I am back for a reply (sorry, it will be quite long). An update regarding the appendix first and the results:
I still have my appendix, fortunately. At first, thank you very much for your concern and sympathy. I managed to read your answers on my mobile phone, just before I entered hospital on Tuesday. To know, you were with me in thought indeed helped me very much to go through the examination processes, which I found being quite an ordeal.
This was mainly due to my fears and my confusion, and because that hospital has been such a huge, labyrinthic and busy place with so many doors and so much staff. I also did not have an intake of any food since Monday evening by that time, except a cup of water with more than 1000 g Vitamin C mixed into it in the early morning hours of Tuesday afternoon (in order to boost my immune system for better ability to deal with whatever has been causing that pain). All the doctors I had seen hadn't allowed me to eat and to drink further, for the case surgery would have become necessary. One of the physicians was a bit impatent with me in the beginning, as I almost walked into the wrong room at first and because of having a difficult time to follow her commands during the examination because of my confusion due to the whole situation, my anxiety and while being without food and water for more than twelve hours. So I closed myself up against her at first. But we fortunately managed to work this out, and then she was very friendly and compassionate. And further on I started to see this whole situation as a kind of test of strenght and perseverance - which put a different perspective to it in some way. That also helped me quite much in that situation.
Blood and urine were being tested, then several examination procedures undertaken - with a negative result of appendicitis in the end. All blood and urine values turned out okay (maybe due to that cup of water with vitamin C, but not sure), except one: What has been found, was a high level of TSH in the blood, which indicates a disturbed thyroid gland according to the doctors - hypothyroidism. The physicians strongly suggested to me, I should take thyroid hormone pills.
Well, the whole ordeal lasted 4,5 hours and after 7 pm I finally was released to go home, as the pain has become very weak by the evening - only a little tweak remained. However, I had been scheduled to return early Wednesday morning, to undergo some further checks.
A close friend of mine came to meet me near the hospital, after I had left it, and we went downtown in order to buy some food and water for me, so that I was able to cook a light meal later at home. (I felt like in paradise, when I was ready with the preparation of that meal and started to eat and also having a nice cup of tea - after more than sixteen hours without food and water by that time).
On Wednesday morning the ache was completely gone (by now this is still the case, mostly, but there is a little tweak occasionally - especially if I am going to put myself under pressure), therefore I canceled the appointment with the clinic and went to my general physician instead (who first checked me on Tuesday). We scheduled an appointment for sonography of the thyroid gland in May.
A latent hypothyroidism has been diagnosed during the time of puberty (when being fourteen, I think) already and then again four years ago by my internist. But he didn't recommend pills to me, as he probably didn't find this necessary by then. I am also underweight: my weight is 59 to 60 kg with a hight of 1,88 metres. A nurse in that clinic told me, she has also once heard, that a disturbed thyroid gland could go along with stomach ache in some cases.
The surgeon, who had examined me in the end on Tuesday, suggested to me to consider colonoscopy, if the pain will return, as an area of the gut might be inflamed. The symptoms I experienced have also not been very typical of appendicitis to her: Irritation or inflammation of the appendix is often accompanied with sickness and throwing up, which has not really been the case with me (on one point on Monday night I felt a little bit sick - maybe that could have been mostly due to that fear I underwent).
I agreed with the clinic as well as with my general practitioner, to observe that issue during the following weeks and if it will return or might even become worse, I would see them again.
Besides that, I am also going to see a natural health professional I already know, who has affordable prizes and does not follow the new age shtick (as many of his colleagues seem to do more or less, based on observations and hearsay).
As result, if the thyroid gland is an issue, then I don't wonder any longer, why I often lack energy and a drive of doing, and why there are bouts of depression here and then. However, the malfunction of that gland might not be the only cause for that. There might emotional and psychological issues be involved as well.
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The whole issue described above as well as its outcome might very well be linked to diet.
SeekinTruth said:
[...] What's your diet like?
Frankly, my diet is not very good - though I refrain from fast food and many processed foods. I did several attempts to switch from standard diet to a diet, that would be better for my overall health (which I think might be the case with gluten- and dairy-free, paleo approach), especially in 2010 and last year, but because of several obstacles from inside (predator's mind and other issues) and from outside (f.ex. opposition from people around me regarding such changes, and I have a conflict-avoiding attitude - which is not very useful in many cases) I did not succeed (yet). That is certainly an aspect I want to pursue in the Swamp - because I want to try the changes again. If the cause that underlies the pain I have been experiencing can be healed by diet (and maybe other things - especially if it also is psychologically related), then the ache might indeed have been some kind of a signal by the universe in order to kick-start me to do something about it. However, again, this is just speculation on my part. Howsoever it might be, it brought me to a starting point. But there are psychological related issues, that require networking as well.
SeekinTruth said:
You have to start somewhere. Try to maybe break down your Swamp post, also, to the gist of what you want feedback on and take it from there, depending on the replies.
truth seeker said:
I'd say take one thing at a time - you're doing well in finding what's going on with the pain you're having. When you get past that, you can then start to tackle other things.
Thank you for your feedback, SeekinTruth and truth seeker. You are right, that I need to go step by step and tackle on thing after another. I cannot solve everything at once as I most likely would have this to be - but that is wishful thinking, as that is not possible in reality. Now, at the end of this post I think, the consideration of diet changes and how to implement them in connection to my thyroid gland issue and the lack of energy that might be related to it could be a good starting point regarding networking. I will see from there, where the universe will take me. Many psychological issues and lacks of energy will probably sort themselves out by taking due care of diet, so that they don't require networking anymore. The remaining issues however could be networked upon later and then sorted out by me.
There is one last thing: Based on what I have gone through, regarding that appendix (or whatever) pain I have experienced, some people (to whom I described the issue as well) suggested to me, it could be something regarding the gall bladder or it may be a cyst in the stomach or in the abdomen (but regarding the latter, gynecological-wise nothing has been found). And, what I have forgotten to write before, that surgeon who examined me in the end (Tuesday evening) could locate the pain on the right side of the navel while, when she pressed my stomach at the area of the appendix, there was no pain. So, I now consider sonography on that area of the stomach or something like that in order to rule that out. However, I also take into consideration, if the pain can be somewhat stress-related and/or psychosomatic as well. I experienced similar pain (though it had been weaker than this time) at least twice during my teenage years (one time I also needed to see a physician who ruled out appendicitis) - that were times when the bullying in school was quite strong.
So, my question is: Would you recommend another check through, in order to rule out gall bladder or cyst? Or would you suggest to just leave it, until the pain might come back? :/
Thank you, again, for reading - Learner
) and that pressure increased this year, and it takes energy and therefore things need to be looked at. I fight against my Predator's Mind since so long and still I did not really win. I hoped, I could get ready the regarding post by this week and now that doesn't seem to work out, depending of what will happen to my appendix in hospital. (Sorry for the wailing...)
