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Work is making me acutely unwell.

Day five of hell week and it has truly started out on a sour note. I was having the more tame diamox side effects (paresthesias, shortness of breath, acid reflux) but the true GI upset started yesterday afternoon and persisted into the night.

#work #personal

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Day five of hell week and it has truly started out on a sour note. I was having the more tame diamox side effects (paresthesias, shortness of breath, acid reflux) but the true GI upset started yesterday afternoon and persisted into the night.

#personal #hell week 2024 #acetazolamide #diamox

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Day three of hell week.

At work for meetings that are making me suicidal/ homicidal.

#personal #work

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Day one of hell week.

Overslept so I had a packaged protein shake for breakfast, but I did carve out time to do my entire face routine this morning. Maybe it’s psychosomatic but it *did* make me feel better. Do wish I had gotten up on time to work out, but I’ll do that after work I guess.

#personal #hell week 2024

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Someone put this in as a tag so I’m adding it to the actual post: this works well with other doctors as well. “Oh well my neurologist thought this” or “my PCP recommended I come get xyz checked out”.

*my* two cents is, if you have a BMI over 24, also framing things like you’re trying to lose weight. “Oh maybe I should see this doctor for help with my diet”. And then go off the rails.

This ABSOLUTELY works.

I have used this for many years. Definitely b do it.

#chronic illness

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Not me in denial that I have to leave for work in 15 minutes.

I feel like crap.

#personal

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They did just that!

God I kinda wish this LP had just… taken me out and gotten it over with.

Walking around like a little Bambi because my back hurts so bad my legs are wobbly. Also, headache.

I called my doctors office but I don’t know why, because they’re just going to tell me to drink more caffeine and take more Tylenol.

#personal

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Walking around like a little Bambi because my back hurts so bad my legs are wobbly. Also, headache.

I called my doctors office but I don’t know why, because they’re just going to tell me to drink more caffeine and take more Tylenol.

#personal

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I’m so dehydrated from crying that even just thinking about crying makes me nauseous. Must drink liquid IV so more tears can be formed.

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My NO is on vacation for two weeks so while I was told “23 is not high enough for this to be caused by IIH” (which is not entirely true), they will not answer any questions about the abnormal blood and CSF fluid results.

#personal

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#despicable me meme #it’s Tuesday

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#personal

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Me waiting at cvs for a prescription that was called in almost 2 weeks ago, for Ativan for the LP. Which is in 2 hours.

0/10 recommend

#personal

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I switched my days at work because they wouldn’t give me light duty after the LP, so I’m last minute working today. Walked in to find I have a *different* new grad and I’m training someone to charge.

lol what the actual fuck

#personal #work

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I'm avoiding cleaning my grossly-disorganized, cluttered, and plain ol' messy house by panicking about how much my new grad orientee does not know, and how the cycle of me asking for something from education and not getting it has already begun.

I had to rearrange my schedule the next two weeks due to my LP so I don't actually have him for a little while. Maybe it's me and he'll do better with someone else, and I can stop precepting!

#personal #work

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Or not 😭

God, being a Connecticut resident during March madness is peak living.

#uconn huskies #UConn #uconn wbb

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Say in the tags!

#cats