but on the other hand. i'm pretty sure finding the something that has been the cause of all this, and that something being a thing that can be actually fixed...yah, i'm pretty sure that'd be more settling at this point.
for the time being (until my real doctor comes back and i see him in 3 weeks) we're calling 'this issue' a matter of costrochondritis. it sounds much cooler than it really is, i promise.
treatment? high doses of ibuprofen. rest. cold/heat applications. no heavy lifting. patience. (it should also be known that at this point in the appointment, when the doc asked if i had tried any of these and gotten relief, i said yes. tried them all. and gotten absolutely zero relief. he looked puzzeled. awesome.)
so much patience is needed, in fact, that it can take months to feel any sort of relief. i guess i could be happy about that, considering we're entering month 5 as of tomorrow.
i think i'm MOST happy to report that, in many cases, it's often recurrent.
good. i was hoping this was something that would remain with me for eons.
on the upside? my arteries are unremarkably healthy. sweet - pass the bucket of fried chicken.
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