'Nother doctor appointment, 'nother diagnosis.

This time it's Gastritis, and possibly the worst pain I've ever been in. It feels like when you have a flexible tube pushed up in ya during a sigmoidoscopy...But the sensation is constant, mostly on the lower left side. Breathing in deeply also has a sharp, pricking sensation, dead center, just under where the ribs meet.

This is not fun, ladies and gentlemen. It's hard to even lie down. I have no idea what brought this on, but I can't wait to learn how to get rid of it and make it never happen again. My insides feel like they're being sliced up with a dull knife. Production has halted on Storytime II indefinitely (it wasn't very interesting anyway). I'm not sure what project is next, but I will for sure be healthy when I start on it. Until then, I'm just sleeping a lot and watching TV. Might even have to take a medical leave of absence at work. It does not appear that this is the sort of condition that gets better quickly. It came out suddenly and from out of nowhere...