance stuff is interrelated.

One of the pegs I use for my general health is how long it takes me to get through my normal online stuff in the morning. Normally, it's between 45 and 60 minutes, depending on what I want to actually reply to, when I went to bed, and if anything blew up in the meantime.

Ditto in the evening. If it's taking me 3 hours to get stuff done (like it was last week, or my last week at work) there's something funky going on. Even if I can't pin down the physical symptoms (and both weeks recently, there's been nothing really obvious physically, except "Tired and slow moving") it's a definite sign there's something Weird, and I should figure out solutions.

I agree with the air quality question: Minnesota's has been on and off lousy this month, and I can really tell the difference when it's bad enough to hit the "May affect sensitive people" levels.

[querldox.livejournal.com]

Not a doctor, although I've played one in skits, but I'd toss walking pneumonia into the mix of possibilities.

[dancing-kiralee.livejournal.com]

Well, how did it go?

Kiralee

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

They took some blood -- they're doing thyroid tests and the like, as well as real basic stuff like iron, and they gave me a 'scrip for something that might help me sleep, and I'm back on anti-depressants, and we're going to talk about what asthma meds to go on when I go back in a couple weeks.