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November 2, 2011
6.2: Sick and tired. Or tired and sick?
I've been sick pretty much all of October. One cold after another. In fact, I'm incubating another one right now.
I've also been tired for most of October. Not always sleepy, although I find myself nodding off on the couch more often that in the past. That kind of tired that feels like a physical weight, like I'm not just too lazy to get off the couch and wipe Owen's ass, I feel like I physically can't.
Now, I have a well documented thyroid problem.
I've also been sure a number of times that the cause of my exhaustion is thyroid related, only to be firmly put in my place by a lab test.
I'm no longer confident in my ability to diagnose the state of my hormones.
This bout of extended crud is making me wonder if something else is going on. Is there something wrong with my immune system? Am I missing a critical vitamin? Do I have some horrible undiagnosed disease?
Am I tired because I'm sick, or sick because I'm tired?
Posted by me at November 2, 2011 9:16 PM