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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Blood protein issues #2

So now it seems like it's not so much the blood protein's the doc is concerend about but my inflamation. I can't remember the thing in the blood that shows that, but with both tests that was up. In my second blood test my blood protein was back to normal, so he said that was my cold, that it was a virus cold. So that's cleared up. But what isn't cleared up is my fatigue, fall asleep hands and some other symptoms too.
I went to About.com and found a "Do I have M.S.?" check list, with all I was able to check I'm going to talk to the Rhumotologist when I see her again next week. Oh, yeah. I've seen her once already, she said I didn't have enough pain regions to be considered someone with fybromialgia (not what I thought was going on anyway.) but that something is happening so she did some labs and we'll meet next week to go over them.
Also the blood tests I have with my regular Doc showed me as being a bit anemic, which astounds me since I'm a low carb, eat the protein kinda girl. All my doctors have been asking me now if I'm veggitarian. I may have over worked myself with our latest house move, but I so don't cut the meat out, ever. Just imagin how anemic I'd be if I did! That alone seems proof enough that humans are supposed to be meat eaters. Anyway, so I'm taking B-12 and iron now, I'm sleeping a little less (10-11 hours instead of 12-13.) but it's still a lot! And still never very restful. Especially when I wake up to both hands icy cold, stiff and asleep. Doesn't matter how I sleep either. Worst seems to be on my side so I toss to my back, but then my back hurts if I sleep like that all night.
Well, that's the update so far. Hopefully I'll know more after my next meeting. I've basically ruled out anything PCOS for all this with the Endocrinologist, but the Rhumotologist said there was still a chance it's something else with my thyroids. She gave me a more detailed neck exam then he did, I thought she was going to choke me! And ordered some of the labs to look into Thyroid things since I basically didn't know what he tested me for, and it would take just as long for her to get my labs as to get the records transfered and then possibly find out a test she wanted ordered wasn't done in his. And then it would all take longer.
So 2 and a half weeks later I still don't know what's up. I'm still nervious, but I'm not the crazy kind of nerveous I was before. I'm pretty certain that the Rhumatologist is going to find out what this is all about and care for me. She seems really invested in her patients. I'd totally recommend her to anyone needing a rhumotologist in the Seattle Bellvue area!

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