I have a laundry list of things for my doctor:
Tell him about the mucus in the stool
Tell him about the return of the joint pain while traveling
Tell him there are two new distinct spots where I'm feeling pain. (At first it was just the lower right side, now it's a bit on the lower left, and also another spot a few inches below my ribs on the left.)
I had him on the phone yesterday to talk about raising my Effexor dose. Did I bring any of this up to him?
Nope.
And now I feel like I can't call him again for a while. I guess because I want to see if anything feels better. I only started Pentasa a week and a half ago and I think travelling may have made by pain worse.
And I don't want to be seen as excessively worried over nothing. (My scopes were basically fine. Nothing of any serious note even though I'm showing symptoms.) I was fairly school avoidant as a child, so I faked sick a lot, and have sort of internalized the notion that I'm a hypochondriac. Even having a been diagnosed in the past means nothing to help me feel like I'm justified feeling ill.
What do I even do with myself?
Tell him about the mucus in the stool
Tell him about the return of the joint pain while traveling
Tell him there are two new distinct spots where I'm feeling pain. (At first it was just the lower right side, now it's a bit on the lower left, and also another spot a few inches below my ribs on the left.)
I had him on the phone yesterday to talk about raising my Effexor dose. Did I bring any of this up to him?
Nope.
And now I feel like I can't call him again for a while. I guess because I want to see if anything feels better. I only started Pentasa a week and a half ago and I think travelling may have made by pain worse.
And I don't want to be seen as excessively worried over nothing. (My scopes were basically fine. Nothing of any serious note even though I'm showing symptoms.) I was fairly school avoidant as a child, so I faked sick a lot, and have sort of internalized the notion that I'm a hypochondriac. Even having a been diagnosed in the past means nothing to help me feel like I'm justified feeling ill.
What do I even do with myself?