currently, in addition to nausea, inability to eat/drink, and extreme bloating:
increased salivation
hot/cold flashes
extreme lethargy
headaches
mod-extreme shortness of breath in evenings (could be made worse by allergies, def related to bloating)
seeing movement in peripheral vision
slight twitching occasionally
feeling of increased heart rate occasionally
Monday, August 15, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
by the way...
This support community has been exactly what I needed on more than one occasion: https://www.inspire.com/groups/agmd-gi-motility/
The past few days have been abundantly awful.
Actually, the past week had been pretty damn bad, but it's the extreme shortness of breath that really bothers me. I feel like I could suffocate, but I know panicking will only make it worse. I think it's a combination of allergies and gas from eating (anything really, these days). Having a spell. Good thing I bought all that food!
That's another thing I hate, wasting food. I have all this good stuff that I want to make, that I could eat when I'm stable, but this comes on so suddenly that I fear it going bad. Plus, cooking relaxes me. So, if things don't improve in the next day or so, my co-workers will be getting a treat.
I haven't been able to go out in the evenings at all the past few days. Went to the Saints game on Friday, but ended up being sick later that night. Didn't even try last night due to the not being able to breathe. Figured I just can't eat hardly anything, so today, I had about a half cup of grits in the morning and some chips and salsa in the late afternoon (both times I prepped by taking 1 1/2 pills (Cisapride). And now, now I feel (and look) pregnant and can't breathe. I really hate this. I don't know how many times I can say this. If I was on a path to becoming a hermit before, this just solidifies it. I'm only good in the morning. Basically, my free time away from my consuming job is ruined a lot of the time. Being on the internet is about all I can do from a horizontal position. Reading yes, but I tend to fall asleep these days. The other night I did do some drawing though, so that's something.
That's the other thing though. I'm so tired, so tired all the time. Caffeine doesn't even matter anymore. I can have three shots of espresso and still pass out on the couch after reading a few pages. It's not lack of sleep either, unless I need more than 9 hours, which is ridiculous. Today, I got the shakes from carrying a couple grocery bags into the house. I sat on the balcony and spaced out, let my body sink for a good half hour before feeling "right". I just feel weak and my body feels old. I'm sure part of it is nutritional. I've got to get better about the vitamins.
Actually, the past week had been pretty damn bad, but it's the extreme shortness of breath that really bothers me. I feel like I could suffocate, but I know panicking will only make it worse. I think it's a combination of allergies and gas from eating (anything really, these days). Having a spell. Good thing I bought all that food!
That's another thing I hate, wasting food. I have all this good stuff that I want to make, that I could eat when I'm stable, but this comes on so suddenly that I fear it going bad. Plus, cooking relaxes me. So, if things don't improve in the next day or so, my co-workers will be getting a treat.
I haven't been able to go out in the evenings at all the past few days. Went to the Saints game on Friday, but ended up being sick later that night. Didn't even try last night due to the not being able to breathe. Figured I just can't eat hardly anything, so today, I had about a half cup of grits in the morning and some chips and salsa in the late afternoon (both times I prepped by taking 1 1/2 pills (Cisapride). And now, now I feel (and look) pregnant and can't breathe. I really hate this. I don't know how many times I can say this. If I was on a path to becoming a hermit before, this just solidifies it. I'm only good in the morning. Basically, my free time away from my consuming job is ruined a lot of the time. Being on the internet is about all I can do from a horizontal position. Reading yes, but I tend to fall asleep these days. The other night I did do some drawing though, so that's something.
That's the other thing though. I'm so tired, so tired all the time. Caffeine doesn't even matter anymore. I can have three shots of espresso and still pass out on the couch after reading a few pages. It's not lack of sleep either, unless I need more than 9 hours, which is ridiculous. Today, I got the shakes from carrying a couple grocery bags into the house. I sat on the balcony and spaced out, let my body sink for a good half hour before feeling "right". I just feel weak and my body feels old. I'm sure part of it is nutritional. I've got to get better about the vitamins.
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