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- Sep 24, 2016
I've been planning a dream anniversary trip for close to a year, and now that the trip is days away, I'm suffering from 2 ailments that just popped up. I know they aren't going to recover before my trip and will most likely persist for the entire duration.
First, 2 weeks ago, I had the sensation that there was a lump in my throat that I couldn't get rid of. The feeling subsides when I eat and I get about 10 minutes of peace before it comes back. It's not painful, just exceedingly annoying and I feel it the most when I talk or when I've been exerting myself physically (eg exercise). It was initially diagnosed as heartburn and I was prescribed meds to try and relieve the symptoms. However, after the first week, it only got worse. I didn't have any other heartburn symptoms other than the lump. So back to the doctor I went, and again, she examined my neck and said it wasn't anything to do with my lymph nodes, nor could she feel any foreign body that was stuck. The lump shifts around a lot; it starts out on the right sides of my throat in the morning, and progressively moves to the center where it sits where my Adam's apple would have been if I were a dude.
I've been referred to a specialist, but I couldn't get an appointment for an endoscopy before the trip, so I'll have to suffer this mysterious lump for the entirety of our vacation. Unless, I eat every now and again to relieve it, which doesn't sound like much, but I was hoping to be a little more cautious about my diet since I had worked so hard to lose weight prior to the trip (lost 22 pounds since March).
The closest thing I found through googling online that's similar to what I'm going through is globus pharyngeus. I really wish I had gone to a specialist from the start instead of wasting time treating it like it was heartburn. But I was really busy, and frankly, I was just hoping for the best. Now, I can't even really remember what it's like to not feel like there's something constantly pressing down on my throat. It sucks.
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And just today, I discovered my second ailment. A little round-ish red patch on my right forearm that looks a lot like ringworm in its very early stages. It's not even itchy yet, nor has it developed that telltale ring around the perimeter, but the round, distinct shape is a little telling. I still have about a week before my first park day but I'm really worried that this thing will add more woe to this trip I've looked forward to for so, so long.
I've read that ringworm stops being contagious 24 to 48 hours after the first anti-fungal treatment (done), so I wouldn't be a contagious carrier by then. But it's at a pretty prominent spot, and unless I wear long sleeve tops for the entirety of my trip (which I'm *really* disinclined to do... because. summer.), I'm worried about all the dirty looks I'd be thrown by concerned parents. I've had ringworm once before, and it doesn't heal pretty. My skin is pretty fair, so any kind of marks or rashes are very prominent. I might have to resort to buying and wearing a thin cardigan over all the pretty dresses I already have packed, or simply wearing a bandaid to cover the patch, even though I know it would discourage healing.
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Sorry for this super long rant, you guys. It's just that, being all the way from Asia, we don't get to go to Disney World that often. Our last trip was 3 years ago (our honeymoon) and this was going to be our super duper anniversary trip. It's been 12 years since we first got together, and 12 is a pretty special number to us, so this was going to be a milestone celebration trip. Plus, what with us getting a new house soon and all the renovation costs involved, we wouldn't have the funds to go to WDW again till years later.
I really don't want to bring the mood down, but I'm just not feeling the Disney magic right now.
First, 2 weeks ago, I had the sensation that there was a lump in my throat that I couldn't get rid of. The feeling subsides when I eat and I get about 10 minutes of peace before it comes back. It's not painful, just exceedingly annoying and I feel it the most when I talk or when I've been exerting myself physically (eg exercise). It was initially diagnosed as heartburn and I was prescribed meds to try and relieve the symptoms. However, after the first week, it only got worse. I didn't have any other heartburn symptoms other than the lump. So back to the doctor I went, and again, she examined my neck and said it wasn't anything to do with my lymph nodes, nor could she feel any foreign body that was stuck. The lump shifts around a lot; it starts out on the right sides of my throat in the morning, and progressively moves to the center where it sits where my Adam's apple would have been if I were a dude.
I've been referred to a specialist, but I couldn't get an appointment for an endoscopy before the trip, so I'll have to suffer this mysterious lump for the entirety of our vacation. Unless, I eat every now and again to relieve it, which doesn't sound like much, but I was hoping to be a little more cautious about my diet since I had worked so hard to lose weight prior to the trip (lost 22 pounds since March).
The closest thing I found through googling online that's similar to what I'm going through is globus pharyngeus. I really wish I had gone to a specialist from the start instead of wasting time treating it like it was heartburn. But I was really busy, and frankly, I was just hoping for the best. Now, I can't even really remember what it's like to not feel like there's something constantly pressing down on my throat. It sucks.
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And just today, I discovered my second ailment. A little round-ish red patch on my right forearm that looks a lot like ringworm in its very early stages. It's not even itchy yet, nor has it developed that telltale ring around the perimeter, but the round, distinct shape is a little telling. I still have about a week before my first park day but I'm really worried that this thing will add more woe to this trip I've looked forward to for so, so long.
I've read that ringworm stops being contagious 24 to 48 hours after the first anti-fungal treatment (done), so I wouldn't be a contagious carrier by then. But it's at a pretty prominent spot, and unless I wear long sleeve tops for the entirety of my trip (which I'm *really* disinclined to do... because. summer.), I'm worried about all the dirty looks I'd be thrown by concerned parents. I've had ringworm once before, and it doesn't heal pretty. My skin is pretty fair, so any kind of marks or rashes are very prominent. I might have to resort to buying and wearing a thin cardigan over all the pretty dresses I already have packed, or simply wearing a bandaid to cover the patch, even though I know it would discourage healing.
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Sorry for this super long rant, you guys. It's just that, being all the way from Asia, we don't get to go to Disney World that often. Our last trip was 3 years ago (our honeymoon) and this was going to be our super duper anniversary trip. It's been 12 years since we first got together, and 12 is a pretty special number to us, so this was going to be a milestone celebration trip. Plus, what with us getting a new house soon and all the renovation costs involved, we wouldn't have the funds to go to WDW again till years later.
I really don't want to bring the mood down, but I'm just not feeling the Disney magic right now.