Blah Lately, I've become stricken with what I can only describe as the "blahs."

I'm sure you've heard of them - when no matter how much (or how little) you sleep, you always feel completely worn down. When no matter how much you have to do, you never want to do any of it.

Yeah. That's me - for like the past 3 weeks.

I don't know what's up lately. I was sick as all hell last weekend. I didn't remember what dry heaves felt like until last saturday and sunday - it had been that long. But it all came back to me in a flash of bad memories.

I wonder if I have mono or something. The thing is, I don't really have any other symptoms - fatigue, malaise... nothing else. No fever, cough, sore throat, weight loss (I wish), chills, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting (except for last weekend), adenopathy, rash... nothing to suggest an organic cause.

And then I was reading about fatigue today in my Blueprints for Family Medicine book - it told me that the majority of fatigue is psychological and stressful situations make one much more prone to be fatigued than not. So, I guess I've diagnosed myself with 3rd year medical student syndrome (3MSS).

I think I might write an article for JAMA or something. Or maybe I'll try to find some tenderpoints and write the article for the JAOA instead - oh wait.. I want people to take it seriously. JAMA or NEJM it is. :)

Not that I have anything against the JAOA - it makes a really good liner for the recycling container. Really, now - if you're going to publish a magazine, at least make it useful.

Ok. I'm done. I'm not feeling too good and my cynicism is showing (stronger than usual). Good night all, have a great weekend.  ¶ 1:36 PM