Sick and tired of being sick and tired

Posted by Ethereal Zephyr at 4:08pm Jun 15 '10
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I've been tired for 2 years. Not, "Man, I should have gotten to bed earlier," but rather, "Why are my BONES exhausted?" All. The. Time. And the stinking sun makes me break out in horri-rash. And I'm always dry-mouthed and thirsty. I can drink a gallon and a half of water, plus some sugar-free powerades and still have a pain in my gut from thirst. I'm not diabetic. I eat well. I'm at probably an average level of activity. So why does walking a thousand feet make me want to die!? I'm so. Frustrated! And there are other issues, but they aren't as bad. I just.... Ugh.

I've an appointment with my doctor tomorrow to see about running an ANA and some other stuff. I tell you, guys, if I have lupus I'm just gonna die. I don't know what else it could be, though, unless it's some combination of issues, like PMLE and Chronic Fatigue? I just want to know how to make it better >:(

To make it worse, this doctor has a history of dismissing my concerns as being silly or my being a hypochondriac. Not gonna let her do it tomorrow, though. This shit's wrecking my life!

Uhm...so. Anecdotes? Convince me I'm nuts, guys, and tell me you have an idea. The only people I've spoken to in real life seem to agree that it's auto-immune, especially with the sun allergy being so severe.