In a funny mood: up and down like a yoyo. I feel the need to blether, and I feel embarrassed blethering in livejournal. I suppose I want to go to a cafe with a group of people and socialise, but it's the middle of the week, Richard is working late, and I can't get out by myself anyway (can't physically, I mean). Chatting online fulfills some of my ( Read more... )

I finally managed to get through on the phone to a physiotherapist (hooray!). I'm going to see someone who apparently has been treating chronic hyperventilation for 25 years, so hopefully she will be able to sort me out fairly quickly. (I told her some of my history on the phone). The appointment isn't until Thursday, though, and I'm feeling crappy ( Read more... )

This is stupid. I am miserable and in pain, and afraid to post in my own goddamned livejournal in case people have a go at me for worrying about my health instead of the war.

( misery... )

Hmm. I have had half a day of trying to breathe at 1/4 my usual rate, and I am in substantially less pain. There might be something in this.

To answer everyone's questions at once: the reason I feel as though I'm suffocating is that I've been breathing quickly and shallowly my entire life. This is why it's hyperventilation occulta - the ( Read more... )

Now that was... not what I was expecting.

My doctor reckons that 90% of the symptoms I've been complaining about are due to something called hyperventilation occulta, or unseen hyperventilation. I am unconvinced. Exceedingly unconvinced. But reading about it on the web, it does seem to be a real thingI didn't think I hyperventilated, but ( Read more... )

Cold, cold, cold. It's bloody cold today. Had to put the heating back on, and my hands and feet are like little blocks of ice. Still, Alexa came round with the CAR! so I have been out of the flat and seen large amounts of south London, which is... not often pleasant, but is when you've been stuck inside for too long ( Read more... )

( Work, body crapness and conclusions. )

I officially Did Too Much at the weekend, and am suffering for it now. ( Weekend, and exhaustion. )

M.E. is an illness. M.E. stands for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - which is a bit of a mouthful, but basically means muscle ("myalgic") and head ("encephalitic") symptoms. M.E. is also known as Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS), because it often follows on from a viral infection. Also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Chronic Fatigue and ( Read more... )

Hellfire and damnation. I have yet another cold - sore throat, fever, etc. When I was talking on irc a couple of weeks ago about the cold I had then, and mentioned how frequently I have colds (every 2-3 weeks), someone said I should see my doctor. I said "But I've always been like this - I've always had at least one cold a month". He replied " ( Read more... )