Important health update (please read)
Heeeey, everyone. Sorry for kind of disappearing on you, but it seems I've been dealing with health issues non-stop lately 😅
I think the last update I made here was about my hand being strained? That's all okay, was probably just some tendinitis, got better with some anti-inflammatory pills in any case… Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of my health misadventures, since I've also went through the following:
Health issue n°1: I've been dealing with stomachache and nausea again. Since I've got better with meds, my doc deemed it not necessary to run any kind of tests to see why does this keep happening/if something is wrong with my stomach, despite this being a recurring thing and it having landed me in the ER this last time. She did tell me that if once I get off meds the issues return, she'll consider. This is, of course, annoying as hell, but as I did get better with meds it's kind of on the back of my mind, specially because of the issue n°2 taking most of my attention right now
Health issue n°2: Just barely a week after landing in the ER because of my stomach (which was already feeling better), I landed in the ER again, this time with what turned to be every symptom of arthritis. They did different tests on me (including different blood tests, urine tests, and even a throat swab) to rule out any infections that might've been causing the symptoms. They also put an IV on me (both to give me 3 different kind of meds to deal with the hardcore pain and inflammation on my joints and to keep me hydrated). Since the tests came back negative and the IV made my symptoms infinitely more manageable, they let me go home after some hours with some meds and an appointment scheduled with the rheumatologist. So, I'm currently waiting for the appointment (23rd of June), aaand for the results of some more of the blood tests (those which are more complex and take more time to do) to come back. I'll keep you updated on my condition as I know more about it. For now, all I know is the medical report from the ER says 'non-specified poliarthritis'.
(btw, if anyone's wondering why health issue n°1 and n°2 got handled so differently, it is because I went to a different hospital the second time)
So yeah! This has been the update. I'm feeling better now, no more stomach issues so far and my joints are feeling much better with the meds, still a little sore and I'm tired easily, but I'm managing well considering it has been just barely a week since I had the flare up.
Obviously, I'm gonna be considerably less active for… the foreseeable future, I guess. I'll be focusing on taking care of myself and trying to safely get back to some sort of routine.
Thanks for understanding, and I'll keep you updated as I know more ❤️