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butterflii410 02/28/2013

Until Monday when I can finally go see my doctor!

This last week has been awful. Not pain wise although I've had some pain but fatigue and nausea and such. I also don't feel like myself.

I don't have a lot of energy; I haven't been able to clean the house much. My stomach has been upset for like 2 weeks. I'm thinking it's either heartburn or a UTI (sorry if that's TMI). I don't have pain when I have a UTI; just nausea. Weird, I know. It's been hard to cook dinner for my family since nothing sounds good and I can barely eat.

I stopped drinking Dr. Pepper about a week ago. I was drinking about 2-3 cans a day and no water. I know that can cause fatigue so I'm thinking that's is contributing to the no energy. I've had some Dr. Pepper in the last week; just not as much as I used to.

This whole message has taken me forever to type because of all the errors I keep making.

Oh Monday can't come fast enough!

deleted_user 03/01/2013

butterflies~ I will be praying for your appointment on Monday. I am right there with you with the fatigue. I can't wait until tomorrow so I can sleep in until 6 or 7am. Let us know how your appt goes we are very concerned.
Take care
SLK

fibrolizzy 03/01/2013

I hope you find out some things at your appointment, too! I hate feeling "off" like that and not knowing the reason why.

Let me encourage you to increase your water drinking. They say that it does help with fatigue and fog. Plus it's just good for everything in your body!

Take care and hold on,
Elizabeth

butterflii410 03/01/2013

SLK, thanks! I also can't wait until weekends when I can sleep in. I have to get up early to get my daughter off to school.

fibrolizzy, I really do need to drink more water. I've been trying.

I will update you after my appt.

MAGICpill 03/01/2013

You can buy some azo test strips and check if you have a uti. If you do I would get in to the dr right away. Hope you feel better soon.

PeaceN2You 03/04/2013

Did you see the doctor today? How did it go?

butterflii410 03/05/2013

Peace, I did see the doctor and left feeling disappointed. She told me to get more sleep. I'm not sure how more sleep is going to help too much especially since I have 2 kids. I know it's obviously important but I don't think that it will change much of anything.

But I forgot to tell her about the UTI so last night I bought an at home test and it said maybe a positive so I went back in today and saw a different doctor. He's doing complete blood work as well as the UTI test. I left feeling a bit better. I liked him a lot better than the doctor I saw yesterday. The doctor yesterday seemed more closed off, I guess you would say, and the doctor today was more open.

Thanks for checking in! :o)

fibrolizzy 03/05/2013

Good! I'm glad you'll find out if you do have a UTI. That would certainly cause you to feel worse like you have been. I hope it's something that can be "fixed."

Keep us posted, ok?

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