tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post3629165891105109849..comments2023-08-15T11:03:58.591-04:00Comments on Adventures in Sparkland: My Life is Like a Fairy TaleSparkling Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-90706815779201118742011-06-15T13:56:02.737-04:002011-06-15T13:56:02.737-04:00DarcsFalcon: I'm always open to suggestions. ...DarcsFalcon: I'm always open to suggestions. You never know who will cast a ray of light on the "obvious" solution that no one else has thought of. :-)<br /><br />Ileana: Yes, I felt that I had been on a lovely, refreshing vacation. One good side of having this condition is that I've learned to enjoy good things fully while they last. All we've got is this moment, for reals!Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-70995161792942516472011-06-15T09:05:27.119-04:002011-06-15T09:05:27.119-04:00You make that cupcake sound so tempting and delici...You make that cupcake sound so tempting and delicious! Hope you can enjoy it soon, amiga.<br /><br />Your walk by the lake sounds like the perfect artist date (something I'll be doing next month when I read "The Artist's Way"). It was like a mini vacation just reading about it.<br /><br />Glad you are able to enjoy these moments and I hope you are feeling better soon, so you can get out there again and keep enjoying those special moments!Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-73587749443568122222011-06-15T02:44:55.544-04:002011-06-15T02:44:55.544-04:00It's easy to forget that you've investigat...It's easy to forget that you've investigated this far more than I have. We keep coming at it like you've never thought of something, when, no doubt, you're light years ahead of our thinking!DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-53003597983971432002011-06-14T11:29:41.259-04:002011-06-14T11:29:41.259-04:00Thanks Ron! Me too.
DarcKnyt, you're a sweet...Thanks Ron! Me too.<br /><br />DarcKnyt, you're a sweetie. Thanks for the prayers.<br /><br />Pixiebaby, I have been tested for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, both of which came back negative. West Nile virus was also negative. One blood test showed elevated levels of Anti-Nucleic Antibodies, which supposedly could indicate an auto-immune disfunction, however that never lead to an actual diagnosis. I have mentioned CFS to my g.p., and all he did was write it in my file with a question mark next to it. My understanding is that one needs to have a spinal tap done to truly diagnose the coxsackie virus, so I'm not in a big hurry to go down that road. Plus I don't have the official symptoms: sore throat, excruciating joint pains, etc. ongoing for at least 6 consecutive months - thank God! So I'm still floating in this grey area where officially there's nothing wrong with me.<br />I hope you don't pay too dearly for that mower ride!<br /><br />DarcsFalcon: Yes! Mystery Diagnosis! I am an ongoing episode of that show. I used to love watching it when I had cable because it makes all medical problems seem resolvable.<br /><br />To both Lynn and DarcsFalcon: In normal adults fever is a reaction to infection or inflammation, but it can also be caused by many other factors. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/fever_in_adults/article_em.htm <br /><br />Lynn, the walk was so wonderful. I was careful to memorize all the prettiest scenes so that I can replay them at will when I'm stuck indoors.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-65077899868715757052011-06-14T08:24:51.185-04:002011-06-14T08:24:51.185-04:00That sounds like a delightful walk with your husba...That sounds like a delightful walk with your husband.<br /><br />And that sounds more like an infection of some sort to me, given that you were so tired and that developed a fever. I'm no doctor though. <br /><br />(I see that DarcsFalcon is saying pretty much the same thing.)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-84416907312491130742011-06-14T02:21:08.259-04:002011-06-14T02:21:08.259-04:00When we had cable and watched TV, I used to come a...When we had cable and watched TV, I used to come across this medical mystery show that detailed cases where people had some kind of ailment that doctors couldn't correctly identify for years. It was really fascinating. On Discovery Health or something like that. It's real detective work tracking down what the cause it - whether it's dietary, environmental, genetic, etc. <br /><br />A fever makes me think it's an infection. It bugs me not knowing how to figure it out, I can't begin to imagine how you must feel! So I will keep praying that the docs will figure it out and are able to treat you so that you feel as healthy as you want to be. Spark should sparkle. :) Hope you feel better soon hon.DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-16272895958492730172011-06-14T00:17:53.523-04:002011-06-14T00:17:53.523-04:00I can relate to this post so well. I am sorry to h...I can relate to this post so well. I am sorry to hear that you're feeling so badly right now, but glad that you got to do the things you did over the weekend and that you enjoyed it all so much. Hopefully your doctor will give you answers soon, and that they will be able to help you feel better somehow. I'm going through a similar time right now. With the fever and feeling so worn out. I just know that tomorrow I will be laid up because I went to my dad's and cut grass for four hours today plus did laundry! Thank goodness for the riding lawn mower, but all the bouncing...ouch! Despite all of that, it felt so good to get out in the fresh air today and get some sun on my skin. I've been laid up for the last week and basically forced myself to go do that today, even though I know that I'll pay for it, I'm not sorry either. :) Have your doctors tested you for various conditions? If so and they've ruled it out, have they explored Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? It is among the conditions that I have and is the one the brings on the fevers and swollen glands and invisible weights...among other things. Just wondering if this might be part of your issue? Please rest and take care of yourself. *hugs*Tracy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960615884046852962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-60315153664975936452011-06-13T23:35:16.388-04:002011-06-13T23:35:16.388-04:00I sure hope things turn out all right. I'd hat...I sure hope things turn out all right. I'd hate to think of you as anything less than that Spark you are now.<br /><br />I'll pray for you, hon.DarcKnythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007911811157251252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-74772860023368657332011-06-13T18:02:53.428-04:002011-06-13T18:02:53.428-04:00Hope this passes quickly and certainly hope they f...Hope this passes quickly and certainly hope they figure something out about what the root cause of this is.Warped Mind of Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670039992710968421noreply@blogger.com