Doctors & Graves’ Disease…

So I just got back from my doctors office and the visit went well, we discussed the current state of my Graves Disease. My TSH levels are normal, but I’m still having hypothyroidism symptoms (tiredness, weakness, depression) so he wants me to see an endocrinologist. I don’t know if I’m quite happy with that because my [...]

November 8, 2011 · Angel · 2 Comments
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More Bills…

Well I spent last night adding another bill to our long list of medical bills we can’t pay by paying a visit to the emergency room. Lately My legs have been itching a lot due to dry skin, well it turns out that I have what they call Cellulitis It’s a bacterial skin infection. Cellutitis [...]

October 20, 2009 · Angel · No Comments
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Visiting My New Doctor

So I went to my appointment with my new Doctor, and it was great. It’s so nice just to be listened to and feel like I’m not being treated like a number or something. She gave me so new herbal supplements to take as well as drawing my blood to test my TSH levels. She [...]

June 26, 2009 · Angel · No Comments
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Doctors, Doctors, Doctors….

So one Painful MRI, and several Doctors visits later, I Now I know exactly what I already assumed the issue with my back to be. Money in the pockets of the doctors all so they can tell me what I already Knew(insert frustrated sigh here). Well for those who don’t know I suffer with grave’s [...]

May 5, 2009 · Angel · No Comments
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Stopped the Prednisone

So I stopped the prednisone as per doctors orders, and let me tell you the withdrawals are horrible. I woke up about 5:00 A.M. with horrible pain from my knee’s to my ankles. I’ve been dealing with it all day. I called the doc and he told me to take a percocete and possibly some [...]

April 9, 2009 · Angel · No Comments
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MRI’S SUCK!!!

Oh my god that MRI was the worst experience ever. I spent the whole time crying and in so much pain I wanted to scream. I swear when your in that much pain they should just stick in a catheter and give you an epidural. I have had 3 kids, and let me tell you [...]

April 3, 2009 · Angel · No Comments
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A New Doctor For Me

I’ll start off by saying I’ve been battling my back for about a year now, it currently has me to the point of Not being able to hardly walk. I was seeing a Doctor but things seemed to not be progressing. She had me go to a physical therapist, and he said “Well I don’t [...]

April 3, 2009 · Angel · No Comments
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