An actual visit with the doctor

[elainegrey]

We chatted about coping with the iron. She has a suggestion.

We discussed testing for celiac. I explained the mostly wheat free diet, the exclusion test, and so forth. She was impressed, didn't know soy sauce could have wheat, and we agreed i don't likely have celiac.

She agrees that the mostly wheat free diet would possibly show the measured effect with the iron.

We ponder whether i have ulcerative colitis just it isn't visible in my colon yet. I was NOT interested in another colonoscopy, thankyouverymuch.

She's putting me on prozac for six months. Presumably this will stop me from having crying fests like i did today when i was about to leave the house. Christine had, as i was in tears, suggested it was OK to ask for help.

Everyone seems to tell me in some way or another that i'm really good at coping. "Trying so hard" says N. OK, fine, gimme the drugs. I'm sick of this. (Oh joy, tearing up in the office. Fuck.)

I think my doctor and Christine were conspiring. Well, the doctor said Christine said she was worried about me. Which is what she tells me, too. So, not conspiring, but....

Doctor confirmed that continued irritation in certain locations was psoriasis: we discussed more aggressive treatment (like, you know, using the steroid cream).

I am breathing JUST FINE thank you! Not renewing asthma meds.

We didn't discuss it, but i should probably use the damn nasal spray.


My doctor thinks Christine & i are a cute couple. We are!

Just wolfed down a lunch that actually tasted better than i imagined: vegetables cooked au vin, hummus, and spinach. The veggies included one carrot and several celery stalks that were happy, , and a bunch of parsley - stems and all - that was beginning to look wan, very sad bundle of green onions that we couldn't find when we cooked the recipe we bought them for, and some romaine hearts that were aging at the bottom of the fridge. I'm not sure cooked romaine has much nutritive value, but it didn't hurt. The parsley stems could have been chopped more finely.