Funk

I have an appointment coming up with my Oncologist.  Routine check-up or at least it’s supposed to be.  I’m a little concerned that it may not turn out quite so routine though.

I haven’t been feeling well the past couple of weeks.  No doubt part of the problem is lack of good rest combined with an uptick in life’s stressors.  Normally that wouldn’t be a problem.  A little downtime, reflection and attention to things needing it would do the trick.  But on top of the tiredness was the sudden appearance of kidney pain and a seeming drop off in nightly urine output.  The pain seems centered around the left kidney which was where the cancer reappeared in a lymph node a couple years ago.  So you might understand why it might be concerning.

As for kidney function, one measure we go after is how much creatinine is in my blood stream.  I’ve gone over this before, what’s normal and where mine generally runs.  One sign of not-so-good things is this weird skin itch that breaks out.  No matter how much you scratch it just won’t go away.  This is one sign that the creatinine is spiking.  Fortunately, I’m not having any of that so maybe my imagination is getting the better of me.

Still, I can’t explain the kidney pain.  Perhaps a passing kidney infection?  I don’t know.  But overall I just don’t feel that good.

I need to call my company’s vacation manager and get some time off.  Maybe a good week of no work would do me good.  Give me some time to recharge.

As for the stressors well, I’m not sure what I can do about those.