Here it is May 16, 2010 and I have been on a gluten free diet for 9days now!! I went to see a compounding pharmicist a little of a week ago to discuss some lab work that I had done through her. Well the results weren't all that great. I make little testosterone and little progesterone, but the most interesting thing was that she looked at some labs that I had done about a year ago and found that I am anemic. Now why was I told otherwise?!?!?!? My thyroid levels aren't right either. Anyway with a little discussion she determined that I needed some more lab work done before she decided how to treat anything. Soooo now I am waiting to hear from my nurse practitioner so that I can get the rest of these labs done.
But here is the kicker. The Pharmicist asked if I had thought about going on a gluten free diet. Hmm! Well come to find out she is thinking that I have an autoimmune thyroid and gluten allergies goes along with that idea. Wow! That was a lot to take in, but I decided I was willing to try just about anything so I walked out of her office gluten free. I haven't touched it since. Within 24 hours I was feeling better and as the week has gone on I am feeling pretty good. I am still tired and a little achey but I am not nearly as foggy brained as I had been and I am functioning at a somewhat normal level.
I feel that we may be coming to some conclusions on what I have going on!! Hopefully this next set of labs will give us more answers. In the meantime I am learning as much as I can about a gluten free diet.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
I haven't put anything on this post for quite awhile but this morning I thought I would write a little!
I finally have a diagnosis!! I have fibromyalgia. I am having a hard time digesting the idea! I cried as the doctor told me that I need to be careful about physical exertion, sleep more, and avoid stress. Basically slow down! I don't have the heart to tell my kids that I can't take them to their activities because it runs too late or I'm not feeling well enough so I bite the bullet and keep going! I was raised with the phrase 'no pain no gain', but I guess that doesn't apply anymore.
I am not sure how to feel about the whole thing. It is expensive to treat so that really isn't an option so I have pain pills that I take as needed and some days I am watching the clock just waiting for the moment I can take another and other days I can just take one before I go to bed and be ok.
The stress of my family arguing seems to make me feel worse. I am to the point that I feel like I need to keep my husband and oldest as far a part as I can so that they don't get into another argument, because them arguing makes me feel worse. The teenagers still at home do better with him, but they don't get along either. I wish I knew what it was that causing them so much antimosity toward one another. I suppose that will go away one day!
The other thing that really bothers me about this diagnosis is the fact that it may squelch my dreams of becoming a midwife! I really worry about that! I hope that I can find a way to deal with the widespread pain that will let me continue to study.
I guess right now I fear becoming the 40 that walks with a cane and can no longer be active! I am trying to not let it get me down, but when the Dr said this isn't an illness that will shorten your life it is just going to alter it drastically I cried harder! Not having anyone to talk to just makes it harder to deal with. I have one support group online with not alot going on (probably because everyone feels like crap!) but there are days that I long for my friends in TX. Oklahoma is kinda a lonely place. I love the land and the community, but people just don't talk and visit here much, so it gets kinda lonely.
That is my sob story for today! Tomorrow will be another day hopefully one that is less painful and easier to deal with!
I finally have a diagnosis!! I have fibromyalgia. I am having a hard time digesting the idea! I cried as the doctor told me that I need to be careful about physical exertion, sleep more, and avoid stress. Basically slow down! I don't have the heart to tell my kids that I can't take them to their activities because it runs too late or I'm not feeling well enough so I bite the bullet and keep going! I was raised with the phrase 'no pain no gain', but I guess that doesn't apply anymore.
I am not sure how to feel about the whole thing. It is expensive to treat so that really isn't an option so I have pain pills that I take as needed and some days I am watching the clock just waiting for the moment I can take another and other days I can just take one before I go to bed and be ok.
The stress of my family arguing seems to make me feel worse. I am to the point that I feel like I need to keep my husband and oldest as far a part as I can so that they don't get into another argument, because them arguing makes me feel worse. The teenagers still at home do better with him, but they don't get along either. I wish I knew what it was that causing them so much antimosity toward one another. I suppose that will go away one day!
The other thing that really bothers me about this diagnosis is the fact that it may squelch my dreams of becoming a midwife! I really worry about that! I hope that I can find a way to deal with the widespread pain that will let me continue to study.
I guess right now I fear becoming the 40 that walks with a cane and can no longer be active! I am trying to not let it get me down, but when the Dr said this isn't an illness that will shorten your life it is just going to alter it drastically I cried harder! Not having anyone to talk to just makes it harder to deal with. I have one support group online with not alot going on (probably because everyone feels like crap!) but there are days that I long for my friends in TX. Oklahoma is kinda a lonely place. I love the land and the community, but people just don't talk and visit here much, so it gets kinda lonely.
That is my sob story for today! Tomorrow will be another day hopefully one that is less painful and easier to deal with!
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