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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:32 PM
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Can someone please figure out what is wrong with me!
I am sooo frustrated. My GI specialist just told me my latest tests were all negative. So its back to square one on why I can't eat, get nauseaus and am losing weight. I have to make another appointment tomorrow. I might have to have yet another CAT scan. My first one was looking at my spleen and was negative. I guess they do an upper GI series I suppose. Yummy banana barium time again!:puke:
Sorry, I am just so frustrated right now and needed to vent.:cry:
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:34 PM
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1. I was very sick just like this as a child. I had some serious intestinal problems.
And being in and out of the hospital, I was around some very ill people and eventually had pneumonia. It was a rough two years for me, from about age 2-4, roughly.

Hang in there. It's rough!
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:35 PM
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2. I'm so sorry that you have to go through this, Sue. I'd be feeling...
exactly the same way. I'm sending good vibes your way. :(
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:42 PM
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5. Thank you....
I see you are still plugging along on everybodies favorite thread too!:) :hi:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:36 PM
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3. Well, this is not medical advice...
...but, I assume they tested your blood sugar, right?

So many times, doctors overlook the obvious. My sister is a nurse and she tells me horror stories of people who were misdiagnosed, because doctors forgot to test their glucose levels, and they had diabetes for weeks before they realized a simple test could have solved the mystery. One child's blood sugar was over 1000 by the time they realized he had diabetes! :scared:
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:40 PM
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4. they did
borderline high but not considered the MAIN problem....I have had blood tests galore. I also have elevated white blood cells but no fever either.:shrug:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:42 PM
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6. Good
I'm glad they are thinking of those things.

Wish I had other suggestions for you. Hope you feel better soon! :hug:
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:47 PM
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7. Maybe this site can help you
in figuring out possibilities to look into with your doc(s).

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com

Sure hope things improve for you soon! :hug:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 06:29 PM
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11. That website is a hypochondriac's worst nightmare...
OT, but it is...trust me. :o


Actually, I should block it on my browser... :D


:hi:
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 04:55 PM
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8. I hope they find whatever it is.
:hug:

I understand what it's like to have endless appointments and endless tests. I'll send you whatever good vibes I can collect. :)
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-10-07 08:49 AM
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14. And now GI doctor is going on vacation....
I couldn't get another appointment until May 30th!!!!!! I can't keep feeling like this...I need to go to work and earn an income which I can't do at the moment...:banghead:
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-10-07 11:32 AM
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15. Perhaps there is someone else in the same practice
who can see you?

:hug:
I hope you can resolve this and get back to work quickly.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-10-07 12:19 PM
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16. Nope. He is the only doctor there! n/t
x( :argh:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 06:10 PM
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9. I know someone who had tract problems. Took him years to be diagnosed
with ciliac disease. Look it up. There may be some of the symptoms that you have.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 06:25 PM
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10. They just checked for that with my colonoscopy.
Negative on that too. Damn. I hope it doesn't take years. I am incapable of working the way I feel right now.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:01 PM
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12. I am a rank amatuer, of course, and will never give medical advice.
As a fan of the House TV show, I think everyone has an autoimmune disease.

How are your joints? Any pain?

Do you get a butterfly-shaped rash on your face?

Do you have constant fatigue?

Do you get insomnia?

Do your eye ache for no reason?

Do you fingers turn blue or white in the cold?

Do you suffer from reoccurring chest congestion?

What about frequent sinus infections?

Is there a bumpy, pink rash on your shins?

Are you puffy-looking with an unusually dark complexion for your race?

Do you have trouble concentrating or have a head full of cotton (so to speak)?

Do you have type I insulin-dependant diabetes?

These are all auto-immune symptoms.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:24 PM
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13. Okay Dr, House (I like that show too!)
I don't have lupus- my sister has that, and I have no symptoms. I do think there is some autoimmune issue. I can't think what else would elevate my white blood cells with no fever or noticeable infection!
Sincerely,
Dr. Cameron (well I wish):rofl:
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