  Ask, and you shall receive. After a number of tests, pokes and proddings, I have been diagnosed with Fibromyaglia, a disease I hve no prayer of ever saying correctly on a regular basis. According to the F.N (http://www.fmnetnews.com/pages/basics.html) it is : "FMS (fibromyalgia syndrome) is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Fibromyalgia means pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in the body. Most patients with FMS say that they ache all over. Their muscles may feel like they have been pulled or overworked. Sometimes the muscles twitch and at other times they burn. More women than men are afflicted with FMS, and it shows up in people of all ages.
To help your family and friends relate to your condition, have them think back to the last time they had a bad flu. Every muscle in their body shouted out in pain. In addition, they felt devoid of energy as though someone had unplugged their power supply. While the severity of symptoms fluctuate from person to person, FMS may resemble a post-viral state. This similarity is the reason experts in the field of FMS and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) believe that these two syndromes may be one and the same.
Gulf War syndrome also overlaps with FMS/CFS. " Mmmmm, post-viral states. Uncharacteristically, I've not done a shitload of research on it, at least, not yet. Evidently it won't kill me, there are treatments, and it explains a lot. Alas, it is a long term shitty deal, but it's a long term shitty deal that is all nice and tangible, and not at all in my head. Granger: good point on that whole finishing my education thing; I guess I typically see my undergrad as being an inevidibility rather than a goal. Not much other news is happening. We're waiting to hear back from bursary application, to see if we can continue to eat and pay bills for the rest of the semester. At this point in time, we've got about 90$ in the bank account, left over from student loans to pay bills and feed us til the end of the semester.
Thank you, Alberta. This bursary program is new at the university, and isn't in the hands of the previous alloters; so appendages are crossed, prayers are being prayed, and wishes are being made on little tiny stars. Also, when i go back to BassieDoc I'm going to ask about gov't help with our situation. It's 10.52; the latest I've stayed awake since christmas. Go me! Bed now. 
