thankfully, i think i'm more bloated than gaining weight, which seems to be why iron pills produce (short term) weight gain - they kind of plug you up a little bit. it's starting to clear, and i'm seeing the bloat come down. 

but, that upper back pain around my shoulder won't go away, and googling "pain in left shoulder" on google brings up a burst spleen as a potential cause. ack. the scary thing is that this does add up. and, if my spleen is busted, i'm done for, right? the only positive thing i have to say about that is that i should be dead by now if that's it.

it's just something else to bring up at the next appointment. is there a test for that, or something?

i'm not having difficulties breathing, either. maybe it's just a little burst? a half-burst spleen? ugh.

i got to sorting through these files and the first drive is being annoying in throwing out a crc. i wrote this drive off some time ago, but can i get anything off of it? but, i'm doing something, at least.