Trying to Be Normal

I took a bit of a tumble Monday morning. I was moving forward down a flight of stairs, my knee was not. Down I went, landing in a heap at the bottom. I have been having more of these hiccups, bouts of being uncoordinated where I trip just walking or am stuck in a spot unable to move from my knees for a brief second. Most of the time it is just embarrassing but on a couple occasions, like Monday, it could have been dangerous. Figuring out what is going on has been tricky. The tests I have had to date have said nothing is wrong other than the arthritis and the vitamin D and iron deficiencies that peak and lull. I'm also dealing with a new round of uterine bleeding, depsite my supposed menopausal state, and will be having surgery again in about 1 1/2 weeks. This triggered the anemia to come back-from a good healthy number on Ocotber 11th, to falling below even my accpetable ranges as of yesterday. My continued bought of simultaneous, but unrelated symptoms continue.

I’m carrying on life as normal as best I can, wondering if this is just what aging is like for some people; the unsteadiness, weakness at times, and ever present pain, sometimes pronounced, sometimes dull, but there constantly. With the bleeding again, no medicatiosn that thin blood, so even the modest releif ibuprofen gives will be put aside for now.  I wonder, should I be pushing back at the negative test results, demanding something be done? I feel like I need one of those television doctors, the ones that notice subtle little cues, and find some rare, yet very solvable medical ailment, that less than 1 in 1,000,000 people have. Until then, I’ll keep plugging away at trying to lose the weight that has sent my BMI to an unhealthy range and I know is adding to the aches. I’ll remember to hydrate and follow the limited guidance I’ve been given so far about eating a healthy diet, taking my vitamins and minerals, and getting rest. 

I know many of you that read this blog from reading yours that you have your own health demons, most far worse than mine, so can relalte. While I am reassured that nothing is life threatening and more inconvenient than debilitating, I still would like to get a normal life back. Making it about money, I'm crushed that we will have a ton more out of pocket expenses just as we were finally coming out of our financial stalemate. Making it aobut time, this means I'll be missing a few days at work and won't feel chipper over the Thanksgiving long weekend. I get crabby when the trifecta of not feeling well, feeling pressed for time, and feeling money woes hit at the same time, but then don't we all? I hope I can still carry on with a few interesting blog posts, but if I'm off my game, you all know why.  Cheers to all of you maintaining good health, and thanks for reading.