Things that frustrate us all
- Thread starter rhubarbodendron
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Me: I finally got the installer to work!
Work: Neat. I guess that makes you our installer expert!
Me: NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Work: Neat. I guess that makes you our installer expert!
Me: NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Now you've done it.
I'm alive, at least.
They don't test for cancer in the ER but they did find out I was in ketoacidosis. A minor case and my blood glucose wasn't even all that high but was enough to bring me there, nonetheless.
I never, ever, ever want another rectal exam in my life!
I hope you're feeling a little better. Those exams aren't fun. I had to have one when I was 9 or 10. Luckily I've forgotten the worst of it.
I'm feeling better now and I can stand without nearly passing out, but I still need to be tested.
I've lost 6 pounds in the last week without trying. 49 lbs overall since this time last year. Again, no adjustments in my diet or exercise.
You should try to eat more caloric food. It's important to keep your weight up when you're not well.
Been there. For me, it went like this:
Work: I can't get [x] to work.
Me: I don't know anything about [x], but an extra set of eyes can't hurt.
Work: Ok.
Me: *Fiddles, fidgets, twists* *POP* Oh, hey, it's working now. I'm not sure what I did...
Work: YOU ARE NOW IN CHARGE OF RUNNING AND MAINTAINING ALL [x}s.
Me: Fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.....
Rinse, repeat.
Trust me, that's not a problem for me.
I finally force myself to do some ironing, and discover my old iron has died and gone to great laundry room in the sky.
Dang it.
Dang it.
^^destiny is on your side, auntie. Fate prevents you from having to iron this week. 
@Scribble: my mom and aunt both had bowel cancer and recovered completely. They were older than you and at the same time had a second sort of cancer (mothers are masters of multi-tasking in every situation, apparently). As you see, the chances to get well again are really good if it is bowel cancer.
However, the symptoms can also fit several other illnesses. Therefore you shouldn't worry too much about cancer. Larger amounts of blood are an alarm signal but can also have rather harmless causes like endometriosis or a cyst. That weight loss is indeed unusual but could be connected to your sugar levels. The ketoacidosis would support that theory. And digestional problems can be caused by a virus, or a sudden allergy, or be a side-effect of the meds you have to take. If you have no intestinal bleeings, a beginning kidney malfunction would also be a possible explanation.
Rectal examinations for cancer are usually performed under a light narcosis or a very strong sedation (I had that pleasure only a few weeks ago) so that you sleep through them. The worst part is the 3 days before when you have to empty the bowels completely with a special diet and medication and basically have to live in a radius of 3 feet around the loo.. With your insulin injections those days might be rather tricky, so don't spend them alone and get a diabetologist's advice about adapting the dosis.
Try not to worry. There are still a lot of alternatives and it needn't necessarily be the worst case that turns out to be behind all this.
@Scribble: my mom and aunt both had bowel cancer and recovered completely. They were older than you and at the same time had a second sort of cancer (mothers are masters of multi-tasking in every situation, apparently). As you see, the chances to get well again are really good if it is bowel cancer.
However, the symptoms can also fit several other illnesses. Therefore you shouldn't worry too much about cancer. Larger amounts of blood are an alarm signal but can also have rather harmless causes like endometriosis or a cyst. That weight loss is indeed unusual but could be connected to your sugar levels. The ketoacidosis would support that theory. And digestional problems can be caused by a virus, or a sudden allergy, or be a side-effect of the meds you have to take. If you have no intestinal bleeings, a beginning kidney malfunction would also be a possible explanation.
Rectal examinations for cancer are usually performed under a light narcosis or a very strong sedation (I had that pleasure only a few weeks ago) so that you sleep through them. The worst part is the 3 days before when you have to empty the bowels completely with a special diet and medication and basically have to live in a radius of 3 feet around the loo.. With your insulin injections those days might be rather tricky, so don't spend them alone and get a diabetologist's advice about adapting the dosis.
Try not to worry. There are still a lot of alternatives and it needn't necessarily be the worst case that turns out to be behind all this.
My 3ds XL's card slot is acting up... I've noticed it catching before... and it's doing so again. Mainly with DS games. Perfect timing... 
My old 3ds's card slot is working better at this point!
My old 3ds's card slot is working better at this point!
Getting cabin fever being home with a cold, only leaving the house once for two days for groceries. Only so much TV you can watch without getting bored.
^ It would seem you and I are very different people!
Although I do hate being sick, too. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Although I do hate being sick, too. Hope you're feeling better soon.
being sick sucks. But there is that phase where you are still too sick to work but already healthy enough to enjoy that. And that's a part of being sick that I really like 
I think you sell yourself short.I'm really not very good at being a human.