Illness Abounds
Hawaii must be out to get me. I may be back to the doctor's on Monday due to debilitating stiffness and aches of the knee and hip. Compounded with several (20 at last count) large, swollen, hard, red, goose-egg like bumps covering my shins and calves. Bumps that feel like massive bruises. I suspect spider bites. But that many seems a bit excessive. Though it's possible that I may have stirred something up considering how much we rearranged in the shop this week.
In the last few days, the swelling has receded substantially. My joints ache much less as I move about and pop the occasional ibuprofen. Even with health insurance and the federal stimulus rebate check...I really can't afford to get sick.
Still it seems ridiculous that I've had such a string of bad health since moving out here. Maybe the stress of grad school did actually create a buffer. Bizarre
In the last few days, the swelling has receded substantially. My joints ache much less as I move about and pop the occasional ibuprofen. Even with health insurance and the federal stimulus rebate check...I really can't afford to get sick.
Still it seems ridiculous that I've had such a string of bad health since moving out here. Maybe the stress of grad school did actually create a buffer. Bizarre
posted by Unknown at
8:48 PM
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Oh, I know what you mean! Ever since I filled out my health insurance it's like "okay, I can get sick now because I'll be covered" but that of course wouldn't work if I got hit by a bus or something. Also in London I kept telling myself I was never going to get sick on city germs and I spent my whole time washing my hands...Maybe you're allergic to paradise. Ow. :)
I think it's something in the climate, the air - like volcanic ash, tropical parasites. However, it is strange that stress is supposed to decrease your immunity.
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