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BLOOD WISE AND EMOTIONAL WISE AND PHYSICALLY WISE.....
I went to the doctors today following some scary chest pains yesterday. The good news is I did not have a heart attack. Okay I could have told my doctor that - but she wanted to be sure. I switched from a male doctor who paid no attention to my concerns and found a nurse practitioner who actually READ my list of symptoms - long as it was - she read and did testing that NONE have done before.
That's why I have nothing left to give....they took 8 tubes of blood from me today and I'm spent. Even more so than usual. lol
She said "Yes, you DO have something going on." lets do some tests and get to the bottom of this.
She said "Yes, you DO have depression." let's put you on Welbutrin 1st thing in the AM to energize you and help with this situational depression.
She looked at my 12" ankle compared to my 8" ankle and said "Yes, we need to get that swelling down and managable." and put me on Aldactone
She listened to me intently about my headaches and put me on anti-seizure medications for migraines so that I stop having 9-15 a month and can manage 4-5. So I got Topomax
She said my ears are still congested -"You have allergies how is the Claritin D working?" I said good. She said good.
I told her I had NO intention of cyber diagnosing myself - but I'm tired of people saying "Youre fat, just diet and exercise." DF is not on board with throwing out all carp snacks - and eating better. WE've been doing this for 2.5 months - and despite my total lack of energy and serious depression, crying jags, she was happy to hear I have a lifestyle change that lasted more than 2 years - eating wise and wants to also know why the weight isnt coming off. I have hope.....
She did thyroid panels, hormone panels, iron levels, cortisol levels, ana - which I am SURE the last doctor ordered to rule out lupus - but the test, and the paperwork are not and never have been in my file...this means the doctor I stopped seeing wrote it in my folder and when I came back 2 weeks later he lied to me - he said ANA looks normal. OMG I told the NP this and she said - I see where he wrote down an order....but there has never been any test results returned. I said - Yes there were - the doctor told me I was fine. She said HOW could he tell you that you were fine if there is no test results in the folder? They didn't fall out. So - he lied. And all this time I've been just sure that I didn't have lupus or cushings which is something I have a lot of symptoms for. I told her he told me I do not have Rheumatoid - she said - There is no test in here for that either. OMG......she showed me my folder and said in the last 2 years the ONLY test results that have come back are for CBC. That's it.
I am livid. But I'm too tired and worn out to do anything and my dr. office does not give the sheet at the end of the appointment to you - they will mail it upon written request....So I can't prove that he didn't do it - but I told her for 2 years now I've tried to figure out what is wrong, ask a boatload of questions....because he TOLD me it was NOT what I was/was not tested for. UGH.
I'm glad I have your support here - because without it and your suggestions I would have kept the same jerky doctor - who casually walked down the hall to announce to the girl "there is a non responsive patient in exam 5". Nice......
SO with that and a fist full of prescriptions - I am on the path to something - and we'll address my PMDD in about a month...lol. SHe said four heavy duty medications right now was enough. I agree.....who knows maybe with Welbutrin I won't feel like killing anyone. Yet.
Thanks all - and Janet - thanks for the reminder about the TOpomax - I forgot that it helps with weight loss and headaches...I was taking 500 mg. a day - now I start all over. And if anyone is on WElbutrin - either let me know or PM me with how you think it helpd.
THanks
I went to the doctors today following some scary chest pains yesterday. The good news is I did not have a heart attack. Okay I could have told my doctor that - but she wanted to be sure. I switched from a male doctor who paid no attention to my concerns and found a nurse practitioner who actually READ my list of symptoms - long as it was - she read and did testing that NONE have done before.
That's why I have nothing left to give....they took 8 tubes of blood from me today and I'm spent. Even more so than usual. lol
She said "Yes, you DO have something going on." lets do some tests and get to the bottom of this.
She said "Yes, you DO have depression." let's put you on Welbutrin 1st thing in the AM to energize you and help with this situational depression.
She looked at my 12" ankle compared to my 8" ankle and said "Yes, we need to get that swelling down and managable." and put me on Aldactone
She listened to me intently about my headaches and put me on anti-seizure medications for migraines so that I stop having 9-15 a month and can manage 4-5. So I got Topomax
She said my ears are still congested -"You have allergies how is the Claritin D working?" I said good. She said good.
I told her I had NO intention of cyber diagnosing myself - but I'm tired of people saying "Youre fat, just diet and exercise." DF is not on board with throwing out all carp snacks - and eating better. WE've been doing this for 2.5 months - and despite my total lack of energy and serious depression, crying jags, she was happy to hear I have a lifestyle change that lasted more than 2 years - eating wise and wants to also know why the weight isnt coming off. I have hope.....
She did thyroid panels, hormone panels, iron levels, cortisol levels, ana - which I am SURE the last doctor ordered to rule out lupus - but the test, and the paperwork are not and never have been in my file...this means the doctor I stopped seeing wrote it in my folder and when I came back 2 weeks later he lied to me - he said ANA looks normal. OMG I told the NP this and she said - I see where he wrote down an order....but there has never been any test results returned. I said - Yes there were - the doctor told me I was fine. She said HOW could he tell you that you were fine if there is no test results in the folder? They didn't fall out. So - he lied. And all this time I've been just sure that I didn't have lupus or cushings which is something I have a lot of symptoms for. I told her he told me I do not have Rheumatoid - she said - There is no test in here for that either. OMG......she showed me my folder and said in the last 2 years the ONLY test results that have come back are for CBC. That's it.
I am livid. But I'm too tired and worn out to do anything and my dr. office does not give the sheet at the end of the appointment to you - they will mail it upon written request....So I can't prove that he didn't do it - but I told her for 2 years now I've tried to figure out what is wrong, ask a boatload of questions....because he TOLD me it was NOT what I was/was not tested for. UGH.
I'm glad I have your support here - because without it and your suggestions I would have kept the same jerky doctor - who casually walked down the hall to announce to the girl "there is a non responsive patient in exam 5". Nice......
SO with that and a fist full of prescriptions - I am on the path to something - and we'll address my PMDD in about a month...lol. SHe said four heavy duty medications right now was enough. I agree.....who knows maybe with Welbutrin I won't feel like killing anyone. Yet.
Thanks all - and Janet - thanks for the reminder about the TOpomax - I forgot that it helps with weight loss and headaches...I was taking 500 mg. a day - now I start all over. And if anyone is on WElbutrin - either let me know or PM me with how you think it helpd.
THanks