Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
I have other issues, too.
I'm not going to discuss them at length at this time.
I took a 13-vial blood test today (a personal record!), and will be doing a specialized ultrasound on October 1 (there's only 3 such machines in southern CA) to figure out some of these other problems.
As some of you might have guessed, I also have some anxiety-type issues. I'm not going to go into detail right now. The "anxiety", though, isn't what you think. I do not feel worried about any particular thing (well, except for my health), but this has definitely affected me negatively. I have zero history of any kind of psychiatric issues, never having suffered from anxiety or depression in my life. I am pretty convinced this is all connected to the LPR and other recent health problems. At times it has been severe, though in the past few weeks it has been more moderate, though almost constantly present. Last week, I had a surprising break in these symptoms, and they almost vanished for 4 days, only to return mostly full force on Friday. Damn.
Some people have suggested that I've always had "anxiety", such as my obsessive need in the past to chase down customer service wrongs and get resolution whenever a company screwed me out of a small amount of money. Others have pointed to my sometimes apparent frustration when WSOP events don't go well. However, I can assure you that none of this was anxiety, but rather just longtime facets of my personality. What I'm feeling now is far different than anything I've ever felt in my life, and it came on abruptly, 5 days after the LPR symptoms came.
Sleeping, which used to come super-easy for me, has been a big challenge. I used to be able to sleep at any time of the day, and fall asleep immediately. I would wake up feeling rested. I could consume caffeine and fall asleep easily (this part seems to be hereditary, as my parents and siblings can do the same).
Now I have a hard time falling asleep. Most is due to the LPR symptoms in my throat. Also, while I used to have the ability to go right back to sleep if woken up in the middle, now that's also become much tougher. Not sleeping enough sucks and pretty much makes it impossible to function. Today I did get a good deal of sleep. The prior two days, I did not.
Unfortunately, the prognosis at the moment is not good, in that it's possible I will never get a solution to any of these issues. Unfortunately, everything I have is not easily cured. LPR especially is difficult to solve, and some people have lived with it for decades without resolution.
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