When I woke up today, I was feeling a bit off. So of course, I immediately hopped onto WebMD, so that I could do that thing where you click on the part of the body that hurts, and it tells you all the rare and deadly diseases you have because your knee itches. Anyway, here are the symptoms that I checked off:
- Pale skin. This actually has been a life-long condition, unfortunately.
- Difficulty standing. It's true--I just wanted to lie in my bed all day instead of stand up and go to work.
- Fatigue. See above comment.
- Muscle weakness. Again, this is a chronic condition. My legs get shaky from walking up the two flights of stairs to my apartment. And I am never strong enough to get the lids of jars by myself.
- Reduced productivity at work. Seriously, I was useless today. Which is exactly what you want to hear from someone who's job is to be responsible for the safety and well-being of fifteen 6-year-olds.
- Short stature. Sadly, this is genetic, and I'm afraid it's incurable.
I could also have something called hypopituitarism. Scary, right? Apparently, it's when your pituitary gland (which is in the brain) doesn't produce enough hormones. Well, I can tell you with 100% certainty that this is NOT my problem. I have years of acne and PMS to back me up when I say that I have hormones aplenty. Ok, so that's off the list, but here are some of the other possibilities:
- hypocalcemia--not enough milk in your diet. Yep, that's me. (Sorry, mom, I know I know, I'm begging for osteoporosis later in life.)
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Acute stress reaction--HAHAHAHA have you been to where I work? Everyone has this disease right now.
- Depression
- Sleep deprivation
- Anemia
- Underweight--I wish.
- Vitamin D deficiency--that's the vitamin you get by being out in the sun, right? AHA! Ding ding ding, we have a winner!
I will send you some Vitamin D, I swear by it. Really, it cures everything! Mega doses are best. If you take nothing else, take this.
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