Gurm Update, November (*WARNING* DEPRESSING)

[mutz]

...one simple test for digestive tract parasites is to drink or eat something really sweet. Within a relatively short time you get cramps, bloated, faint and hear thousands of tiny voices screaming "Yeah, gimme more, gimme more!"

...it's not funny...

[Gurm]

Hmm. Not sure I wanna do that.

But actually when I think about it, the "sweet"est thing I've eaten since I got sick is... like Apple Pie. Which isn't all THAT sweet. Not like Ice Cream or pudding or whatnot.

- Gurm

[Novdid]

Hope you get out of this mess as soon as possible.

And when you do, consider walking one or two hours every morning after you wake up. The excercise will do wonders for your health, and your pulse.

Krya på dig!!!

[rugger]

I hope you get well soon Grum,

I can also sympathise (I can't spell either) with the 1.5 year old. I was lucky enough to experience my little sister growing up (she is a 10 y/o horror now) and she was a pain and a half at times when she was that age.

I can't offer any advice though, since I don't know much about medicine. Just don't let yourself get fooled by some alternative medicine person into giving all you money away or neglecting conventional treatment.

[mutz]

Parasites are usually gotten over polluted water, unwashed or improperly washed vegetables, fruits and salads, and unhygenic food handling by restaurant personnel.

Salmonella and salmonella mutations is another possiblity.

[Gurm]

Ok mutz, I performed a very basic version of your test...

Last night, for dessert, we had chocolate eclairs. For those of you who don't know what that is - it's fluffy pastry with a thick stripe of chocolate on the outside, and vanilla cream on the inside.

About 15 minutes later I was feeling crampy and gassy, like I had to use the toilet, and a little woozy. However, I tend to think the effects were minimized because I had already had my nightly dose of valarian root in preparation for beddie bye time.

This morning, I got up - felt icky but not too bad. Around 5:55AM, the wooziness gave way to hunger and I devoured a chocolate croissant that Julie was nice enough to get, knowing that I'd be up early with her.

By 6:10 I felt crampy, bloated, slightly nauseous, and very light headed. It's now 7:15 and I'm still feeling yucky. If today follows the last couple of days closely, I'll feel run down and listless (and slightly nauseous) until about lunchtime, after which I'll get a boatload of energy.

This sucks. The doctor's office opens at 8:30AM, I'm going to call them then and ask for an appointment as soon as possible... I'm seriously thinking that a parasite screen is in order, among other things.

And yeah, the first thing that Julie said when I started talking about parasites was "I thought you took the flagyl". When I said that it was the low dose, she said "well where would you have gotten a parasite nasty enough to survive flagyl?"

So I looked up parasites of New England, and discovered that there are several common ones, and that salmonella variants ... react to antibiotics not flagyl (AFAIK) ... and can cause many of the symptoms I have, including visual problems and eye irritation. Bleh.

So I take it that the 250mg, twice a day dose of Flagyl is the REALLY low one, huh? Bleh.

- Gurm

[GNEP]

Sorry to hear it's still going on Gurm.

Like others have said - don't feel any shame about a therapist - I've done it in the past and it really does help to talk things through - even when you KNOW the reasons for feeling down - with someone unrelated to your everyday life... Even group sessions can be really helpful in the longer term. Hang in there buddy!

Gnep

[ALBPM]

What you need is to get outside in the fresh air and sun.

Play some Hoops or throw the old football around


Just kidding,

Paul

[Novdid]

YOU KICK THE OLD FOOTBALL AROUND!!!

[ZokesPro]

Have you gotten any blood tests done? Could be a bacteria or virus?

[GNEP]

I think that it is A GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY.

They have IMPREGNATED YOU with the SPAWN of the DEVIL.

There is no hope.

[rugger]

Originally posted by GNEP
I think that it is A GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY.

They have IMPREGNATED YOU with the SPAWN of the DEVIL.

There is no hope.

Now that was just evil

[Gurm]

MUHAHA! Yes, it is a govbinmint conspiricy against ME, SPURM! MUHAHA!

ROFL.

Ok then. I have an appointment today, in an hour or so. I'm going to ask for a parasite screen, maybe another Lyme test, and anything else they can think of - and if they're fresh out of ideas, for a referral to a specialist. This is getting ridiculous.

I'll do whatever they ask. They want me to take antidepressants? Ok. They want me to eat nothing but lentils and farva beans? No sweat. I just want to feel better. Period.

- Gurm

[GNEP]

Good luck!

Gnep

[ZokesPro]

What if they prescribe medicinal marijuana, then what? You gonna smoke it if it makes you better?

Seriously though, I hope you get better from this, I miss your "in your face" sarcastic humour.