I’m horrible about seeing doctors.
Last night I couldn’t sleep because of some abdominal pain that started in the mid-evening, peaked around 3am, and finally subsided around 4am. This isn’t the first time though, and I usually write it off as indigestion or acid reflux or such, as it never gets too serious and seems to correlate with overeating (I had some sunflower seeds late in the day).
After finally getting to sleep last night though, I woke up and was once again struck with abdominal pain around 5:30am. It felt slightly different and I wasn’t sure what to make of it, so I started considering calling in sick and hoofing it down to a nearby clinic. But, as usual, I managed to plague myself with all sorts of doubts and concerns (Is it really serious enough? Would I just be another hypochondriac clogging the system? Would they resent some fat weirdo just wandering in and whining?) and convinced myself not to go.
Fortunately, after a nice, hot shower it has subsided again, and on the theory that something really serious doesn’t just go away, I think I’ll be fine. But if it flares up again today, I’ll hopefully be able to convince myself… :-P
I may come across as a hypocrite to some for saying this, but go. ASAP. I’ve never had any luck with doctors, so I don’t bother with them any more… But I seem to be the only one that never benefits from medical assistance.
You know some of the gut problems I have, and you’ve seen the toll it takes on me. If you can avoid all that — or even if it’s nowhere near as serious — it’s well worth the minimal possibility of being a temporary clog in the system, as you put it. ;-)
Eh, we’re all hypocrites in our own separate ways.
I just really need to get back to eating properly again. This kind of attack almost never happened while I was losing weight, and when it did it was always on a ‘cheat’ day…
Could be nothing, could be appendicitis – you don’t want that sucker to burst… could be an ulcer – you should go get it checked out if it keeps reoccuring like that.