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Posted 2/27/2014 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
I've been seeing all kinds of doctors over the last eight years. Too many to name all their specialties honestly. But I've started to find out all kinds of random things about myself and my body that I don't think I would have learned without having Crohn's and all its "wonderful" complications. For example, last year when trying to figure out the source of my chest pain, my pulmonologist mentioned to me nonchalantly that everything looked fine in my CT scan except my scoliosis. My what?! I'd never been diagnosed with scoliosis as a kid.

Today, I was seeing an ENT to get my ears and throat checked out for some long-term pain and as the doctor was sticking a tube up my nose, he mentioned I had a deviated septum. Again--what?! I didn't know this either. When did that happen?

Anyway, I thought I'd ask everyone else: What kinds of random things have you found out about yourself over the years?
Posted 2/27/2014 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
Same here! I went to a rheumatologist for my arthritis and she dx'd me with mild scoliosis. And she asked me to tell her about my asthma. What asthma? I had been sick a month before with a respiratory infection, so I think it was that. Unfortunately, she didn't do spit to help me with my arthritis.
Posted 2/27/2014 11:56 PM (GMT 0)
When I had my rheumatology work-up I found out that my mom was right - I DO have monkey arms! My wing span is 70" and my height is 68" (these two measurements are supposed to be the same). My DR got excited that I might have Marfan's.

Later I had a bowel CT and learned that I have osteoarthritis at L5/S1. I've had chronic SI pain for years, but no one has ever been able to image any pathology in my SI. Now I just blame the spinal arthritis for that pain.
Posted 2/28/2014 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
Found out my blood group was B+.

That's about all I've got :-/
Posted 2/28/2014 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
When I had a spinal tap a couple weeks ago I found out I have arthritis in my back. That was news to me.
Posted 2/28/2014 1:13 AM (GMT 0)
I know this is way off topic, but NCOT sparked a memory that I just have to share. Before I had my first child, I went through 5 years of infertility treatments and then I miscarried my first baby. When I was in the hospital awaiting a D & C for the miscarriage, a nurse walked into the room and said, "Be Positive." I felt somewhat insulted, and went on to tell the nurse that I had every right to feel devastated at losing my baby. So she responds " No, I meant your blood type is B +." My husband and I burst out laughing... and it has been a joke between us ever since!
Posted 2/28/2014 1:50 AM (GMT 0)
So we share the same blood type? We're kindred souls! :p

Anyway, that's a pretty cute anecdote. It certainly makes me see B+ in a new light, although B- is so much more fitting for my personality... >.>
Posted 2/28/2014 3:08 AM (GMT 0)
I found out I had a hiatal hernia.
Posted 2/28/2014 4:25 AM (GMT 0)
LOL NCOT and gumby.
Posted 2/28/2014 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
I was at my GP for a cold and he always does a look over of me from top to bottom.  He told me that my fingers were "bow legged" and I would likely see arthritis in the future.  My pointer and middle finger arch out and my ring and pinkie arch out the other way so I have a natural gap (live long and prosper!).

This was 10 years ago.  I have severe knuckle and joint pain in my fingers now, but the rheumatologist says I don't!

Posted 3/1/2014 8:40 AM (GMT 0)
I went to my pulmonolgist for a follow up chest CT scan and when it came back they asked me when I broke my rib and oh by the way you have a kidney stone. D:
Posted 3/2/2014 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
NCOT and gumby, high five! I'm a B+ too!
I've always been madly excited about all these medical test results :-P
P When i was going in for my colonoscopy, i was very tensed and excited and nervous... There was so much adrenaline through me that the drowsy injections had a very brief effect! In fact after i could finally see the monitor and my insides, i was sooo excited! I was asking all sorts of qns nd my GI was really sweet nd even explained in detail as he went about my colon... He said we're in the ascending colon, i was yeah, next comes the transverse colon nd then descending (How many times does a teen get to show off her skills to her GI??!) I even saw a few ulcers and all, and how the biopsy is done!
Everything was so freaking cool!!
Posted 3/2/2014 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
I found out I had or have slow bowel motility, SIBO, IBS, carbohydrate malabsorption, diverticulitis, and peripheral neuropathy. Do any of these count?
Trying to B+
Dave
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