Oo, someone found my blog through the search engine term ‘my thyroid’. I am ridiculously excited. This is the first search engine term to locate my humble journal. It is as though I have reached some kind of baby blog milestone. Internet fame can’t elude me for much longer…

Anyway, I am less angsty than I was t’other day and after some fairly intensive googling I think that the mysterious spine swelling may well be synovitis. I think that would also explain the chronic swelling in my ankles, knuckles and fingers, along with the sporadic puffiness in and behind my knees. No idea what’s causing the synovitis, mind you, but I’m pretty sure that’s what it is. However, $10 says all my blood tests will come back normal and there’ll be absolutely no trace of any inflammation in my bloodstream.

To add one last straw onto the back of the sadly burdened camel, my eczema is flaring up and I’ve got a visit from Aunt Flo, or whatever coy euphemism you prefer to use. My cup runneth over. (Well, actually, it doesn’t, because I’m not able to use my Mooncup at the minute due to cramping, but YKWIM.)

Whatever. I’m really, really, really happy at the moment, so I don’t care about anything! I had a shitty weekend due to poor health and stuff, but part-time work is really, really good for me. My job is pretty easy (and amazingly I’m not terrified of the phone, I have SUCH ISSUES with phones when my anxiety is flaring up) and I am learning the ropes quite quickly. Best of all, I only have to do three days so the desperate struggle to push through fatigue and pain just isn’t there. I don’t think I’d be able to do this current job full-time as it’s a bit of a fast-paced environment and I’d start to unravel mentally, but as it is–I think things are going to be fine.

Despite the morning stiffness and the aches, today has been a Good Day.

And now I’m off to play with the cats!

posted by jeneli.