Peaks and Troughs

February 12, 2006

It’s been a busy, eventful, up – and- down week. Lovely in some ways, frustrating and disappointing in others. A long rant and coverage of the week follows- click if you dare!!

I had a lovely pre- birthday Sunday, brunch and a movie with the Gymps. It’s nice to hang out and be generally nerdy with my oldest friends. I finally got Frank her other Christmas present- cos I’m slack and I like giving presents around my birthday.
Had a lovely birthday Monday, BMB got me some great stuff, including Carnivale Season 1. There was cake at work, even if Tanya and I were the only people who ate it! Damn diet nazis!
Dinner at the Norman than night with Dad, my Bro, Stepmum, BMB and various gymps. Even Mel and Matt made it. Gorgeous steaks, too much beer and some good pressies. Can’t wait to spend the JB voucher.

Tuesday I had work thingy to meet parents. I was really hoping it would only be an hour and a half, as I had to pick up BMB from the uni. Instead, I was over 30 mins late leaving, got lost at UQ and was driving aimlessly for another 30 mins. Meanwhile the lecture finished early, so my DH was waiting a veeeeery looooong time to get home.
Wednesday was a work day, work, work, work.
Thursday I was flat chat getting stuff: BMB’s anniversary present, gym assessment, getting pressie from Nat.

Friday was the worst day of the week. I went back to the doc. It seems the anti- bio-tics didn’t work, so now he’s convinced I’ve got a parasitic infection. (After some research, I’m not so convinced- it’s only caught if you walk around in unsanitated areas, like remote communities or in parts of South East Asia- I’ve been to neither place). Rather than test me, he’s stuck me on two short courses of some strong anti- parasitics, no unlike those you give to your pets. I’ve got to take four this week and another four in a month- then another blood test and we’ll see if it works. I’m not so sure this is the best way to go about things. Surely you should confirm that I have an infection before giving me drugs for it. It seems very hit and miss. It doesn’t help his new receptionist is flat out being civil to the patients and was quite rude to me. I miss the chirpy previous receptionist.
I left the doctors and by the time I got to BMB in the shopping center I was in tears. This has made me angry. I don’t want to be sick again. I’m frustrated that my body has been medicalised for all this time. I don’t like thinking that there’s something else wrong with me- I was almost fixed. Very pissed off.

Friday, was also the best day of the week, it was our anniversary. Shared some presents and went out to dinner, after 12 years it doesn’t really need to be a big deal. We were going to do a movie too, but I was so tired. Luckily it ended so nicely.

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