(The NaBloPoMo, it is complete. Thanks to everyone who posted a lot this month. I really enjoyed reading your stuff! Especially my family members' blogs. Steven, please write more next year, thanks.)
Last week I went to the doctor because I had been feeling so tired all the time. I get enough sleep and I eat good food and I exercise, so I was all prepared to not take any crap from the doctor about improving my diet or going to bed earlier or whatever. Something about my body was just off. I thought maybe it was low iron (hemoglobin) since I've been anemic before and it felt like this.
I talked with the doctor and of course the first thing she asked me is if I was pregnant (no). Then she went ahead and had the lab take some blood to test for my iron levels or even thyroid abnormalities.
In the 24 hours between having my blood drawn and getting the results, I hoped fervently that my hemoglobin level would be so fantastically low that it would explain why I've been feeling awful lately. When the clinic told me that the results were normal (12 - at the low end of the acceptable range, which is 12-16), I was so sad. Because that means I can't just take iron pills and feel better.
Well. Also last week, I taught a unit to my students about stress management. Part of the chapter talked about the ways stress can manifest itself in your body, mind, or emotions. As I read through the list with my students, I had a flashback to that scene in Groundhog Day where Bill Murray realizes he fits a list of characteristics perfectly.
Tired, on edge, prone to illness - so maybe I'm just stressed? On the surface I don't feel stressed but maybe my emotions and body are trying to tell me otherwise. I'll see how I feel after I get over this cold...and after this semester ends. In the meantime, has anyone else just felt tired all the time, even after adequate sleep, food, and exercise? How did you get better?
I talked with the doctor and of course the first thing she asked me is if I was pregnant (no). Then she went ahead and had the lab take some blood to test for my iron levels or even thyroid abnormalities.
In the 24 hours between having my blood drawn and getting the results, I hoped fervently that my hemoglobin level would be so fantastically low that it would explain why I've been feeling awful lately. When the clinic told me that the results were normal (12 - at the low end of the acceptable range, which is 12-16), I was so sad. Because that means I can't just take iron pills and feel better.
Well. Also last week, I taught a unit to my students about stress management. Part of the chapter talked about the ways stress can manifest itself in your body, mind, or emotions. As I read through the list with my students, I had a flashback to that scene in Groundhog Day where Bill Murray realizes he fits a list of characteristics perfectly.
Tired, on edge, prone to illness - so maybe I'm just stressed? On the surface I don't feel stressed but maybe my emotions and body are trying to tell me otherwise. I'll see how I feel after I get over this cold...and after this semester ends. In the meantime, has anyone else just felt tired all the time, even after adequate sleep, food, and exercise? How did you get better?