OK so!
I have been definitively diagnosed with functional dyspepsia, and also severe vitamin D deficiency. These two diagnoses - I don't know if they're related or if they interplay or what - are better news than some of the things I was worrying about.
I was diagnosed with both conditions about the same time, and given a medication from my GI doc plus a nuclear-level, prescription vitamin D from my PCP. I've been on both medications for about four weeks - following instructions to the letter.
I am starting to feel just a bit better. I am feeling less hopeless, I am feeling less pain, and I have a bit more energy. I am cautiously optimistic that my condition can be bettered by a couple simple medications.
Dear lord, I hope so! I will tell you dear reader, when my PCP told me how low my vitamin D was - and said that with treatment I'd start feeling better soon - I put my head in my hands and started crying. (For reference: I cry about twice a year!) I have been feeling so off for so long, and so down. Every day has been a struggle to show up as the person I want to be - to not complain, to not snap at people, to bring my best. Worst of all, we couldn't figure out why I was feeling ill. As you know if you've ever had something wrong, something mysterious - it wreaks havoc on one's mental health.
All this to say I am trying to work up to fighting shape!
Writing these emails each week has been a wonderful anchor for me. I think of all who open and read, and it means a great deal to me.
So: thank you for being here.
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