5 Months of Hell and Counting!

This is just going to be a brief update post to explain why I haven't been around for pretty much any part of 2011. I've been sick since December 23, 2010 and it's still going. Insane, I know! In December I was diagnosed with a weird parasite infection and went through 2 rounds of antibiotics to treat. However, though some of the symptoms of the infection went away, others decided to stick around and have yet to leave. I bet you I've had more testing done in the last 5 months than some people have had in their whole lifetime! I'm not going to give you the gory details of all my symptoms so let's just say I've been excessively hungry with constant nausea and upset stomach since December and they have yet to figure out why. (And No, I am not pregnant. Yes, I am positive.)

There are a few different conditions on the table that the doctors are working on trying to diagnose and/or rule out. These days I'm at some sort of doctors appointment or having some sort of testing done at least once a week. I'm sooo sick of tests! My most recent was a colonoscopy and wow... I'd love to never have to go through that whole process again! Part of the problem has been that it's hard to find a good doctor who's willing to think outside the box or who even knows how! I've got a good doc now and expensive insurance (at least it's expensive for me) so hopefully a diagnosis is just around the corner. It's bumming me out that we're inching into summer and I may be too sick to enjoy it. I am a woman of faith though and I have faith that EVENTUALLY I'll feel better and will be able to carry on with life again.

In the world of beauty, I should be ashamed to call myself a beauty blogger, which I guess I technically haven't been for the past  5 months. My hair is dry and totally neglected. My new growth is out of control and I have no idea what length my hair really is because I haven't straightened it... which I guess on the bright side means I'm definitely still having success transitioning; length retention, probably not so much. My skin is super dry and flaking all the time. My eyebrows are a mess. I haven't worn makeup since New Years or much beyond sweat pants and leggings. My world of beauty is completely non existent so until I'm feeling better, I won't have much to blog about except updates about my health. Sorry. Until then, this is me signing off from my bed where I've been spending a lot of my time lately! Sad, I know. Pray for me! Thanks to all my followers who haven't ditched me yet! ;) Check ya later.