Count Chocula

Rough day. Starting to wean off the prednisone -- 10mg today. Hands, fingers, wrists, elbows in a lot of pain. Especially tired. Didn't sleep too well last night, lots of back pain and stomachaches. I dreamt that there were no more pennies in the world! Very sad. Today also chest pain and in the sides of my rib cage. Still got that fever. Headaches and neck aches sporadically throughout the day.

Beautiful outside. Watching the neighbor kids play and ride their bikes up and down the street is a little depressing though.

I'm going to get better! Really!

deep breaths,
emma

News flash?

I think my mother may have missed her calling to be a medical researcher.

Today she's been reading about Leaky Gut Syndrome--and it seems to explain a lot of my symptoms. It has been linked to auto-immune diseases, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and other conditions.

We'll ask the rheumatologist about this on Tuesday. It sounds like a major possibility to me.

pleeeeeease a diagnosis!
emma

Frosted Mini-Wheats

Rar. Did not sleep well at all last night. :( What happened! I was on a roll! Basically got a grand total of about 30 min of sleep between 12:30 and 5:30, then put some music on, got up at 6:30 to eat breakfast with my sister. Fortunately able to fall asleep after that -- until about 10:30. So maybe 4-5 hours total last night. As a result, tremendously tired all day. Headaches like none other...um...can't think. Palpitations, chest pain, back pain, some spasms last night, itchy eyes, stomachaches really awful. Still got that fever...waiting to hear back from Dr. Bodkin (rheum) to see what she thinks I should be taking. Ugh.

BUT! It is looking like Springtime in Chicago!

Found a ladybug in the kitchen sink. Exciting.

Tomorrow I only take 10mg of the Prednisone!!! Yay weaning off--will be all done on Monday.

zip-a-dee-doo-dah,
emma

Team Cheerios

Slept well again! A good 10.5 hours. :)

Pesky fever, painful wrists. Had a good hour or so this morning, but now am very tired. Heart palpitations take a lot out of me.

Things will get better! Please!
emma

Smacks!

I slept well last night!! Well, minus the owl at 4am, which might have just been the wind. First night in at least a week that I didn't have any back spasms! Yay!

Went to the chiropractor today, feeling a little better after. Just really tired. Especially my arms. I don't get that. Heart palpitations bothering me a lot, and my ears.

Season 7 of Gilmore Girls is toeing the line of totally bogus. It was a stretch for Lane to marry Zack in the first place, but now they're having a baby? Twins, no less! You've got to be kidding me. Can you say 'ratings ploy'?

Watched the *classic* version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory yesterday. =) The scenes of the worldwide hunt for the golden tickets always crack me up.

"My dear boy, if the good Lord intended us to walk, he wouldn't have invented roller-skates."

everlasting gobstoppers,
emma

Honey Comb

The snow is blinding. Ow.

Silly fever's still hanging around, right around 100 all day. Gotta fix that. Ears particularly sensitive too, and I'm super cold today. Nose went numb again yesterday. Wrists a main source of pain too.

Last night I fell asleep relatively quickly, but at 2:30 I had some back spasms and other pain and freakish paranoia...couldn't fall back asleep until about 6:15 :( But then I got a solid four hours, so I guess that's good. Still just really tired and beat.

Constantly hungry and thirsty. Headaches. Foggy in my noggin.

Listened to a comedy routine on CD today that my dad got at the library. Funny stuff.

Chiro tomorrow. Waiting rooms are the worst. Hope I don't have to wait.

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day!
emma

Frosted Alpha-Bits

March is a new month. Nearly a new season. Post titles will now honor my favorite cereals, past and present.

Still have the fever, ranging from 99.0 to 100.4 in the last 24 hours--100.3 most recently. Not a biggie, but I would feel more comfortable if it went away. And took some friends along with it: hyper-sensitive eyes and ears, back spasms, crazy stomachaches, weird dreams, itchy scalp/ hair falling out/ sores on the back of my head, unrelenting heart palpitations, chest pain, muscle and joint weakness, headaches, extreme fatigue, trouble concentrating, etc.

Super frustrating. Keeping the limited diet because of the stomachaches. Seeing little difference. Hoping this month will bring some improvements.

watching some brilliant movies, though, like Finding Neverland...and Glitter!

why do i always sign my name here?
emma