Hey everyone:
I went to the doctor this morning...sadly my regular doctor is out of town so I saw a different one with an open appointment. I didn't want to wait until Thursday to see my usual female doctor. Unfortunately I didn't learn much today. The doctor was not interested in hearing about my fibromyalgia theory. He was certain I have mono or something viral. Mind you, I don't want to be diagnosed with fibromyalgia but it disappointed me that he wouldn't listen to me. My pain was much less today except in my knees. Holy cow they hurt for most of the day but ice and Aleve seemed to help a bunch.
Anyway, they drew blood (a lot of blood) and we got some immediate results back. Once again I'm not diabetic and the mono test was negative. I have to wait until the end of the week for the tests they did for arthritis. The blood draw really made me ill because it hurt when they stuck me with the needle and they took 6 viles of blood. I couldn't distract myself since it hurt and I felt very weak afterward. I walked back to the examination room and ended up on the floor due to feeling faint and sick to my stomach. Thank goodness nurses have good ears and quick reflexes.
Anyway, that's all I know. After 2 sick days, I am more than ready to go back to work tomorrow so I hope I don't wake up stiff or sick. That's all I have for an update....I anticipate hearing that I don't have arthritis on Thursday or Friday. Thanks for your prayers and well wishes.
2 comments:
I'm sorry that you had a difficult visit to the doctor. I cannot even begin to understand the frustration of not having him listen to you. I am glad that they're looking for other causes to your pain besides fibromyalgia. It's kind of like the irritable bowel syndrome of musculskeletal pain. It's a very real diesase but sometimes I think doctors jump there too fast and misdiagnose something. I hope that they are able to come up with something soon, whether it's fibromyalgia or something else.
Anyway, healing thoughts are still headed your way. Hope you're doing well today.
That's one reason I hate going to the doctor. They aren't always about listening to the patient. I would be sick if I had to have that much blood removed. You should have asked if they wanted bone marrow or plasma while they were at it. Do you get to see your actual doctor at your next appointment?
Your medical concerns have me worried. I'm feeling somewhat like a hypochondriac. I started thinking, "Oh, what if I have that too?" I have worried that I have arthritis, because my knees have been chronically sore for years. I don't think I have mono or fibromyalgia though.
I guess you got a small update, but it wasn't good enough. I hope you feel better soon and get an answer to your medical mystery.
P.S. I remember going to the clinic having researched my "illness." I told them I think I have . . ., and luckily they listened. I was right! The sucky part to the story was that I needed a procedure that they couldn't do, so I had to go to another doctor anyway. Waste of time and money!
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