A self-admitted nerd, I am a newly minted TT- Assistant Professor at New Medical School far away from home trying to navigate the waters of research, funding and tenure all while trying to do some really cool science. Balancing research and life outside the lab is not as easy as I thought it would be.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Maybe it's time...
I have come to the realization that I need to go to the doctor. I am not depressed, it is not the weather, I am not pregnant, and I have been eating healthy (just to put that out of the way). I know I am older than I was in grad school and undergrad, but really, that shouldn't account for the extreme fatigue (sometimes, I can barely find the energy to get up and out of the chair) and just general feeling of crappiness I have had for the past few months. Yes, I am stressed out, but it's the low level stress-- no severe anxiety, nothing like that. I push through the tiredness, and my work is not suffering, but seriously I come home from the lab and want nothing more than to not move from the couch. I sleep 9 hrs a night (I know, but I cannot function on less lately--I used to be able to function on 6 in grad school) and wake up and could still sleep more. No appetite, I eat only to stop the dizziness/light-headedness that I feel every 3 or 4 hours (which goes away when I eat something). And its not being dehydrated, I drink 2-3 liter bottles of water a day (just at work, mind you...I always have water around-- always somewhat dry-- but that could be from the smoking). This has been going on for at least 6-8 months, but has been getting worse, or at least more noticeable, in the last 2 months or so. And nothing has changed in the past two months. I just hate feeling like crap. And I am almost worried that going into the Dr. they won't find anything wrong and its just something that I have to deal with (mainly that I am a lazy hypochondriac)...maybe I will just bite the bullet and make an appointment today. After I take a nap.
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