An update on my current state of illness. I spent last Friday morning throwing up if I moved or opened my eyes, but after that passed I spent a couple of days not being able to do anything due to dizziness. Come Sunday I managed to read, which felt like quite an achievement. Monday I felt much better, but was still dizzy. And I still am.

So I went to the doctors this afternoon and established that it could take weeks for the dizziness to go away... I have some pills, so we'll see how they go tomorrow when I pick them up (so that's another £7.10 this thing has cost me). Today I went to work because if the dizziness is not improving I need to start doing normal things again. Not least because I was so bored.

While I was there, I enquired about the results of the x-ray I had on my back in April. Turns out that I might, possibly, have mild ankylosing spondylitis, which I can neither remember or pronounce. But it basically means that if I don't have it they don't know what it is or what to do other than take painkillers. And if I do have it all you can really do is take anti-inflammatories. So it's slightly academic as to whether I have it or not.

What it is, is an inflammation where the bones join at the back of my pelvis. And it never goes away. Which given I've had it since January last year I'd sort of guessed. The only thing I can try are the anti-inflammatories she's prescribed that are an alternative to the ibuprofen I usually take, and not let it get stiff (by, say, lying down for pretty much three days without doing anything).

In the meantime on Monday I was phoned by the hospital to say they had a cancellation and would I like to go in and have my wisdom tooth taken out on Thursday. And I have an eye test due. Neither of which is going to happen till I'm not dizzy again.

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