In The Dark

I didn't forget about you ☺
I was M.I.A. on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week due to MORE stomach related issues.

Guys, I am not sure what is happening. 20 minutes after eating a very healthy lunch on Tuesday

I was in severe pain. My tummy was angry and so were my intestines. There was NO gluten in anything I ate. That picture is red beans and rice with veggies. Nothing added! I am at a lose for what is going on with my body. This is now the 2nd time in a 4 day period that I have experienced stomach issues. This past Friday I experienced problems that I am very certain were related to the supposed 'corn chips' I ate but on Tuesday, well I am in the dark about Tuesday. 

Tuesday I experienced something totally new and well I am a little concerned there is something just not right. The pain I went through was worse than I have had since before being diagnosed with Celiac disease. 

The pain started after lunch and I thought it would eventually go away like it usually does but this time it didn't. It lasted into the evening and about 7 hours after not moving from my bed I thought that maybe I should go to the hospital but suddenly things started getting better and I decided against it.

I woke up on Wednesday and was worn out and tired but felt OK so I headed off to work. I thought to myself if anything else happens (stomach related) I am going to the doctors immediately. I was hungry so I ate my normal breakfast of oatmeal with fruit and added pumpkin butter to it. 20 minutes later the same thing happened! I immediately called my doctor who told me they couldn't see me until TUESDAY! Can you believe that!?!?! I am disgusted by this. What doctor says they can't see a patient, under these circumstances, right away? I will be looking into seeing a new doctor very soon.

Luckily, yesterday I didn't have to deal with 7 hours of pain. It only lasted for 1 hour and it wasn't as horrible as it was the day before. This was certainly not the way I wanted to spend the few days I had before my birthday weekend. Ugh! I had so many things I needed/wanted to get finished before today but those were foiled by these issues. 

On a positive note though I was able to participate in #nationalrunningday yesterday! I even created my badge. Check that out :)

I didn't want to run AT ALL but I pushed myself and it really did make me feel better to #sweat and move around. 

I even took the time to sign up for my first ever virtual run. You should too! It is going to be a good time. And the prizes aren't too bad either ☺ I have my eyes on the Sweaty Bands but the Sparkle Skirts look pretty cool too. Thanks to awesome #fitfluential blogging ambassador Toni for putting together this run! If you would like to participant too click on over to Toni's blog and join us! 

Conversation Corner:

Did you guys participate in the #nationalrunningday?

Have any of you ever completed a virtual run before?

Has your doctor ever told you they didn't have any appointments when you were sick?