I'm always glad when Friday comes around, but I'm especially happy about this particular Friday because it's officially the finale of my phased return to work. This week was my first full week back. It's also a three-day weekend due to a public holiday in England & Wales on Monday.
I only needed to repeat one week of my phased return plan which is pretty good going, I think. In keeping with my resolution to be kinder to myself, I'm quite proud of myself and my body. I do feel incredibly tired though so I'm grateful for the time to just rest. I don't want to push my luck and give my body any reason to be upset.
My lovely boss continues to be lovely. I told her that the work I've been given in recent weeks has really suited me so she's continuing to send more stuff like that my way. The guilt gremlins have done their best to push to the front and chatter at me about leaving the mailbox enquiries to other people, but I've been sticking them in the blender.
Now, moving on from work, a total change in subject...
As you might imagine, I follow various Endometriosis and chronic illness pages and an article came up about Fibromyalgia and how it can often go hand in hand with Endometriosis.
I decided to do some digging and reading about what Fibromyalgia is and what the symptoms are, and I tick a lot of the boxes.
The problem is, and it has been for my other conditions, that the symptoms I have are so broad that they can be indicators for all sorts of conditions. I have to say though from what I have read, I'm convinced enough to discuss it with my GP. I'm going to try to get an appointment next week.
What does this mean for me? Well, it's early days yet and I need to see what my doctor thinks, but in terms of treatment (from what I have read) it doesn't look like it will be very different from what I have now.
So why bother?
It might sound pointless, but if this is something that I could potentially have then I'd prefer to have it in my medical records so if new treatments are developed, I'm ready.
I know, it probably sounds like I'm becoming a bit of a collector of chronic conditions. It's not that I want to be diagnosed with this particular condition on top of the others, but if it's something I have, I'd rather be fully aware of it.
It does get confusing when I'm feeling unwell and in pain and I don't really know which of my conditions is the cause, so why not add Fibromyalgia to the fun? Honestly, the symptoms of all my conditions are so similar, they're probably just happily tag teaming each other.
I will update here with how I get on in my journey towards a possible diagnosis.
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