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Update on my health
8 years ago
General
Just a quick update for those of you following my thrilling documentary, All the Ways a Body Can Fail. Today we will be going over the current state of my body.
Nervous system: Still having periodic fuck-ups, including dizziness, pain, numbness, and tingling. No real change.
GI system: All the old problems are still there. In addition, apparently there's some sort of difficulty absorbing Vitamin B-12. My B-12 levels are currently at 60, with normal being 250-800. My neurologist is in a bit of a panic over it and we're trying to get a massive injection of B-12 to fix the problem. Trouble is that all the entities capable of supplying said injection are being slow and uncooperative. In short, SN:AFU. Literally nothing is working as it should.
Renal system: Still producing stones at a rate that would make a large quarry jealous. Nobody has yet figured out why or how to stem the tide. Pretty much BAU.
Musculoskeletal system: My back is still a nightmare of arthritis, bone spurs, degenerative, herniated, and bulging discs, unnatural curves, and narrowed nerve conduits. On the bright side, when I die, theylre thinking of using my spine as a model for a roller-coaster.
Sensory systems: No real change. Eyes and ears functioning below and way below standards respectively, nose and tongue functioning above and way above standards respectively.
Integumentary system: Still have that inexplicable recurring rash on my hands. It spent over a year gone, so now I have to look forward to at least 9 months of it being back. Itches like hell. Other than that, nothing new.
Endocrine system: Parathyroid is still overactive for no apparent reason. Not sure what the problem is or why it's pumping out too much PTH, but we're working on it.
Reproductive system: Since my body doesn't want me taking the easy way out via suicide, it's leaving this one alone. At least I get to fap my troubles away.
That just about wraps up all the bullshit going on with my body. Not really getting better, but aside from the pernicious anemia, not really getting much worse either, outside normal wear and tear. Still spending most of my time either working or recovering from working so I can be ready to work again. Hopefully something gives somewhere to break this pattern so I can write again.
Nervous system: Still having periodic fuck-ups, including dizziness, pain, numbness, and tingling. No real change.
GI system: All the old problems are still there. In addition, apparently there's some sort of difficulty absorbing Vitamin B-12. My B-12 levels are currently at 60, with normal being 250-800. My neurologist is in a bit of a panic over it and we're trying to get a massive injection of B-12 to fix the problem. Trouble is that all the entities capable of supplying said injection are being slow and uncooperative. In short, SN:AFU. Literally nothing is working as it should.
Renal system: Still producing stones at a rate that would make a large quarry jealous. Nobody has yet figured out why or how to stem the tide. Pretty much BAU.
Musculoskeletal system: My back is still a nightmare of arthritis, bone spurs, degenerative, herniated, and bulging discs, unnatural curves, and narrowed nerve conduits. On the bright side, when I die, theylre thinking of using my spine as a model for a roller-coaster.
Sensory systems: No real change. Eyes and ears functioning below and way below standards respectively, nose and tongue functioning above and way above standards respectively.
Integumentary system: Still have that inexplicable recurring rash on my hands. It spent over a year gone, so now I have to look forward to at least 9 months of it being back. Itches like hell. Other than that, nothing new.
Endocrine system: Parathyroid is still overactive for no apparent reason. Not sure what the problem is or why it's pumping out too much PTH, but we're working on it.
Reproductive system: Since my body doesn't want me taking the easy way out via suicide, it's leaving this one alone. At least I get to fap my troubles away.
That just about wraps up all the bullshit going on with my body. Not really getting better, but aside from the pernicious anemia, not really getting much worse either, outside normal wear and tear. Still spending most of my time either working or recovering from working so I can be ready to work again. Hopefully something gives somewhere to break this pattern so I can write again.
but man that all sucks big time.