This blog is my diary (and I need to vent)

I saw my specialist last Thursday. He said that he was very concerned that I have a blood disease (I can't remember the name exactly) and he ordered a number of blood tests to see what was going on with me. After the dreaded closure time test, I waited a few weeks to see my specialist, all the while avoiding the bottle of Cyklokapron leering at me from inside the pantry. 

The blood tests confirmed that there is nothing abnormal about my blood. So my bleeding is a hormone issue. My specialist said to take 2 500mg tablets of Tranexamic Acid 3 times a day. It's taken a little over a week, but finally finally, my bleeding has stopped. The only downside is that the Cyklokapron (which I call the "Horse Pills" (because they're huge)) makes me very nauseous. 

I've been having a very, very hard time being productive lately. I have been absolutely exhausted these past couple weeks. I have been bleeding so much, and my blood pressure went from being 90 (which is considered abnormally low and the marker for hypotension) to 82. I've been feeling faint, nauseous, sore, light headed, cranky, and poorly. I have a ton of work to get done for my internship with a local magazine, but I'm struggling to concentrate. I'm only comfortable when I'm laying down, and when I'm laying down, I fall asleep. My biggest problem lately has been feeling exhausted. It doesn't matter how long I sleep or nap for, when I wake up, I feel just as exhausted as I did when I went to sleep. I feel like I haven't slept for ages, when all I've been doing is sleeping. What the hell. 

Yesterday I cooked an Easter dinner for my family. When everything was finally served and on the table, this was me: