So yeah, I kind of suck at keeping up with this blog, right? I've just been dealing with a lot of stuff, mostly health issues. I may or may not be narcoleptic, so that's fun. I'm not sure if I think I am but I do know that it's nearly impossible to get through a day without a nap. But I'm not the type to fall asleep randomly while sitting up or anything so if I am narcoleptic, it's mild. Either way, being tired a lot makes it hard to be motivated to do much of anything other than the critical stuff.
I really do want to write here more so I think I'll commit to writing 3 short posts a week until I get back into a groove. To get things started, here are some pics of my dog on Halloween. Yay!
Sorry you're having trouble. :(
Posted by: Susie | November 06, 2010 at 07:59 AM
Your pup is the cutest! Love a dog in a costume. Hope you get your health stuff in order--that can be so troubling.
Welcome back! I've been reading your blog for years. Nice to see you again. :)
Posted by: Tobey | November 06, 2010 at 10:57 AM
Yay! for being alive.
I hope there's something the docs can do to help with the narcolepsy.
Wow. Never thought that was a sentence I would type.
Posted by: Twistie | November 06, 2010 at 02:13 PM
Could also be sleep apnea -- either way, you need an overnight sleep study. That can tell you if you stop breathing and have micro-wakeups during your sleep. If so, that can explain sleepiness, tiredness, inability to focus, etc.
A day-study (awake ~2 hours, then a 20-minute or so sleep opportunity, repeated 4 times in a sleep lab) can tell if you go into REM sleep immediately after falling asleep. A key indicator of narcolepsy....
Either way, there are things that can help -- but don't put it off! :-) Hope this helps....
Posted by: Susan | November 06, 2010 at 08:39 PM
Take care of yourself with whatever happens. Glad to see you're still around!
Posted by: Diana | November 06, 2010 at 11:33 PM
She does have a puppy face (re our twitter discussion).
Posted by: Moe | November 07, 2010 at 02:13 PM
Maybe you have mono!
Posted by: The Binge Diary | November 07, 2010 at 10:48 PM
Maybe you're having health issues. Have you gone for all the usual tests... B anemia, iron anemia, thyroid, etc??
I did all that but it just turned out that I'm (a) lazy; (b) a nightowl living in a daytimer's world.
Good luck!
Posted by: leendadll | November 12, 2010 at 05:59 PM