It's called how many health issues can one person have.
Ready? Go.
I have RA, Hypothyroid, Degenerative Disk Disease, Sciatica, Chronic Epstein Barr Virus, Infertility, oh and now a HUGE lump in a lymph node in my neck that just won't go away.
Do you ever feel like someone has a voodoo doll of you?
Four years ago I had an accident that caused me to herniate 4 discs in my back, break my tailbone, and cause arthritis in my back along with a wicked case of sciatica shooting from my butt to my toes in my right leg, sometimes my left too.
A year later I was diagnosed with hypothyroid. It took a year to get it under control. Every once in a while, it acts up and I have to have my dosage increased.
Two years ago I was diagnosed with Chronic EBV (chronic mono). I had been having horrible tiredness and every bone in my body was hurting. It was severe. I don't know if the three are connected or not, but at the time I was also diagnosed with tendinitis in my shoulder and a severe vitamin D deficiency.
Last year I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Probably the most debilitating of these issues. And the one with the most consequences.
Do you see the pattern here? Every year I am diagnosed with something new. Can we please just skip a year? How about you silly doctors diagnose me with PREGNANCY???
Despite all of these medical issues, it is still safe for me to get pregnant. Can you believe that? But a diagnosis of something lymphatic might stall that. Or worse, even dash any dreams I had of being pregnant again.
I go for a biopsy this week. I'll keep you informed of the results. I have a follow up appointment with my Endo for it in two weeks. Wish me luck.
Ready? Go.
I have RA, Hypothyroid, Degenerative Disk Disease, Sciatica, Chronic Epstein Barr Virus, Infertility, oh and now a HUGE lump in a lymph node in my neck that just won't go away.
Do you ever feel like someone has a voodoo doll of you?
Four years ago I had an accident that caused me to herniate 4 discs in my back, break my tailbone, and cause arthritis in my back along with a wicked case of sciatica shooting from my butt to my toes in my right leg, sometimes my left too.
A year later I was diagnosed with hypothyroid. It took a year to get it under control. Every once in a while, it acts up and I have to have my dosage increased.
Two years ago I was diagnosed with Chronic EBV (chronic mono). I had been having horrible tiredness and every bone in my body was hurting. It was severe. I don't know if the three are connected or not, but at the time I was also diagnosed with tendinitis in my shoulder and a severe vitamin D deficiency.
Last year I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Probably the most debilitating of these issues. And the one with the most consequences.
Do you see the pattern here? Every year I am diagnosed with something new. Can we please just skip a year? How about you silly doctors diagnose me with PREGNANCY???
Despite all of these medical issues, it is still safe for me to get pregnant. Can you believe that? But a diagnosis of something lymphatic might stall that. Or worse, even dash any dreams I had of being pregnant again.
I go for a biopsy this week. I'll keep you informed of the results. I have a follow up appointment with my Endo for it in two weeks. Wish me luck.
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